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CORP 50th HubOpening 005 This year’s Research for Education seminar series kicks off soon:
WHEN: 4:00 - 5:00PM, TUESDAY 2 APRIL 2019
WHERE: ROOM H224, H BLOCK, OTAGO POLYTECHNIC...
Fotolia 31739368 L Mahuki and Otago Polytechnic are proud to host Mk Haley, Walt Disney Imagineering Academic Outreach and UCLA Faculty, for an inspirational talk.
Wednesday 27...
Hordur Torfason colour2 Hörður Torfason, Icelandic artist and activist, is speaking in Dunedin.
WHEN: 5:30 - 6:30PM, THURSDAY 11 APRIL 2019
WHERE: THE HUB, OTAGO POLYTECHNIC,...
Atkins Clearing the Banana Palms We have two topics for our second SIMBA research seminar, straight after Easter.
WHEN: 12:00 - 12:50PM, TUESDAY 30 APRIL 2019
WHERE: D101, D BLOCK, OTAGO...
IT gen students 019 Join us for the first SIMBA research seminar of the year:
WHEN: 12:00 - 12:50PM, TUESDAY 26 MARCH 2019
WHERE: D101, D BLOCK, OTAGO POLYTECHNIC, HARBOUR TE...
MID profile RosieNaylor 012 10x small Our next Midwifery Research & Innovation Seminar series presentation is coming up shortly.
WHEN: 1.00PM, MONDAY 1 APRIL 2019
WHERE: ONLINE
Our Apri...
Beer pour2 Students from New Zealand’s newest brewing course will soon have access to an exclusive work experience opportunity: to put their palates to the test as assoc...
DES Profile RosetteHailes Paku 006 This is the story of a girl who just wanted pink hair. Or to be precise, this is a story about the woman behind the story of a girl who just wanted pink hair.Ot...
CORP staff GenericStaff 062 We are very pleased to announce that our Learner Capability research project has been awarded funding from Ako Aotearoa for 2019/20.
This grant will enable u...
DES profile PhoebeLee 014 Doodling, dexterity and discipline inform the work of Otago Polytechnic Fashion Design graduate Phoebe Lee, one of more than 30 talented designers selected fo...
Graduation Polaroid March 2019 13 Almost 1000 people graduated from Otago Polytechnic today, Friday 8 March.More than 370 people attended the 3pm graduation ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall, w...
CORP event VEPublicConsultation 013 Around 400 members of the public, including local Iwi, Pasifika, elected officials, business stakeholders and community groups, turned out last night to ...
ANEC 2019 waka "Navigating the future of nursing through education and practice" Tena Koutou
On behalf of the Organising Committee it is my pleasure to encourage you to at...
EIT HB Campus 1700x801 You're invited to Napier, to this year's national ITP research sympoium.
WHEN: MONDAY 15 APRIL AND TUESDAY 16 APRIL 2019
WHERE: EASTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHN...
CORP other ButterflyProject 10 A pair of Otago Polytechnic Design lecturers have received permission from NZ Post to do a second batch of wooden butterflies inspired by a series of iconic New...
CORP campus CampusStudents2018 078 Demand for Otago Polytechnic’s degree-level programmes in 2019 has risen significantly.Applications for Bachelor programmes in 2019 are up by more than 18% co...
Jenny Otago Polytechnic is set to stage an art exhibition showcasing the latest phase of its Art on Campus project.Opening on 13 February, Now See Here! features work...
DES event collections2018 092 Otago Polytechnic Fashion Design graduates Phoebe Lee and Rosette Hailes-Paku have been selected for the iD International Emerging Designer Awards in Dunedin in...
Monarch butterfly emerging from pupa nate2b 19 Jan 2014 CC BY NC ND 2.0 We are now calling for papers for Scope: Contemporary Research Topics (Flexible Learning) 4.
The theme for this issue is Change Strategies, exploring the way...
CORP other ButterflyProject 005 A pair of Otago Polytechnic lecturers have given wings to a project that mixes cultural history, artistic flourishes and design nous.Inspired by a series of ico...
COT event SeafoodAdventure2018 161 Students from Otago Polytechnic’s Central Otago Campus recently spent four days in Dusky Sound, where they fished and foraged for Fiordland delicacies as part...
NHNZ Wildlife Hosp series Award-winning company Natural History New Zealand is set to produce a television series focusing on all the great work that goes on at the Wildlife Hospital Dun...
Rough Rock opening Otago Polytechnic has appointed two highly experienced and talented brewers to help drive its exciting new Central Otago beer brewing facility – Rough Rock B...
Graduation Polaroid December 2018 037 A record 740 people are graduating in person from Otago Polytechnic today.More than 320 graduands took the stage for the first of two graduation ceremonies at...
Scope1 Scope Contemporary Research Topics (Learning and Teaching) is an open access, peer reviewed journal published annually by Otago Polytechnic/Te Kura Matatini ki...
Leadership and Global Citizenship Programme 1 A group of Indian students and teachers and their Kiwi counterparts are this week immersing themselves in a range of water-related issues in Central Otago as pa...
CORP graduation December2017 001 A record 1580 people will graduate from Otago Polytechnic on Friday 14 December.This includes 740 people graduating in person, up from 644 last year.
The...
DES profile RohinaBrinsdon 023 Otago Polytechnic Product Design graduand Rohina Brinsdon has taken up an internship at award-winning Dunedin company Fisher & Paykel Ltd.Rohina has been in...
Central Otago opening Otago Polytechnic celebrated the opening of its new craft brewery and trades building at its Central Otago Campus on Saturday 1 December.Rough Rock Brewing Comp...
ABE event charityhouse2018 002 Otago Polytechnic’s annual Charity House auction has raised $176,000.Each year for the past 12 years, Otago Polytechnic carpentry students have built a four-...
ISA AsiaScholarship2018 001 A quartet of Otago Polytechnic Sports and Exercise students have recently expanded their horizons courtesy of the Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia prog...
ART profile HopeDuncan 012 Otago Polytechnic Dunedin School of Art student Hope Duncan has won the Rembrandt Fashion and Textile section of the 2018 ECC NZ Student Craft and Design Awards...
DES Event iDFW2018 OtherDesignersnot Polytech 002 iD Dunedin Fashion Week has announced a stellar designer judging panel for the 2019 iD International Emerging Designer Awards.The iD Emerging Designer Show ...
Hannah Joynts Oturehua IMG 9789 Scope (Art & Design) is seeking papers for its 2019 issue.
Scope: Contemporary Research Topics (Art & Design) is peer-reviewed and published annually...
Errol Slyfield CEO Business Excellence NZ presents Otago Polytechnic CEO Phil Ker with the PESA Otago Polytechnic has been presented with a prestigious organisational excellence award — the Baldrige-affiliated Performance Excellence Study Award (PESA).E...
CORP event NgaKeteBlessingandUnveiling 025 Kia Tu Ki te Tahi.  When we stand, we stand as one. 

Call for Papers: Junctures: The Journal of Thematic Dialogue. Issue 20. Theme: indigenisation
A...
Nga Kete 2 The blessing and unveiling of our new sculpture, Ngā Kete, was held on Monday 15 October.
View the photo gallery on Facebook. 
Watch a video from the ev...
DES event Collections2017 153 We are pleased to announce our call for papers and proposals for the next special Fashion issue of Scope (Art and Design) to be published in November 2019. Refl...
HOS profile PenelopeBaldwin 001 Otago Polytechnic Culinary Arts graduate Penelope Baldwin is continuing her quest to educate others about the benefits of bitter flavours.Penelope, who graduate...
Chaos and Order6 Otago Polytechnic has claimed multiple medals at the Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards 2018.Bachelor of Design (Product) graduate Tania Ture...
CORP accommodation StudentVillageBlessing 19 Te Pā Tauira – Otago Polytechnic Student Village has won a NZ Wood-Resene Timber Design Award.Te Pā Tauira, the first five-storey, all-timber building to be...
MID gen MidwiferyClass 025 As part of our 'Make it Yours' enrolment campaign, we're getting great media coverage about our great programmes. The below article is currently featured on the...
DES profile GeorgiaFerguson 002 Otago Polytechnic student Georgia Ferguson is preparing to leave Dunedin for a nine-month study exchange in Vienna, where she will work on her Master of Design...
CORP campus CampusAerial 13 If you missed the staff forum about our campus development plans, you can watch the video below. 
There were a few technical glitches during the forum...
Maori language week Phrase of the day 05 Kia ora whanau, and welcome to Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week! 
To celebrate, we're sharing a rerenga korero mō te rā (phrase of the day)...
NUR gen VRNursingTechnology 015 Otago Polytechnic’s School of Nursing has entered the head-turning field of augmented reality.Otago Polytechnic is working with international company Pearson,...
DES Event iDFW2018 DYLANMCCUTCHEON PEAT008 Iconic experience iD Dunedin Fashion Week is joining forces with the city’s ornate Regent Theatre to create a stunning environment for its 2019 shows.As iD p...
Learning and Teaching Development MT 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...
IT profile HeatherMcDonald 002 Otago Polytechnic has awarded its 2018 “Women in I.T.” scholarship to Heather McDonald.Heather, who is in her second year of studying for a Bachelor of Info...
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...
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...
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, administer a...
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...
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...