Canadian Virtual University
Université virtuelle canadienne
AbbreviationCVU-UVC
Formation2000 (2000)
Dissolved17 June 2019 (2019-06-17)
TypeConsortium
Legal statusDefunct
PurposePromoting online distance education
Membership
see below
Websitewww.cvu-uvc.ca

The Canadian Virtual University (French: Université virtuelle canadienne; abbreviated bilingually as CVU-UVC) was a consortium of Canadian universities that specialized in online distance education. Founded in 2000 to promote online programs in post-secondary education, CVU-UVC was made up of public universities accredited by both their home provincial governments and Universities Canada that operated a central information resource about programs and course offerings and facilitated transfer credits from other member institutions. Member universities retained full institutional autonomy in terms of academic policies and regulations, including admissions, tuition and related fees, content and design of courses, assessment, transfer credit assignments, and appeals. CVU-UVC was governed by a board of directors, an advisory committee, and an executive director.

The member institutions of CVU-UVC disbanded the consortium on 17 June 2019, citing the increased prevalence of online learning programs in Canada as evidence that CVU-UVC had accomplished its goal of promoting online distance education.[1]

Member universities

UniversityMain CampusLanguagesNotes
Athabasca UniversityAthabasca, AlbertaEnglishPrimarily distance-education university
Carleton UniversityOttawa, OntarioEnglish
Laurentian UniversitySudbury, OntarioEnglish, French
Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorEnglish
Mount Royal UniversityCalgary, AlbertaEnglish
Royal Military College of CanadaKingston, OntarioEnglish, French
Royal Roads UniversityColwood, British ColumbiaEnglish
Université TÉLUQQuebec City, QuebecFrenchPrimarily distance-education university
Thompson Rivers UniversityKamloops, British ColumbiaEnglish
University of ManitobaWinnipeg, ManitobaEnglish
University of New BrunswickFredericton, New BrunswickEnglish

References

  1. ↑ Alcock, Courtenay (17 June 2019). "Canadian Virtual University discontinued". Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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