Colleges and Universities (International)

Asia - Africa - Australia - Europe - Latin America

Australia

• Box Hill Institute
• Australian Correspondence Schools

Canada

• Simon Fraser University, in British Columbia has been in the distance education business for decades and has a good reputation. This link connects you to their distance education centre.
• Century College (Canada) partners with other N. American universities to offer increased opportunities to students around the world. The Academic Preparation Programme (APP) at Century College is becoming the "Gateway to North American Universities". Two major universities now accept the APP Advanced Level in lieu of the usual minimum TOEFL requirement. judy derksen derksen@direct.ca
• University of Alberta. This guide to Distance Education resources on the Internet was compiled by Dwayne Harapnuik and Norman Friesen for Dr. Terry Anderson, head of the new Alternative Delivery Initiative at the University of Alberta. This guide was designed to serve those involved in distance education on the post-secondary level.
• Technology and Distance Education Branch This site is hosted by the Technology and Distance Education Branch of the Ministry of Education in Victoria, B.C., Canada. It is a listing of links to other distant education sites.
• Open Learning Agency - Canada's lifelong learning provider.

China

• List of Universities in China, developed by the South China Normal University.
• The University of Paisley located in Hong Kong, offers distance education courses and bachelors and masters level programs at a distance.
• CHINA Home Page at CERNET This page contains links to major Chinese Universities, and also links to distance education initiatives in China.
• Fudan University's Home Page

Czech Republic

• Czech Telelearning (In Czech)

Finland

• Hypermedia Laboratory - Tampere University of Technology, Finland. Research projects in multimedia and distance learning venues.

France

Ireland

• The Audio Visual Centre - University College Dublin. Examples of video and television instruction delivered via Satellite.

Latin America

• Academia Universal a new website located in Uruguay for teaching mathematics at all levels in Spanish: Online teaching every day and their teachers are waiting for the questions of their students, mainly in Spanish but also in English, French and Portuguese.

New Zealand

• Extramural Open University Study

Switzerland

• TECFA - School of Pyschology and Eduction, University of Geneva, Switzerland

United Kingdom

• Open Learning Centre International (OLCI)
• UK Education Web Pages .The UK Education Web Pages (EduWeb) are part of the Internet For Learning (IFL) service provided by RM. The UK Education Web Pages provides areas for UK schools, colleges, LEAs and other education groups to store their own World Wide Web pages.
• The Open University, United Kingdom. Without a doubt, the premier distance teaching institution in the world. The OU offers distance learning courses throughout the world in a wide variety of formats, including on-line education. Definitely worth a visit is their Virtual Summer School project.
• University of London -- External Programme.
• British Association for Open Learning. 
• Distance Learning Centre -- Lancashire, UK.  Appears to be a small private Distance Learning Venture specializing in Nurse Training, University and Teacher Preparation. 
• University of Dundee, Scotland. The Distance Learning Section (DLS) of the Department of Orthopedic & Trauma Surgery, at the University of Dundee, was founded in 1990. Its main role is to develop, implement and support distance learning courses in orthopedic and rehabilitation technology and related fields, for medical and paramedical professionals in the health care services and industries.
• The English Language Centre (ELC) - TEFL/TESL Certificate and Diploma Courses by Distance Learning. Located in London.