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The following list is the original programmes list. It This list became part of the main programmes list and is kept only for our research work and to show the origin of the programmes list. This list is therefore protected for editing. This list includes the lists of institutions which The e-University Compendium and the UNESCO IIEP List feel are worthy of consideration as virtual universities. It also includes many of the accredited open universities around the world.

They are not the only institutions worthy of attention as Notable E-Learning Initiatives (NELIs) and not all of them are MELIs or NELIs.

Other reports that provide good information on programmes to select for further consideration include:


Editors! See Programme template

Programmes from the Gazetteer/UNESCO sources

Notes of 11 August updated 20 August 2008: Sara Frank Bristow is completing entries for all the non-EU programmes in the list below. Note of 10 October: The list is complete thanks to excellent work by Sara.

Please do not add any new entries to this list below until the project decides it is appropriate.

Ideally, the partner responsible for each country will in time complete a programme entry for each entry in the list below for their country/countries - e.g. Paul for UK and Ireland.

  1. African Virtual University (AVU)
  2. Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan
  3. American InterContinental University (AIU), US
  4. Anadolu University, Turkey
  5. Arab American University for Distance Learning, Jordan - not operational?
  6. Arab Open University (AOU)
  7. ASEAN Virtual University
  8. Assumption University, Thailand
  9. Athabasca University, Canada
  10. Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand
  11. Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
  12. Bavarian Virtual University (Virtuelle Universität Bayern), Germany - a Megaprovider
  13. Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), China
  14. Beijing Normal University (BNU), China
  15. Best Virtual Universities Organisation - an intriguing association with a seemingly close relationship to UNESCO IIEP
  16. British Columbia Open University (BCOU), Canada
  17. Bulgarian Virtual University (BVU), Bulgaria
  18. California Virtual Campus (CVC), US
  19. Campus Numerique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
  20. Canadian Virtual University (CVU)
  21. Capella University, US
  22. Cardean University, US - merged into Ellis College
  23. Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia
  24. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
  25. Clyde Virtual University (CVU), Scotland - closed
  26. Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance (CNED), France
  27. Colorado University Online, US
  28. Corinthian Colleges, US
  29. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
  30. Cyber U, Hong Kong
  31. Danish Virtual University, Denmark - closed
  32. Deakin University, Australia
  33. DeVry University, US
  34. Drexel University Online, US
  35. Duke University, US
  36. DUOC UC, Chile
  37. e-Berkeley, US
  38. e-Cornell, US
  39. e-Learnz, New Zealand
  40. e-TQM College, Dubai - see Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
  41. Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU), Canada
  42. EADTU, the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
  43. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
  44. EDEN, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
  45. Edith Cowan University, Australia
  46. Estonian e-Learning Development Centre
  47. EuroPACE, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
  48. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
  49. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
  50. Fathom.com, US
  51. Fédération Interuniversitaire de l'Enseignement à Distance - FIED
  52. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
  53. Finnish Virtual University, Finland
  54. Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences, Finland
  55. Florida Community College, US
  56. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
  57. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
  58. Global University Alliance - several meanings
  59. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
  60. Henley Management College, England
  61. Hibernia College, Ireland
  62. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
  63. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
  64. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
  65. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
  66. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
  67. Interactive University, Scotland - closed - marginally possible case study
  68. International Cyber University, South Korea
  69. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
  70. Jones International University, US
  71. Kaplan College, US
  72. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
  73. Kentucky Virtual University, US
  74. Knowledge International University, Saudi Arabia
  75. Korea National Open University
  76. Korea Virtual Campus
  77. Lansbridge University, Canada
  78. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden - possible case study
  79. Massey University, New Zealand
  80. Michigan Virtual University, US
  81. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
  82. Multimedia University, Malaysia
  83. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  84. NETTUNO, Italy
  85. NetVarsity, India
  86. Networked University, Norway
  87. New Jersey Virtual University, US
  88. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
  89. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
  90. Nova Southeastern University, US
  91. oncampus, Germany
  92. Online University Consortium
  93. Online CSU, US
  94. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
  95. Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)
  96. Open University of Malaysia
  97. Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
  98. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
  99. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
  100. OSCAIL, Ireland
  101. Pakistan Virtual University
  102. Penn State World Campus, US
  103. Punjab Technical University Virtual Campus, India
  104. PurpleTrain.com
  105. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
  106. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
  107. Royal Roads University, Canada
  108. Strayer University Online
  109. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
  110. Swedish Net University
  111. Swiss Virtual Campus
  112. Syrian Virtual University (SVU)
  113. Technical University of Graz, Austria
  114. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
  115. Technikon SA, South Africa
  116. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
  117. Tsinghua University, China
  118. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
  119. UKeU, UK
  120. UMassOnline, US
  121. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
  122. Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
  123. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
  124. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
  125. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia
  126. United Nations University Online Learning
  127. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Colombia
  128. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
  129. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
  130. Universidade Aberta, Portugal - a Megaprovider
  131. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
  132. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
  133. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
  134. Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
  135. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
  136. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
  137. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University)
  138. Universiti Sains Malaysia
  139. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
  140. University of the Arctic
  141. University of Baltimore, US
  142. University of British Columbia, Canada
  143. University of Central Florida, US
  144. University of Illinois Online, US
  145. University of Liverpool Online Education UK - possible case study
  146. University of Maryland University College (UMUC), US
  147. University of New England, Australia
  148. University of the Philippines Open University
  149. University of Phoenix Online, US
  150. University of the South Pacific Online Learning
  151. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland - possible case study
  152. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
  153. University of the West Indies
  154. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
  155. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
  156. UVB Campus, Brazil
  157. Virtual Global University
  158. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
  159. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
  160. Western Governors University, US
  161. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), India

See also Abbreviations.

Programmes added later than mid-August 2008

This list will in time be merged back into the main Programmes list. To be reviewed at the December meeting and again in Spring 2009.

  1. Aalborg University, Denmark
  2. Aarhus University, Denmark
  3. Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic
  4. Africa University Virtual Classroom, Zimbabwe
  5. Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie - AUF
  6. AKAD Privat-Hochschulen Germany
  7. Al-Balqa' Applied University, Jordan
  8. Al-Quds University, Palestine
  9. Al-Quds Open University, Palestine
  10. Anna Maria College, US
  11. Asia International Open University (AIOU), Macao
  12. BCcampus, Canada
  13. Beijing Radio & TV University (BTVU), China
  14. Beirut University Online, Lebanon
  15. Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
  16. Business Academy West, Denmark
  17. California Virtual University, US
  18. Campus Numériques Français - Part1, France
  19. Campus Numériques Français - Part 2 : ENT, France
  20. CAmpus Numerique en Economie-GEstion (CANEGE), France
  21. Carnegie Mellon University, US
  22. Campus Virtual de Salud Publica
  23. Cederj, Brazil
  24. Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
  25. Copenhagen University College of Engineering, Denmark
  26. College of European and Regional Studies, Czech Republic
  27. College of Nursing and Midwifery, Czech Republic
  28. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
  29. CVA-RICESU, Brazil
  30. Dennis Gabor Applied University (DGAU), Hungary
  31. Distance Education Study Centre (DESC), Latvia
  32. Distance and International Study Center (DISC), TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
  33. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), India
  34. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, India
  35. Dublin City University, Ireland
  36. Dunia Moja,South Africa
  37. Dutch Digital University, (DDU)
  38. eCampus Alberta, Canada
  39. ECOESAD, Mexico
  40. Egyptian E-Learning University
  41. Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark
  42. Erasmus University College Brussels, (EhB), Belgium
  43. Estonian Business School Open University, Estonia
  44. Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg Germany
  45. Eszterházy Károly College, Hungary
  46. Euclid University
  47. FATECE, Brazil
  48. FGV Online, Brazil
  49. Fisheries College, Bac Ninh (FC), Vietnam
  50. FUNIBER Virtual Campus, Brazil
  51. Gama Virtual Campus UGF, Brazil
  52. Ghent University (UGent), Belgium
  53. Ghent University Association (AUGent), Belgium
  54. The Global Open University of Zambia (TGOU)
  55. Hamburger Fernhochschule Germany
  56. Hanoi Open University, Vietnam
  57. Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU), Korea
  58. Hashemite University, Jordan
  59. Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
  60. Harvard University Extension School, US
  61. Health Sciences University of Mongolia
  62. Henan Radio & TV University (HNRTVU)
  63. Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU), Vietnam
  64. ictQATAR, Qatar
  65. Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University (IMRTVU)
  66. Institute of Information Technology (Vietnam)
  67. Iranian Virtual University
  68. Isfehan Virtual University (Iran)
  69. IT-University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
  70. IT University West (Denmark)
  71. Jiangsu Radio & TV University (JSRTVU)
  72. Jutland University College, Denmark
  73. International Business Academy (IBA), Denmark
  74. Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), India
  75. Keio University, Japan
  76. Kenyatta University, Kenya
  77. K. K. Handique State University, India
  78. Klagenfurt University, Austria
  79. Kota Open University, India -- see Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
  80. Laureate Education, USA
  81. learndirect, UK
  82. Lehigh University, USA
  83. Lithuanian Virtual University, Lithuania
  84. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
  85. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MPBOU), India
  86. Mediterranean Virtual University
  87. Michigan State University, US
  88. MIT, US
  89. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
  90. Mount Royal College, Canada
  91. Nalanda Open University, India
  92. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
  93. National Open University, Taiwan
  94. National Open University of Nigeria
  95. National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
  96. National University of Singapore
  97. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa
  98. Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), India
  99. NextEd
  100. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
  101. North-West University (NWU), South Africa
  102. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
  103. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
  104. Old Dominion University, US
  105. Open Learning Agency (OLA), Canada
  106. Open Universities Australia -- formerly Open Learning Australia
  107. Open University of Brazil - a.k.a. Universidade Aberta do Brasil
  108. Open University of Israel (OUI)
  109. Open University of Japan (OUJ)
  110. Open University of Sudan (OUS)
  111. Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
  112. Open University of Libya
  113. Otago University, New Zealand
  114. Open Training and Education Network (OTEN), Australia
  115. Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran
  116. Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative (Peoples-uni), UK
  117. Phnom Penh International University, Cambodia
  118. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP OUS), Philippines
  119. Polivirtual, Mexico
  120. Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University (PSSOU), India
  121. Rio Salado College, US
  122. RMIT, Australia
  123. Roskilde University, Denmark
  124. Samtse College of Education, Bhutan
  125. Savannah College of Art and Design, US
  126. Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada
  127. Scottish Knowledge, UK
  128. Seoul Digital University, South Korea
  129. Shaanxi Radio & TV University (SXRTVU), China
  130. Shanghai TV University (STVU or SHTVU), China
  131. Sheffield Hallam University, UK
  132. Shenyang Radio & TV University (SYTVU), China
  133. Shinshu University, Japan
  134. Shiraz Virtual University, Iran
  135. Sichuan Radio & TV University (SRTVU) or (SCRTVU), China
  136. SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore
  137. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
  138. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
  139. Southern Regional Electronic Board (SREB), USA
  140. Staffordshire University, UK
  141. Stanford University, USA
  142. St. Petersburg College, USA
  143. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Thailand
  144. TAFE Open Learning, Australia
  145. Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), India
  146. TechBC, Canada
  147. Tehran Virtual University, Iran
  148. Temple University Online Learning (OLL) Program, USA
  149. Theological College of Zimbabwe
  150. Thompson Rivers University, Canada
  151. Tianjin Radio & TV University (TJRTVU), China
  152. Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
  153. Tohoku University, Japan
  154. UC-Berkeley Extension, USA
  155. UNIACC, Chile
  156. United States Open University
  157. Universidad de Guadalajara (UDGVirtual) Mexico
  158. Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador
  159. Universités numériques en région : UNR, France
  160. University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark
  161. University College Copenhagen, Denmark
  162. University College Lillebaelt, Denmark
  163. University College Sealand, Denmark
  164. University College South, Denmark
  165. University of the Andes, Colombia
  166. University of Agder, Norway
  167. University of Bahrain
  168. University of Cape Town, South Africa
  169. University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), Sri Lanka
  170. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  171. University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  172. University of Derby, UK
  173. University of Guelph Open Online, Canada
  174. University of Illinois Global Campus, US
  175. University of Kentucky, US
  176. University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  177. University of Leicester, UK
  178. University of London External System, UK
  179. University of New Brunswick, Canada
  180. University of New England (US), US - unrelated to Australian UNE
  181. University of Oslo, Norway
  182. University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
  183. University of the People
  184. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
  185. University of Qatar
  186. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
  187. University of Southern Maine, USA
  188. University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa
  189. University of Ulster, UK - a Megaprovider
  190. University of Zambia
  191. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), India
  192. UT Telecampus, University of Texas System, US
  193. Uttaranchal Open University, India
  194. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), India
  195. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
  196. Walden University, US
  197. Waseda University, Japan
  198. Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
  199. Yunnan Radio & TV University (YRTVU), China
  200. Zentralstelle für Fernstudien an Fachhochschulen (ZFH), Germany
  201. Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU)

Also note the list of Suspect Providers.

Virtual Campuses (VC) supported by the European Commission

This list was added in January 2009.

Running projects (until end of 2009)

  1. E-learning in Distributed Data Network Laboratory (EdiNet)
  2. History On Line
  3. OIKODOMOS: a virtual campus to promote the study of dwelling in contemporary Europe
  4. Virtual Campus for A Sustainable Europe (VCSE)
  5. Virtual Campus for Digital Students (ViCaDiS)
  6. Virtual Campus for SMEs in a Multicultural Milieu
  7. Virtual Campus on Post-master Studies in Architecture (e-archidoct)
  8. Web-based health Organisations Learning Environment (WHOLE)
  9. European Teachers and Trainers campus (eTT.Campus)

Ceased activities

  1. European Master in Comparative Urban Studies (e-URBs)

Virtual Campus beyond EU Funding

  1. European Virtual Campus for Biomedical Engineering (EVICAB):The project was funded by the European Commission for two years from 1.1.2006 till 31.12.2007. At present the funding id provided by other sources.
  2. League of European Research Universities virtual campus (e-LERU)
  3. Law & ICT Shared Virtual Campus (LAW&ICT)

Contacted but no information yet

  1. Bio-eTrain
  1. Multiple intelligences instructional design framework for virtual classes
  2. Reuse and Sharing of e-Learning Courses in GI Science Education (eduGI)
  3. VIrtual campus for virtual space design Provided for european Architects (VIPA)


  1. New e-learning Environment for European SME's Employees (CREATEL)
  2. Virtual COPERNICUS-CAMPUS
  3. Virtual European Banking School (VEBS)

Can't find more info

  1. ICT Platform for Online Learning and Experiences Accreditation in the Mobility Programme (PLATO)
  2. Erasmus Virtual Economics & Management Studies Exchange (EVENE)


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