International Pacific College

Institute of the Pacific United is a Japanese and New Zealand private tertiary educational institution based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Another network of the institute is International Pacific University, which was established in 2007 in Okayama, Japan. Students of IPU New Zealand come from more than 20 different countries around the world. As of 2025, IPU New Zealand is rated as a Category 2 provider by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, a change from its previous Category 1 status. IPU New Zealand mainly offers tertiary education in business (including accounting, finance, marketing and management), international relations, linguistics, environmental studies and tourism. The institution had been known as International Pacific College (IPC) for 25 years until its name was officially changed to Institute of the Pacific United (IPU New Zealand) on 26 September 2015.