| Institution | Key Contextual Factors |
|---|---|
| Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines | A private Catholic and Jesuit university in the Philippines founded in 1859 by the Society of Jesus. The Loyola Schools of the university offers arts, social sciences, sciences, and management programs to about 8000 undergraduate and 5000 graduate students, 3.7% of which are international degree students. |
| Deakin University, Australia | A public multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia, established in 1974 as simultaneously a distance education and F2F provider. Among the institutions included here, easily the most e-learning literate. About 45,000 undergraduates, with about one-third being international and one-third enrolled in primarily online programs. |
| Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands | A technical university offering B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees across nine faculties. Founded in 1956 by the Dutch government, the public university serves about 7,000 undergraduates, about 7% international. The university has a strong emphasis on blended and hybrid teaching. |
| Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada | A public Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning offering a range of credentials (degrees, diplomas, certificates) with a strong focus on labour market training. Established in 1967 nearby to Toronto, Canada. About 40,000 fulltime undergraduates, 25,000 parttime, about 20% international students |
| Université de Liège, Belgium | A French-speaking State University of 25,000 students distributed in 11 faculties and 4 campuses. Established in 1817. Just under 20,000 undergraduate students with about 15 percent international. Has a relatively smaller online presence than some other partner institutions. |
| University of British Columbia, Canada | A public university with its main campus in Vancouver, Canada, since 1915. Home to one of the world’s first digital course authoring systems (WebCT). About 56,000 undergraduates, about one-quarter being international. Very small fully online e-learning footprint. |
| University of Manitoba, Canada | Located in Winnipeg, Canada, and established in 1877, a public teaching and research university with two campuses. Approximately 27,000 undergraduates, with just under 20% being international. Relatively small number of fully online courses and only one fully online degree program. |
| University of New South Wales, Australia | Located in Sydney, the University was established in 1949, and is among the top ranked universities in the world. UNSW also has a strong focus on teaching and has about 38,000 undergraduates, 30% of whom are international. Smaller online learning profile than several other institutions included here. |
| University of North Texas, United States | A public research university established in 1890 in Denton, Texas, USA. UNT has an enrollment of over 40,000 students, 32,000 of which are undergraduate. It is one of the few Tier-One Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HIS) in the US. UNT currently offers 1,164 online courses and 80 online degree program options. |