The European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) is Europe's leading

institutional association in Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education (OOF-HE), and is at the heart

of the modernization agenda of European universities. Growing from its 11 founding members in 10 European nations, EADTU now has a membership of 15 institutions and 14 national associations across 25 nations. Its membership covers over 200 universities and around 3 million students.

EADTU has a European coverage and is regarded as a key partner of the European Commission as

far as lifelong open and flexible learning in distance higher education is concerned. The Association is committed to the creation of a European Learning Space in accordance with the Bologna Declaration

and the ET2020 Strategy.

EADTU operates in the field of 6 policy areas: Lifelong Learning, Research & Innovation, Open Education & MOOCs. Virtual Mobility, Skills & Employability and Quality Assurance.