ODELUCE is funded by the Socrates Programme of the European Community as part of the Minerva Action. Minerva seeks to promote European co-operation in the field of Open and Distance Learning and the role of communication and information technology (C&IT) in Education. ODELUCE began in spring 2001 and is scheduled to last for three years.

The aims of ODELUCE are as follows:

1) The development and maintenance of an Observatory on the use of communications and information technology (C&IT) in University continuing education across Europe

2) The creation and maintenance of an interactive electronic forum which will form the basis for an online community of continuing education professionals involved in eLearning.

3) The development and dissemination of generic models for the use of C&IT in university continuing education.

4) Evaluation of the role of eLearning in social cohesion, especially in relation to marginalised groups.