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Open Polytechnic
New Zealand's specialist open and distance learning institution
Open Polytechnic is New Zealand's specialist provider of open and distance learning, enrolling over 30,000 mainly part-time students each year in a wide variety of certificate, diploma and degree programmes. The majority of students are adult learners combining work and study, making the Open Polytechnic one of New Zealand's major educators of people in the workforce.
Open Polytechnic - Latest News [Page 9]
Open Polytechnic agreement opens way to UK masters
Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 11:13 am | Open Polytechnic
Open Polytechnic students completing technical communication qualifications with the distance education specialist are now able to staircase their studies into a masters programme in the United Kingdom. More >>
Fee Free Open Poly Courses to Help in Recession
Monday, 23 March 2009, 9:54 am | Open Polytechnic
Distance learning provider the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand is making 1,500 fee free courses available nation-wide to employees of firms reducing working hours or who lose their jobs during the current economic downturn. More >>
Conference calls for local water experts
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 12:50 pm | Open Polytechnic
An international organisation dealing with water issues is calling for researchers to make submissions on water issues with a New Zealand flavour. More >>
Research investigates Kiwi’s wellbeing
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 11:02 am | Open Polytechnic
An international research project is investigating the wellbeing of people in countries around the globe. More >>
student wins top prize from NZ Law Society
Monday, 23 February 2009, 3:10 pm | Open Polytechnic
Kerikeri-based Open Polytechnic student Katrina Berghan has been named the top graduating student in the 2008 New Zealand Law Society’s nation-wide Legal Executive Course examinations. More >>
Open Polytechnic Appoints New Chief Executive
Monday, 8 December 2008, 12:48 pm | Open Polytechnic
National distance learning organisation the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand has announced the appointment of Dr Caroline Seelig as its new chief executive. More >>
Export Education Success in Saudi Arabia
Wednesday, 3 December 2008, 2:40 pm | Open Polytechnic
A new Kiwi export education success will see Open Polytechnic of New Zealand distance learning programmes offered to students in Saudi Arabia. More >>
Open Polytechnic lecturer receives honour
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 3:29 pm | Open Polytechnic
Open Polytechnic lecturer Alison Fields has been awarded a fellowship from the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA). More >>
Open Polytechnic led project wins silver
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 9:49 am | Open Polytechnic
A ground-breaking eLearning project led by The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand has won silver at the Learning Impact Awards hosted by the IMS Global Learning Consortium in the United States. More >>
Educators Helped To Upgrade E-Learning Skills
Wednesday, 18 June 2008, 11:54 am | Open Polytechnic
The increasing use of e-learning is creating a need to upskill more education and training professionals in the field, according to head of The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand’s e-learning office Sue Dark. More >>
New small business export programme launched
Thursday, 5 June 2008, 10:36 am | Open Polytechnic
Creating a higher value economy depends on getting more entrepreneurial Kiwi businesses into export mode. More >>
Vero Award finalist
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 3:27 pm | Open Polytechnic
Chris Matthews, a lecturer in Small Business at The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, is a finalist in the individual category of this year’s Vero Excellence in Small Business Support Awards. More >>
Open Polytechnic provides international assistance
Wednesday, 26 March 2008, 11:08 am | Open Polytechnic
The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand is assisting the Commonwealth of Learning in developing an open content version of the International Computer Drivers Licence (ICDL) curriculum. More >>
Open Polytechnic student wins prize
Thursday, 20 March 2008, 2:20 pm | Open Polytechnic
Open Polytechnic of New Zealand student and Auckland resident Valerie Coffey has been named the top national Legal Executive graduate for 2007. More >>
Open Polytechnic helps Tanzania with eLearning
Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 11:15 am | Open Polytechnic
The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand has stepped onto the world stage to help the Open University of Tanzania get eLearning up and running at their institution in Dar es Salaam. More >>
Open Poly CEO Elected to Global Organisation
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 11:46 am | Open Polytechnic
Chief executive of The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Paul Grimwood has been elected to the executive committee of the global organisation for flexible and distance learning. More >>
Open Polytechnic receives international award
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 11:18 am | Open Polytechnic
A ground-breaking Kiwi eLearning project led by The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand has gained a prestigious US$100,000 award from the United States-based Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. More >>
Open Polytechnic hosts PESA 2007 Conference
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 1:51 pm | Open Polytechnic
The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand will be hosting this year's Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia's Conference. The theme of the conference, which will be held at Te Papa from the 6-9 December, is Creativity, Enterprise and Policy - New Directions ... More >>
Open Polytechnic led project scoops award
Monday, 19 November 2007, 1:50 pm | Open Polytechnic
A ground-breaking eLearning project led by The Open Polytechnic has been selected to represent New Zealand at a global competition in the United States next year. More >>
Pioneering eLearning Earns Accolades
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 11:31 am | Open Polytechnic
National distance learning provider The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand has been honoured at the New Zealand Open Source Awards for its pioneering role in promoting the adoption of low cost eLearning technology in New Zealand (New Zealand Open Source ... More >>
