{{Short description|Government-owned tertiary institution located in Anse Royale, Mahé}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox university | name = Seychelles Polytechnic | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | motto = Gateway to Opportunities | motto_lang = | mottoeng = | type = Public | established = {{Start date and age|1983|01|24|df=y|br=y}} | closed = <!-- {{end date|YYYY}} --> | founder = | chancellor = | provost = | vice_chancellor= | rector = | academic_staff = | administrative_staff = | students = | undergrad = | postgrad = | city = Anse Royale | state = Mahé | country = Seychelles | coor = | campus = | colors = | athletics = | sports = | sporting_affiliations = | website = {{URL|www.seypoly.edu.sc}} | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | footnotes = }}
'''Seychelles Polytechnic''' is a government-owned tertiary institution located in Anse Royale, Mahé. The institution currently offer three programme areas in Business & Secretarial Studies, Visual Arts and the Manchester Twinning Programme, a first-year degree programme obtained in partnership with the University of Manchester.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seychelles.net/seynat/archives/10240103.html|title=Seychelles Polytechnic: Celebrating two decades of achievement|work=Seychelles Nation|access-date=11 August 2016|archive-date=17 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717231021/http://www.seychelles.net/seynat/archives/10240103.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==History== The institution was inaugurated on 24 January 1983 by France-Albert René as a post-secondary education and training with courses initially totalling eleven.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seychelles.net/seynat/archives/20270103.html|title=Seychelles Polytechnic's 20th anniversary Government pledges total support to ensure Polytechnic's success Nine long-serving staff rewarded, new logo, motto launched|work=Seychelles Nation|access-date=11 August 2016|archive-date=25 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825190352/http://www.seychelles.net/seynat/archives/20270103.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2005, Seychelles Institute of Technology was formed from the old Technical Programme Area and the School of Advanced Level Studies replaced the Academic Programme Area.
==Notable staff and alumni== Anne Lafortune, who was the Polytechnic's director, went on to take a leading role in the country's tourism industry before she became an ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anne LAFORTUNE |url=https://english.ckgsb.edu.cn/non-faculty-speaker/anne-lafortune/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=CKGSB |language=en-US}}</ref> *Jean-Paul Adam (1977), former Minister for Foreign Affairs * Azarel Ernesta, first female Speaker of the National Assembly *Rolph Payet (1968), first President & Vice-Chancellor of the University of Seychelles. *Justin Valentin (1971), Minister of Education.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://unisey.ac.sc/vice-chancellor/profile/|title=Profile|website=University of Seychelles|access-date=30 October 2020|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001163841/https://unisey.ac.sc/vice-chancellor/profile/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== See also ==
* List of universities in Seychelles * Education in Seychelles
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{official website|www.seypoly.edu.sc}}
Category:Education in Seychelles Category:Educational organisations based in Seychelles Category:Educational institutions established in 1983
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