Finishing up?

A lot of you will have finished for the year or be about to finish up this week.

Whatever programme you may have finished or be partway through, we hope you’ve had a fantastic time here with us during 2023.

We’ve loved having you along for the ride, and, seeing some of your incredible work on display at the Student Showcase was a massive highlight of the year.

Well done for everything you have achieved!

Thinking of returning to study?

Amazing! We still have spaces in loads of our programmes and our Liaison team are happy to talk to you about your options. Email liaison@op.ac.nz to set up a time to chat with them. Or, reach out to our Māori Support team at tepunakaowheo@op.ac.nz or our Pasifika team at pasifika@op.ac.nz for more tailored cultural and academic advice and support.

Want some support with getting ready for employment?

That’s what our Careers team are here to provide. They’re happy to help you with things like cover letters, interview prep or to just generally talk about what employment pathways might suit you best. Email Careers@op.ac.nz or book an appointment online here. 

What happens to my student email and access to things like Kāpehu and the Office 365 suite?

For the first 75 days, nothing will happen. You’ll still be able to access your emails, Kāpehu and all the Office 365 products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc). After 75 days, if you haven’t returned to study with us, your student account switches over into “Alumni” mode. This means you will lose access to the Office 365 products but you’ll still get access to your student email and Onedrive.

You can also keep accessing Kāpehu. If you keep occasionally logging into your emails or Kāpehu, you’ll be able to do this indefinitely! 

If you don’t want to access anything anymore, simply walk away and don’t log in. After 180 days of non-activity, we retire your student account, and all email and OneDrive content will be destroyed.

If you do have content you want to keep, the best solution is to back it up somewhere safe.

If you have any questions or need any support, please reach out to our IT Service Desk (email servicedesk@op.ac.nz or freephone 0800 765 948.

Find out more here.

TIP: If you’ve popped a forwarding account on your student email account (to your personal email) and don’t want to keep seeing emails from us, you might want to remove it.

When does the campus close?

We close the Ōtepoti Dunedin Campus at midday on Friday 22 December and will reopen at 8.30am on Monday 8 January 2024. Our Central Otago Campus will also on Friday 22 December and reopen on Monday 8 January.

Have a happy and safe holiday with your loved ones.

See you in 2024 for those of you that are coming back or starting with us in something new!

For those of you not returning, we wish you all the luck in the world with whatever you’re doing next. Take care of yourselves and remember that you’re always part of our whānau. Keep in touch and feel free to email communications@op.ac.nz to let us know how you’re going. You can also connect with us on our social channels.