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Open Polytechnic showcases AI micro-credential to Pasifika business leaders

Open Polytechnic, New Zealand’s leading flexible online learning provider was honoured to be part of the Business Leaders’ Breakfast at Spark in Auckland…

Kaimahi presents on Open Polytechnic’s digital accessibility

Michele de Bes, Experience Design Manager in the Digital Directorate at Open Polytechnic presented at the Wellington Web Accessibility Meetup Group recently.

Open Polytechnic graduate’s library qualification shines through a decade on

We caught up with Open Polytechnic graduate Kirsten Elliot recently, who started studying with Open Polytechnic in 2016, and now in 2026 she is working in the library industry…

Open Polytechnic kaimahi receives NZ Order of Merit for services to education

Lorraine Taylor-Tams, Partnership Coordinator, Learning Delivery at Open Polytechnic was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit…

Open Polytechnic kaimahi book to help building industry adapt

Providing building and construction solutions that support both people and the planet has been a long-standing research focus for Dr Negin Imani…

Principal Academic Staff Member presents engineering research

Mathew Thomas, Principal Academic Staff member at Open Polytechnic, presented at the Work-Integrated Learning New Zealand (WILNZ) Conference recently.

Samoa Language Week 2026: Graduate honours her Samoan heritage

Open Polytechnic graduate Tuaopepe Tupesina (Sina) Fatialofa Briggs has spent her life honouring her deep Samoan roots while growing up in New Zealand, now she will pass this onto her school students…

From accounting to social work: Open Polytechnic celebrates graduates

Around 1150 graduates from throughout Aotearoa New Zealand received their diplomas and degrees from the Open Polytechnic, the nation’s specialist provider of online learning either at graduation…

Bachelor of Social Work helps Open Polytechnic graduate become a ‘voice for tamariki’

Open Polytechnic graduate speaker Susan Aretere’s study journey has been something bigger than herself; serving her whānau, community, and future generations…

Academic Staff Member contributes to International Work-Integrated Learning Research

Amro Gamal, Academic Staff Member in Learning Delivery at Open Polytechnic, presented at the World Association for Co-operative and Work-Integrated Education (WACE)…