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Electric vehicles the way of the future
Thursday, 8 September 2016, 2:15 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic employee Pam McKinlay is passionate about EVs (Electric Vehicles). Pam, who is one of the facilitators of the Dunedin EV Owners Group, is also helping organise the upcoming Drive Electric Week in Dunedin. Drive Electric Week is part ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic fashion degree ranked among world’s best
Monday, 22 August 2016, 2:30 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic’s undergraduate fashion degree has received major international recognition, being named as one of the world’s top 50 bachelor’s degrees in fashion. More >>
Otago Polytechnic teachers win three Tertiary Teaching Award
Thursday, 18 August 2016, 11:54 am | Otago Polytechnic
Three Otago Polytechnic teachers have been awarded prestigious national Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards for “absolutely world-class” teaching – representing a quarter of the field of 12 educators honoured this year. More >>
Otago Polytechnic worth $255 million to Otago region in 2015
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 10:13 am | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic’s latest Economic Impact Report reveals a total expenditure of $255 million ($254,950,000) in the Otago region in 2015, with its global economic impact in the same year valued at $289.8 million. More >>
Students enjoy success in international design competition
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 11:00 am | Otago Polytechnic
A pod designed to offer sanctuary from the stresses of the outside world has earned Otago Polytechnic Bachelor of Design (Interiors) students Kat Jackson and Victoria Hoskin an Honourable Mention in the international Innovative Minds 2016 Design Competition. More >>
OP student to compete in Canoe Polo World Champs in Italy
Monday, 4 July 2016, 2:34 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic student Lucia Stettner is maintaining a rigorous training regime as she prepares to compete in the ICF Canoe Polo World Championships in Italy in August. More >>
Academic leader wins Fulbright Award for residency in NY
Tuesday, 28 June 2016, 10:32 am | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic’s Caroline McCaw is preparing to embark on an “American adventure” after winning a prestigious Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Award to teach and undertake research at the State University of New York (SUNY) Canton campus. More >>
Otago Polytechnic offers Engineering degree in China
Friday, 27 May 2016, 10:27 am | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic is launching a Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Mechanical Engineering) in China, which will eventually bring up to 120 Chinese students to Dunedin each year. More >>
Polytechnic staff and students to learn basic sign language
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 12:14 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic has partnered with Deaf Aotearoa to teach students and staff some basic sign language, in recognition of Sign Language Week. More >>
Otago Polytech to host up to 90 Japanese students annually
Friday, 18 March 2016, 12:39 pm | Otago Polytechnic
A delegation from Japan’s Kanazawa Technical College have arrived for a five day visit to Otago Polytechnic to hold discussions with staff and to discuss the proposal to have as many as 90 Japanese engineering students coming every year to study at ... More >>
Ōwheo Rising Walking Symposium
Thursday, 17 March 2016, 10:36 am | Otago Polytechnic
Ōwheo Rising, an interdisciplinary project where Art meets Communication Design and history meets the future The waters of the Leith or Ōwheo , (the original Maori name meaning "The place of Wheo") normally divides Otago Polytechnic’s ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic chosen to provide insight
Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 1:37 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic chosen by Chinese institute to provide insight into apprenticeship training Otago Polytechnic is about to host a delegation from Guangdong Construction Vocational Technology Institute in China, who are keen to look at the link between ... More >>
Graduates invited to exhibitat 2016 Auckland Art Festival
Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 11:32 am | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic Dunedin School of Art graduates invited to exhibit at 2016 Auckland Art Festival Three Otago Polytechnic Bachelor of Visual Art graduates from the Dunedin School of Art have been invited to exhibit their end of year SITE15 work as part ... More >>
Polytechnic to host Dunedin Fringe event for firts time
Monday, 7 March 2016, 12:12 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic is excited to be able to sponsor and host the 2016 Fringe Festival PechaKucha event taking place in The Hub on Tuesday 8 March at 7.00pm , a first for the institution. More >>
Making Business “exciting”at Otago Polytechnic
Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 10:25 am | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic is determined to prove business is exciting! The School of Applied Business are trialling two, day-long activities for all their students with the aim of proving that Business studies can be “exciting”. “Most students say they ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic 2016 Education Open
Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 3:11 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Tuesday 16 February Otago Polytechnic 2016 Education Open makes ‘a little drive go a long way’ More >>
Otago Polytechnic shares in Bahrain Polytechnic experience
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 11:47 am | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic shares in Bahrain Polytechnic experience Three Bahrain Polytechnic staff are at Otago Polytechnic this week to share their experiences of using the Problem Based Learning (PBL) teaching technique where students learn through the ... More >>
Opening of Centre marks the start of Otago Poly's 50th
Thursday, 28 January 2016, 12:12 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Opening of The Hub and Mason Centre marks the start of Otago Polytechnic’s 50th anniversary celebrations A year of commemorative events celebrating Otago Polytechnic’s 50th anniversary begins at 4pm on Tuesday 2 February with the official opening of ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic launches Distinguished Alumni Awards
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 9:18 am | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic launches Distinguished Alumni Awards to celebrate former students’ success “If you know someone who has studied at Otago Polytechnic, and made a major contribution in their profession, or in the world of business, art, sport or the ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic establishes Māori Centre
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 10:33 am | Otago Polytechnic
Māori students at Otago Polytechnic will soon have their own place where they can “work and learn as Māori” following the announcement of the establishment of a Māori Centre in the Forth Street campus and the appointment of its Tumuaki (Manager) ... More >>