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Microsoft Innovation Award for Otago Polytechnic
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 9:48 am | Otago Polytech
Otago Polytechnic has won a prestigious Microsoft Innovation Award for its online Performance Portal, a resource that has become a central location for the institute’s educational and financial performance data. More >>
Scarfie Army: A community of Dunedin student volunteers
Monday, 15 October 2012, 9:18 am | Otago Polytech
A pilot project for the establishment of an ‘army’ of Dunedin student volunteers gets underway next week, as Automotive Engineering students from Otago Polytechnic service a fleet of community vehicles free of charge. More >>
Dunedin students to show at Shanghai Fashion Week
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 2:48 pm | Otago Polytech
Will also undertake a collaborative photography project with Shanghai fashion students Six Fashion Design students from Otago Polytechnic have been selected to show at the prestigious Shanghai Fashion Week in China on Monday 22 October. The annual event ... More >>
Grass Kart Challenge offers youth new perspective
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 11:28 am | Otago Polytech
Grass Kart Challenge offers youth new perspective on education Three grass karts built from scratch by 18 Otago Polytechnic Youth Guarantee Scheme students will be racing in the popular Southern Annual Grass Kart Challenge in Twizel this weekend. ... More >>
South Korean sculptor to explore vast New Zealand landscapes
Friday, 7 September 2012, 11:08 am | Otago Polytech
New Zealand will become part of a South Korean sculptor’s series reflecting on some of the world’s vast landscapes, when she arrives in Dunedin to take up a three-month residency at the Dunedin School of Art at Otago Polytechnic. More >>
Cultural food practices explored for art installation
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 9:47 am | Otago Polytech
An art project conceived in Dunedin will explore the exchange of food and the cultural philosophies surrounding it, as part of the 2012 International Symposium of Electronic Arts in the United States later this month. More >>
Octagon fun day benefits Child Cancer Foundation
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 9:39 am | Otago Polytech
Enjoy a sausage sizzle and some light-hearted physical challenges in the Octagon this Friday, all in aid of the Child Cancer Foundation. More >>
Otago charities receive boost from Polytechnic
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 7:29 pm | Otago Polytech
Otago charities receive boost from Polytechnic’s Charity House The $80,000 raised by Otago Polytechnic’s 2011 Charity House project will be distributed to a range of Otago charitable organisations tomorrow evening. The nationally-coordinated fundraising ... More >>
Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award for Otago Polytechnic
Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 8:49 pm | Otago Polytech
Media release: Otago Polytechnic STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 8.00PM, TUESDAY 17 JULY Prestigious Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award for Otago Polytechnic Lecturer Sixth year in a row Otago Polytechnic educators honoured More >>
European tour promotes world-leading culinary arts degree
Thursday, 21 June 2012, 12:14 pm | Otago Polytech
A gastronomic tour of European conferences and restaurants aimed at both promoting and informing Otago Polytechnic’s unique Bachelor of Culinary Arts degree, gets underway next week. More >>
Funding advances production of single-blade turbine
Friday, 15 June 2012, 12:16 pm | Otago Polytech
A revolutionary single-blade wind turbine designed for domestic use by Dunedin’s Powerhouse Wind Limited will be developed for production and sale in partnership with Otago Polytechnic, thanks to a $368,000 grant from the Ministry of Science and ... More >>
Recognition for Dunedin designer's sustainable collection
Wednesday, 13 June 2012, 2:43 pm | Otago Polytech
A collection borne of frustration with the amount of waste generated by the fashion industry has garnered national recognition for Dunedin-based designer, Fiona Clements (Kai Tahu). More >>
Trades Academy brings vocational training to high school
Monday, 19 December 2011, 3:08 pm | Otago Polytech
A Trades Academy designed for teenagers who want to get started on trade qualifications while they’re still at high school, is now on offer at Otago Polytech Central Otago campus for 2012. More >>
iD to showcase cutting edge fashion
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 2:57 pm | Otago Polytech
MEDIA RELEASE – Tuesday 6 December 2011 iD to showcase cutting edge fashion Models clad in futuristic three dimensional PVC garments, outfits made from fabric waste and hand-made metal sequins, are just some of the innovative graduate designs showing ... More >>
Successful careers shown at Otago Polytech Cromwell open day
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 12:08 pm | Otago Polytech
An Open Day at the Otago Polytechnic Central Otago Campus (Cromwell) on 3 December will profile courses on offer and allow prospective students to explore areas of interest and the related links between qualifications and employment. More >>
Southern Nursing Strategy Focus of Regional Forum
Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 11:23 am | Otago Polytech
A gathering of primary health care nurses this weekend will see debate and discussion about a future strategy for the profession in the wake of the amalgamation of the Otago and Southland District Health Boards and the advent of only one Primary Health ... More >>
Polytechnic Campaigns for More Women in Trades
Friday, 4 November 2011, 10:34 am | Otago Polytech
In a bid to encourage more women into prosperous trades and technical careers, Otago Polytechnic is launching a campaign to celebrate women who work in the trades and to emphasise that they offer promising careers for women as well as for men. More >>
Entrepreneurs Win NBR Online Audacious Readers’ Choice Award
Friday, 28 October 2011, 11:51 am | Otago Polytech
A software solution to data collection problems in the fishing industry designed by Otago Polytechnic students has won an online award recognising entrepreneurship by an overwhelming majority – receiving more than three times as many votes as ... More >>
Graduate’s Virtual 3D Models Assist DVML
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 11:43 am | Otago Polytech
An Otago Polytechnic graduate has created virtual 3D models of two of Dunedin’s most recognisable buildings, to assist Dunedin Venues Management Limited (DVML) plan for concerts, conferences and other events. The models of Forsyth Barr Stadium and ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic to host Dunedin Election Forum series
Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 10:54 am | Otago Polytech
A series of public election forums for Dunedin parliamentary candidates is to be held at Otago Polytechnic, and broadcast live on Otago Access Radio’s Sustainable Lens programme. All local candidates have been invited to take part in the four-part ... More >>
