EADTU is Europe's leading institutional association for open and distance higher education, and is at the heart of the modernisation agenda of European universities. Growing from its eleven founding members in ten European nations, EADTU now has a membership of fifteen institutions and fourteen national associations across 25 nations. Its membership covers over 200 universities and around 3 million students.

EURODL, supported by EDEN – the European Distance and E-learning Network, presents scholarly work and solid information about open, distance and e-learning as well as new dimensions of technology-enhanced learning and contributes to the Open Content movement since 1995. By covering all sectors within education and training, this e-journal promotes the work of researchers and practitioners in education in an electronic peer-reviewed publication and wishes: