Distance Education
List of UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks in the field of Distance Education, OER and E-learning:
Botswana
- UNESCO Chair in Open and Distance Learning (563) - the University of Botswana, Gaborone - established in 2001.
Brazil
- UNESCO Chair in Teacher Training through Distance Education (34) - Federal University of Minas Gerais - established in 1996.
- UNESCO Chair in Sciences and Technologies of Education (35) - Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) - established in 1994.
- UNESCO Chair in Education Sciences (43) - Catholic University of Goias, Goiânia - established in 1997.
- UNESCO Chair in Distance Education (32) - University of Brasilia - established in 1994.
Bulgaria
- UNESCO Chair on ICTs in Library Studies, Education and Cultural Heritage (1000)-State University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, Sofia-established in 2012.
Canada
- UNESCO–COL Chair in Open Educational Resources (903) Athabasca University- established in 2010.
China
- UNITWIN Network in Distance and Open Learning (337)-Shanghai TV University-established in 1997.
Finland
- UNESCO Chair in Global E-Learning with applications to multiple domains (571) - University of Tampere - established in 2002.
India
- UNESCO Chair in Teacher Education through Distance Mode (107) - Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) - established in 1996.
Japan
- A.P.D.E.M. Asia-Pacific Distance and Multimedia Education Network (350) - established in 1999.
Malawi
- UNESCO-COL Chair in Open and Distance Learning (733) - Mzuzu University, Mzuzu - established in 2006.
Mexico
- UNESCO Chair on Regional Integration and University (139) - National Autonomous University of Mexico - established in 1995.
Netherlands
- UNESCO Chair in knowledge transfer for sustainable development supported by ICTs (861) -Open University of the Netherlands - established in 2009.
UNESCO Chair in Open Educational Resources (906)-Open University of the Netherlands- established in 2010.
Nigeria
- UNESCO Chair on the Use of New Technologies in Adult and Non-Formal Education (160) - University of Ibadan - established in 1999.
- UNESCO-COL Chair in Open and Distance Learning (611) - Open University of Nigeria - established in 2002.
Pakistan
- UNESCO Chair in Distance Education (161) - Allama Iqbal Open University - established in 1995.
Russian Federation
- UNESCO Chair on Distance Education in Engineering (420) - St Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation - established in 1999.
UNESCO Chair in Innovative and Information Technologies in Higher Professional Education (893)-National Research University- Higher School of Economics -established in 2010.
South Africa
- UNESCO Chair in Open Distance Learning (732) - University of South Africa - established in 2006.
Spain
- UNESCO Chair in Distance Education (241) - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - established in 1997.
- UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change (593) - Open University of Catalonia - established in 2002.
Sri Lanka
UNESCO-COL Chair in Distance Education (920) - the Open University of Sri Lanka and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL)-established in 2011.
Tanzania
- UNESCO-COL Chair in Distance Education (250) - Open University of Tanzania - established in 1994.
Thailand
- UNITWIN Network in Distance Education for Development (Greater Mekong Subregional and South-Eastern Asia) (30) - Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University - established in 1998.
Togo
- UNESCO Chair in distance education (257) - Centre of Distance Education of the University of Benin in Togo, Lomé - established in 1997.
United States of America
- UNITWIN Network for Improving Biological Sciences Education through the Development and Use of Information Technologies in some Arab States Universities (318) - Purdue University - established in 1997.
Venezuela
- UNAMAZ Amazonian Universities Association (319) - Central University of Venezuela - established in 1993.
Zimbabwe
- UNESCO Chair in Distance Education (291) - University of Zimbabwe - established in 1996.