Valencian International University

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Valencian International University (VIU)
Escudo academico VIU.png
Seal of the Valencian International University
MottoAvium Celerrima Intellegentia Est
Motto in English
Your on-line audiovisual university
Type Private [1]
Established2008
Chancellor Javier Viciano
Location
Valencia
,
Valencian Community
,
Spain
Campus Online, non campus
Nickname VIU
Website www.universidadviu.com/es/
Logo VIU.png

The Valencian International University (VIU) is a private university in Spain [2] with an international remit. It was founded by the regional government of Valencia in 2008. [3] 70% of it was later acquired by the Planeta publishing house. [4] The university is officially recognized by the Spanish Ministry of Education. [5] [6] It is headquartered in Valencia, Spain.

Contents

VIU is a distance synchronous learning institution. The teaching and learning is conducted exclusively online, with students receiving real-time classes through their computer or device via interactive video conferences which are streamed directly from campus. Nonetheless, lessons are recorded for off-time viewing by pupils. The teacher/pupil relationship is interactive, personalized and analogous to that of a physical campus. Some programs do require partial in-person attendance, such as the school experience component of teacher training programs.

Academics

The Valencian International University offers Undergraduate (Bachelors) and Postgraduate (Masters) programs as well as non-degree granting courses (including expert courses, inter-university certificate programs and the university's many short courses). The university, whose offer has been increasing since its foundation in 2008, has a strong focus on education and teacher training. As of 2015, students can sit their examinations in nine locations in Spain. [7] Some of the programs are taught in English.

Departments

VIU is organized into five departments: [8]

Undergraduate

The following are VIU's undergraduate degree programs for the 2013-14 school year:

Postgraduate

The following are VIU's postgraduate degree programs for the 2013-14 school year:

Quality and assessment

All degrees and courses at VIU have met the quality standards stipulated by the National Agency for the Assessment of Quality (ANECA), as well as the recommendations and directives of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA). [9]

Assessment is compliant with the principles of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), adapted to a virtual environment. VIU's academic recognition system is based on ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System). The credit system measures the effort a student has to make in order to acquire the competence demanded by each subject.

Technology

VIU is a technology campus university. The university's sophisticated technology platform (including its servers) is located in Barcelona, Spain. IT services are provided by Colt. [10] VIU utilizes (and helps develop) the open source Sakai VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) to support its teaching, learning, research and collaboration. It has adapted and enriched Sakai's virtual campus in the creation of key distance learning tools, which include the Communications Centre (where students receive all types of notices from their professors); video conferences using Blackboard Collaborate (which allow students to attend real time lessons directly transmitted from the campus) and cutting-edge E-learning multimedia documents which combine voice, image and text.

The multimedia virtual campus includes a public and a private environment. The public area includes the university's Web Portal, while the private space includes four learning communities. These are spaces where teachers and students can collaborate on research or teaching endeavors. The private portal, called VIU space, is used by professors and students and includes the communications centre, calendar, personal details, virtual secretary, virtual communities and digital libraries. Instant messaging is done through Jabber.

In 2012, VIU was one of the recipients of the Sakai Foundation's 'Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award,' for 'ICT in Education'. The award rewards an innovative educational experience that 'by design, engages and challenges students.' [11] VIU was the first Spanish university to receive such award, which includes winners from the world's premier educational institutions.

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References

  1. ↑ "Registro de Universidades, Centros y Títulos (RUCT) - Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte".
  2. ↑ "Registro de Universidades, Centros y Títulos (RUCT) - Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte".
  3. ↑ "Official website's description of the VIU". VIU University Official Website. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Quiénes somos | Grupo Planeta, grupo editorial, audiovisual y comunicación".
  5. ↑ "A30030-30031" (PDF). www.boe.es. 2008.
  6. ↑ "VIU Universidad Online | Estudia a distancia a tu ritmo".
  7. ↑ "Sedes exámenes | VIU".
  8. ↑ "VIU Universidad Online | Estudia a distancia a tu ritmo".
  9. ↑ "La Universidad | VIU".
  10. ↑ "La Viu Renueva y Aumenta su Competitividad Gracias a Colt es". www.colt.net.[ dead link ]
  11. ↑ "2012 Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award Winners | Sakai Project". Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2013-06-14.

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