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1246x710 Science Festival 01 Tuesday 10 July / 9.00am – 4.30pm / Otago Polytechnic, Forth Street, Dunedin /  $10 (includes lunch)
 
Otago Polytechnic Science in Action Day...
G0020453 More than a dozen Otago Polytechnic students will expand their horizons courtesy of Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia.Three Sports and Exercise students...
Chills students 0005 A group of Otago Polytechnic Communication Design students have been tuning into the kaleidoscopic world of Dunedin band The Chills in recent weeks. Six third-...
CORP event ShadowTech2017 012 Otago Polytechnic will become “tech heaven” for more than 30 secondary schoolgirls from Dunedin and South Otago on Tuesday 26 June, during the region’s an...
OT Info Evening Do you want to make a difference in people’s lives?
Do you see yourself working in a community career where people come first?
Do you want to know more...
Property Council NZ 2018 Awards2 Te Pā Tauira — Otago Polytechnic Student Village has won a 2018 Property Council New Zealand Excellence Award.The project claimed the Excellence prize in the...
Hayden Chapman Talk about hitting the ground running.Hayden Chapman started his new job as assistant performance analyst with the All Blacks at the start of June. Less than tw...
Antarctic trip 086 9 Feb 2014 public domain 15x THURSDAY 21 JULY 2018, 12 NOON - 1PM, P152,DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF ART, RIEGO STREET, DUNEDIN
Climate change offers artists very specific opportunities for art/sci...
DSI Symposium 2018 This symposium explores the emerging intersection between Design, Social and Impact in Aotearoa New Zealand.10 - 11 OCTOBER 2018
THE HUB, OTAGO POLYTECHNIC,...
Antarctic trip 086 9 Feb 2014 public domain Our second semester public art seminar programme begins with a presentation by Bridie Lonie.
THURSDAY 21 JULY 2018, 12 NOON - 1PM
P152,DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF A...
IT event Showcase2016 018 Otago Polytechnic Bachelor of Information Technology students will showcase a range of solutions they’ve developed for real-world clients today, Friday 15 Jun...
948x393 alumni and friends 02 15x2 Distinguished Alumni Awards 2018
Otago Polytechnic’s 2018 Distinguished Alumni are notable for their contribution to society. Sixteen former students were...
HollyZandbergen 006 op Distinguished Alumni Awards 2018
Otago Polytechnic’s 2018 Distinguished Alumni are notable for their contribution to society. Sixteen former students we...
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Unbound: Liberating Women; A Symposium, is organised in partnership with the Cos...
Poster child friday late night 1 june web light2 23 JULY- 5 AUGUST, 2018 H D SKINNER ANNEX, OTAGO MUSEUM10AM - 3PMART + OCEANS EXHIBITIONTackling the complexities of our changing marine world, artists and scie...
CORP staff RachelDibble 005 The Māori Research Symposium, Mauri Ora: Human Flourishing, to be held on 9 November, aims to showcase Māori research undertaken at Otago Polytechnic. The sec...
DES Event iDFW2018 DYLANMCCUTCHEON PEAT013 Dylan McCutcheon-Peat has been turning a few heads in London this week, his innovative fashion collection subverting more traditional notions of masculinity.The...
Phil Ker and Lance OSullivan sign MOU Otago Polytechnic signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Lance O’Sullivan’s Navilluso Medical Ltd this week, strengthening the ties between two innovativ...
saygo pic bigger Dr Linda Robertson will speak at a celebration of her appointment as Associate Professor.
9 JULY 2018, 5.30 - 7 PM
HUB, OTAGO POLYTECHNIC, FORTH STREET, D...
Samoa PM visit 3 The Prime Minister of Samoa, Rt Hon Tuilaepa Dr Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, is visiting Otago Polytechnic today, Thursday 7 June.The Prime Minister was welcomed...
CORP accommodation StudentVillageOpening 016 Te Pā Tauira – Otago Polytechnic Student Village was officially opened by the Hon Dr David Clark today, 1 June. The Minister of Health and MP for Dunedin No...
NUR profile DevonKilkelly 005 Devon Kilkelly can’t wait to return to Africa.The third-year Bachelor of Nursing student at Otago Polytechnic heads to a small fishing village in northern Mal...
Raro dogs 1 Holly Kendrick has no plans to pack lightly for her forthcoming trip to Rarotonga.The Otago Polytechnic School of Veterinary Nursing lecturer heads to the bigge...
EVENT Texpo2018 003 TEXpo — a showcase of local innovative tech research, products and technology industries held at Otago Polytechnic and the University of Otago Business School...
ISA gen GradDipAppliedScience 003 A call is being made to recognise Otago’s science heroes with nominations now open for the biennial Otago Daily Times Otago Science Awards – a joint initiat...
Anna Higgins2 Anna Higgins’ decision to continue her studies at Otago Polytechnic just got a big boost.Having completed a Graduate Diploma in Applied Science (Performance A...
01 Science in actiony Tuesday 10 July,  4.30pm | Otago Polytechnic – Manaaki, Harbour Terrace, Dunedin |  Facilitated by: Ken Silburn
We warmly invite you to this profession...
DES Event iDFW2018 DYLANMCCUTCHEON PEAT014 Otago Polytechnic Fashion Design graduate Dylan McCutcheon-Peat is packing his bags — along with a whole bunch of clothes, of course — and heading to the p...
CORP accommodation StudentVillageBlessing 18 Te Pā Tauira – Otago Polytechnic Student Village will be officially opened by the Hon Dr David Clark on Friday 1 June at 2pm. The Minister of Health and MP...
NUR gen Nursingclass 067 Following confirmation a University of Otago student contracted meningococcal disease and was hospitalised in a serious condition the weekend of 19-20 May, Publ...
CORP staff GenericStaff 010 Scope: Learning and Teaching is a peer-reviewed publication of Otago Polytechnic/Te Kura Matatini ki Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. This year there will be a sp...
News image Blessing 230x210 The first stage of site works for the new Central Campus development at the Bannockburn Road site, was blessed in the weekend.  Francie Diver of Alexandra perf...
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HOS profile DylanMalcolm 3 Otago Polytechnic learner Dylan Malcolm is relishing the opportunity to soak up others’ ideas and energy at the Global Forum on Entrepreneurship and Innovatio...
CORP event AlumniAwards2018 DerekForbes 002 Otago Polytechnic’s 2018 Distinguished Alumni Awards, held last week, marked a coming together of people with a passion.
The 16-strong list of nominees ran...
AYA phone prototype RGB 003 The inspiration behind a range of innovative health-related endeavours by Otago Polytechnic learners will be discussed at TEXpo next Saturday, 26 May.Just one o...
CORP staff GenericStaff 022 Scope Contemporary Research Topics is an open access, peer reviewed journal published annually by Otago Polytechnic. Scope (Learning and Teaching) is concerned...
CORP staff KenWyber 12 We are adding a new topic, Technologies, to the suite of issues of our Scope: Contemporary Research Topics journal. Scope (Technologies) is a journal that prov...
sean stratton 60954 10x Scope: Contemporary Research Topics: Learning and Teaching (Sustainable Practice) aims to engage discussion on contemporary research in the field of sustainable...
Star Foundation Learning Keen to do further study or enter the workforce - but need to polish up on some basic skills?Our practical, supportive Foundation Learning programmes can help i...
CORP 50th HubOpening 6 In the second half of 2018 we are holding a series of seminars aimed at discussion and dissemination of research-informed education practice.  
26 JUNE 201...
Holly Robinson2 New Zealand sporting stars Kelly Brazier and Holly Robinson have a few things in common.Both shone at the recent Commonwealth Games, Kelly grabbing gold in the...
Jaynes Corp visit 3 Representatives from high-performing US construction company Jaynes Corporation are visiting Otago Polytechnic, bringing with them their performance excellenc...
Learning and Teaching Development CAB This module is part of the Moodle Training Suite | Creator Series. The Creator Series is designed to provide guidance on how to build a course, administ...
Learning and Teaching Development COER This module is part of the Moodle Training Suite | Start Up Series. The Start Up Series is designed to give you a foundational knowledge of Moodle before...
AYA phone prototype RGB Otago Polytechnic learners have been working with the Southern DHB develop a prototype app aimed at helping adolescents and young adults who are living with can...
MattGallowayFM new1 Matt Galloway examines political narratives around immigration.
EXHIBITION 21 APRIL TO 12 AUGUST 2018
ARTIST TALK 21 APRIL 11.00 AM
DUNEDIN PUBLIC ART...
Science Festival Image At Otago Polytechnic we create amazing careers that apply science to the real world. This fun and interactive day is the perfect opportunity for students aged 1...
Scope health wellbeing 2019 Submissions are sought by 29 June 2018 for our Scope (Health & Wellbeing) journal.Scope Contemporary Research Topics in Health & Wellbeing is an open ac...
CORP event orientation2017 006 Visiting Associate Professor Carla Houkamau presents preliminary findings of the Māori Identity and Financial Attitudes Survey.
13 SEPTEMBER 2018, 1 - 2 PM...
CORP event Graduation Dec 2015 32 This week Auckland International Campus (AIC) will celebrate the graduation of 145 of its international students.
 Gagan Sachdeva, Chief Executive AIC, says...
ISA profile HollyRobinson 5 Congratulations to New Zealand javelin thrower Holly Robinson, who has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.The 23-year-old Otago Polytechnic Bachelor o...
ABE gen EV 033 Otago Polytechnic is rolling out a wide-ranging series of Electric Vehicle (EV) short courses and micro-credentials under our EduBits brand aimed at meeting a g...
Forsyth Barr Otago Polytechnic and Dunedin Venues Management Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will provide Otago learners with important, real-world wo...
Casey Daniells2 Otago Polytechnic’s Veterinary Nursing learners are taking a walk on the wild side.This year we have introduced an on-campus New Zealand Diploma of Veterinary...
IMG 8931 The efforts of the wonderful experts at the Wildlife Hospital have been recognised in a large feature in British newspaper The Guardian.Photographer Murdo MacLe...
CORP staff GenericStaff 112 At Otago Polytechnic we have an online Student Hub filled with resources for our learners. We have a similar space called Tūhono for our staff. From midday Mon...
CORP WLH 10kDonation 001 Otago Polytechnic continues its strong support for the Wildlife Hospital, donating $10,000 to the Dunedin facility yesterday.The donation is timely, too. Saturd...
NUR gen NursingClass 009 Otago Polytechnic’s latest Graduate Destination Survey has found that 96% of our graduates are either employed or undertaking further study.
For Otago Poly...
CORP accommodation StudentVillageBlessing 020 It might be brand-new, but Te Pā Tauira-Otago Polytechnic Student Village has connections that reach back through generations.The names for each level of Te P...
CORP accommodation StudentVillageLawnGames 011 Accolades, as well as lots of activity, are flowing through the light-filled spaces of Te Pā Tauira – Otago Polytechnic Student Village.As residents settle i...
IMG 4324 Keen to get stuck in and help the Wildlife Hospital? Want to know more?Come along to Orientation Week, when the Wildlife Hospital Students’ Association (WHSA)...
So Good Creations Media The innovation of Otago Polytechnic's Food Design programme has come to fruition in a range of edible produce replicas – all with a taste twist.Examples inclu...
iD Sally Oh Forty-six emerging designers from around the globe will showcase the latest in fashion innovation and creativity as they compete for top prizes in this year’s...
Turf Block Sean Purdy, from Kauri Cliffs Golf Course in Northland, has been awarded NZ Golf’s Top Turf scholarship.The scholarship is fiercely contested by students work...
Penguin The Pulse Energy Highlanders have formed a community partnership with the Dunedin Wildlife Hospital.
The hospital is the first specialised wildlife hospital...
Tianjin OP trio “Inspirational” is the first word that comes to mind for three Otago Polytechnic students who have recently returned from the Sino-New Zealand Model Program...
1300x830 Fees free The introduction of the Government’s Fees Free tertiary policy in 2018 is an exciting prospect for students as well as Otago Polytechnic, says Chief Executive...
CTANZ Otago Polytechnic will host the 2018 symposium of the Costume and Textile Association of New Zealand.
21 - 23 SEPTEMBER 2018, THE HUB, OTAGO POLYTECHNIC, DUN...
IMG 6282 x As part of a joint collaboration to showcase Riversun Nursery’s Pinot Noir varieties, this week Otago Polytechnic Viticulture students are planting 240 Pinot...
Kayla Green 230x210 Kayla Green has created a career pathway that has been surprising even to herself! Kayla was a student at Cromwell College, and her interest in Home Economics a...
Fotolia 105404175 L Otago Polytechnic Central Campus in Crowell is planning a new programme in brewing beer.Marketing Manager, Melanie Kees, says the new qualification would begin...
A gastronomic tour of Europe will give three staff from Otago Polytechnic inspiration from some of the world's best chefs.Associate Prof Richard Mitchell, Tony...