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As part of its nationwide graduation celebrations, the Open Polytechnic will hold its Wellington graduation ceremony today (16 May) at the Michael Fowler Centre. Starting a National Diploma in Architectural Technology at 17, Open Polytechnic graduate Kevin Hagen originally intended on going to...

The retiring Chair of the Open Polytechnic, Douglas Langford, has welcomed the announcement of new ministerial appointments to its Council by Steven Joyce, Minister of Tertiary Education.  The new appointments include Graeme Hall (Chair), Dr Alan Barker (Deputy Chair), Sue Duncan and Dr Ray...

An international research project is investigating the wellbeing of people in countries around the globe. Aaron Jarden, the President of the New Zealand Association of Positive Psychology and a lecturer in psychology at the Open Polytechnic, is leading a team of researchers in The Wellbeing...

The Open Polytechnic is proud to be celebrating success with its students today (9 May) at its Christchurch graduation ceremony. The nation’s specialist provider of distance learning, the Lower Hutt based institution holds ceremonies in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch each year. The Open...

The Distance Education Association of New Zealand (DEANZ) is hosting a special one-hour educational lecture – ‘Next Generation Learning’ - presented by prestigious international speaker Dr. Diana G. Oblinger. An expert in the area of online education, Dr. Oblinger is President and CEO of...

International experts will focus on water resources and environmental and ecological hydraulics at a conference being held in Auckland next week (21-24 February). The Open Polytechnic and Auckland University are co-hosting the 17th Congress of the Asia Pacific Division of the International...

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Fee-paying students at one of New Zealand’s largest tertiary education organisations will have no increase in tuition costs next year. National distance learning provider, Open Polytechnic, enrols over 31,000 students throughout New Zealand and will hold its 2016 tuition fees at this year’s...

The Open Polytechnic, New Zealand’s largest provider of flexible distance learning at tertiary level, won the Professional Services category at Friday night’s (4 November) Wellington Region Business Excellence Awards. Organised by the Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce, the annual awards...

Open Polytechnic’s new Continuing Professional Development course (CPD) for financial advisers is now open for enrolment.  The regulatory framework for financial advisers has changed. One of the changes is a new Code of Professional Conduct for Financial Advice Services (the Code) which sets...