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Open Polytechnic Information and Library Studies student Cassidy Grace’s exploration into what biculturalism means led to her winning LIANZA’s Te Pumanawa Award this year. The award is given to the student of the Open Polytechnic who completes the best piece of work in a bicultural theme in...
Around 1140 graduates from throughout Aotearoa New Zealand received their diplomas and degrees from the Open Polytechnic, a business division of Te Pūkenga, either at graduation ceremonies in Auckland, Lower Hutt and Christchurch, or in absentia, in May and June 2024. Bromley-based Bachelor of...
One hundred and six Open Polytechnic graduates received their qualifications at the Wigram Airforce Museum in Christchurch, Ōtautahi on Thursday 7 May 2026. Invercargill-based Bachelor of Social Work graduate, Kayla Brady was the student speaker at the ceremony. In her...
An exciting lineup of distinguished keynote speakers will share their insights and expertise at the upcoming International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) conference, including leaders of the world’s largest universities, a renowned Māori academic, an international AI expert,...
Open Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) have joined forces to recognise prior learning from on-the-job training for military-personnel who undertake tertiary education through Open Polytechnic.Since 2020, graduates of the New Zealand Defence Force’s Joint...
Seven hundred graduates from throughout Aotearoa New Zealand received their diplomas and degrees from the Open Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, either at graduation ceremonies in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, or in absentia, in May 2023.
Enquiring minds and an openness to new ideas is what makes Open Polytechnic students stand out, says Anita Vandenberghe Librarian at Saint Kentigern College, adding that the knowledge shared by the Information and Library Studies students who have worked with her this year has been a huge...
Over 190 graduates from across the Lower North Island took to the stage at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington yesterday (11 May 2021) to receive their well-earned qualifications from leading online and distance learning provider, Open Polytechnic.The event took on extra significance as both...
One hundred and five graduates from the South Island graduated at the Wigram Airforce Museum in Christchurch, Ōtautahi this week (Tuesday 20 May 2025), to receive their qualifications from Open Polytechnic, New Zealand’s specialist provider of online learning. Christchurch-based Bachelor...
When AyeJaye Melei decided to study early childhood education with her mum, she had no idea how it would change their mother- daughter relationship, or her relationship with her own daughter. “I had been doing law papers and decided to do the certificate with my mum, because I had taken a...
