We are thrilled to announce the 2026 New Zealand AI in Higher Education Symposium proudly hosted by the University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka.

This symposium invites New Zealand tertiary educators, researchers, technologists, and anyone interested in AI in education to explore its transformative potential. It offers a unique opportunity for our higher education community to exchange knowledge, share practices, and envision the future of AI-enhanced learning environments. We encourage participants to bring their insights, share their experiences, and collaborate on shaping a future where AI significantly enhances higher education.

Join us at this event to help create an adaptive, inclusive, and technologically advanced educational future for New Zealand’s higher education sector.

The Agentic Innovation Awards spotlight practical AI systems, workflows, and experiments already making a difference in higher education. They offer a chance to showcase your work, inspire others across the sector, and celebrate thoughtful, repeatable innovation in action.

Adjacent to the Symposium will have an interactive Immersion Lab to showcase where you can interact with agents, look and play with all the latest technology that utilises AI in education.

Registration fees

• Early bird registration NZ$150.00
• Early bird student registration NZ$75.00
• Early bird online registration NZ$50.00
• Early bird online student registration NZ$25.00