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THE MISSION OF EADTU


EADTU aims to promote the progress of open and distance education and e-learning and its position in Europe and in the world, through active support to the institutional development of its members and to the European co-operation between them in strategic areas. The framework of this is the creation of the European Area Of Higher Education ( Bologna Declaration ), the national and European policies with regard to lifelong learning, the development of competencies for the European citizen and the innovation of e-learning and teaching by the use of ICT. To achieve these objectives EADTU has developed a programme of activities drawing on the strengths of individual members to create a joint response to perceived needs. EADTU's activities are based on the requirements and involvement of all the EADTU members on an equal basis. From 1 January 2002 EADTU is under Danish presidency, the current President is Prof. Jøgen Bang.


HISTORY


EADTU was established in January 1987 by the principals of Europe's major distance teaching institutions to foster cooperation between European organisations dedicated to higher education through distance teaching methodology. EADTU is comprised of 21 national members from 19 countries collectively providing distance education programmes to over 2,000,000 students. All members of the association are non-profit institutions.


MEMBERS


Open and distance teaching universities


  • (UK OU)




The national consortia

  • Austria : Zentrum für Fernstudien Universität Linz (ZFUL)

  • Belgium : Studiecentrum Open Hoger Onderwijs (StOHO)

  • Denmark : Danish Association of Open Universities (DAOU)

  • Estonia : Estonian Information Technology Foundation (EITF)

  • Finland : Finnish Association for Distance Education (FADE)

  • Hungary : National Council for Distance Education

  • Ireland : National Distance Education Centre (OSCAIL)

  • Italy : Network per l'Universita Ovunque (Nettuno)

  • Poland : Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza (AGH)

  • :::Polish Virtual University (PUW)

  • Slovenia : Slovene National contact point for Distance Education

  • Sweden : the Swedish Net University Agency

  • Switzerland : Zentrum für Fernstudien Schweiz (FS)

  • United Kingdom : the Open Learning Foundation (OLF)



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