Otago Polytechnic - Latest News [Page 5]
Veterinary Nursing school ‘Silver Low Stress Handling’
Friday, 4 December 2015, 12:10 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic Veterinary Nursing school - first NZ educational provider to be awarded ‘Silver Low Stress Handling’ certificate More >>
Otago Polytechnic helps train young leaders
Monday, 23 February 2015, 11:55 am | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic is hosting a special event, the Otago Secondary Schools Head Prefects Day, which invites all the head prefects from around the region to a one-day training course, focusing on the challenges, responsibilities and idea sharing for their year ... More >>
Students win national design award for 10sqm building
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 10:59 am | Otago Polytechnic
The design brief was simple – create a breakout space that didn’t require consent and incorporated sustainability, and now four Otago Polytechnic Design students have won the national Sustainable Habitat Construction (SHAC) Pop-up Challenge for their ... More >>
Student design exhibition and fashion show
Monday, 17 November 2014, 5:08 pm | Otago Polytechnic
It will be all eyes on the catwalk as our fledgling third-year fashion designers showcase their latest collections in what promises to be an exciting and inspirational evening. More >>
SITE 2014: An art experience not to be missed
Friday, 14 November 2014, 10:39 am | Otago Polytechnic
The celebrated annual Dunedin School of Art student exhibition, SITE, opens next Saturday 22 November, featuring contemporary works from soon-to-be graduates of the School. More >>
Mystery surrounds evening of “immersive culinary exploration
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 10:53 am | Otago Polytechnic
Mystery surrounds evening of “immersive culinary exploration” Anticipation is building over an intriguingly secretive gastronomic event that has been wholly devised, designed and produced by final year Bachelor of Culinary arts students from Otago ... More >>
Design student inspires with up-cycling exhibition
Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 11:11 am | Otago Polytechnic
Tessa’s Bar An Otago Polytechnic student is creating beautiful, practical furniture and furnishings from unwanted objects that would otherwise be cast aside – and she wants to encourage others to do the same. Third-year Bachelor of Design (Communication) ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic Australasian sustainability award finalist
Tuesday, 30 September 2014, 1:12 pm | Otago Polytechnic
The ongoing success of Otago Polytechnic’s comprehensive sustainability strategy has been recognised with a nomination in the prestigious 2014 Green Gown Awards Australasia. More >>
Bespoke seating to be unveiled for Dunedin’s Warehouse Precinct
Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 2:19 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Four bespoke seats with locally curated time capsules inside are being unveiled in Dunedin’s historic warehouse precinct tomorrow, the 2nd of September, at 12pm. More >>
Otago Polytechnic stands alongside Cancer Society at Ball
Friday, 22 August 2014, 10:23 am | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic’s commitment to making a difference to the community it lives in now means it will be standing alongside the Cancer Society’s Otago and Southland Division, becoming the naming rights sponsor of this year’s much anticipated Spring ... More >>
Students win NZ’s supreme cooking award
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 5:20 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Beating 11 other top culinary institutes, the team from Cromwell representing Otago Polytechnic Central out-cooked and out-served all other comers to take the top prize at the Nestle Toque d’Or competition. The premier culinary award took place in ... More >>
New Māori business major launched at Otago Polytechnic
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 12:18 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Māori business development has surged ahead in the past decade, from the growth of the iwi organisations responsible for the management of multi-million dollar assets, through to enterprises in industries from natural resources to tourism. More >>
Otago Architects Take Nature-Inspired Fashion House to World
Wednesday, 14 May 2014, 1:53 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Architecture van Brandenburg are set to showcase the creative capability of Dunedin, New Zealand and Otago Polytechnic in Venice from 7 June to 23 November 2014. The launch of the exhibition will be celebrated in Dunedin on Tuesday 27 May from 5.30pm ... More >>
Auckland international students to graduate from Otago Poly
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 12:11 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic Auckland International Campus, in partnership with Future Skills Academy, will have its first cohort of graduands walk across the stage and receive their qualifications this Friday, 11 April at the Auckland Town Hall. More >>
Sustainable Practice graduates work for a better future
Wednesday, 26 February 2014, 1:14 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Now in its fourth year, Otago Polytechnic’s Graduate Programmes in Sustainable Practice is providing New Zealand companies, organisations and a variety of projects with graduates qualified in implementing sustainable practice. More >>
Otago Polytechnic receives UNESCO-COL Chair appointment
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 2:39 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Two of the world’s leading international education agencies have presented Otago Polytechnic with a prestigious appointment in recognition of its leading-edge development in the tertiary education sector. More >>
Otago Polytechnic Design students prepare to ‘DEBRIEF’
Friday, 8 November 2013, 12:42 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Pop-up cinemas, projection displays and Shanghai-inspired fashion designs are just some of the exciting pieces on display, as third-year Otago Polytechnic Design students prepare for DEBRIEF; their end of year exhibition kicking off on Wednesday, November ... More >>
Dunedin students to show at Shanghai Fashion Week
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 4:12 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Will also work on a collaborative fashion photography project with Shanghai fashion and photography students More >>
Otago Polytechnic wins silver for NZ’s Best Product Design
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 1:41 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic Product Realisation Group, innovation workSpace , have won a silver award for New Zealand’s Best Product Design, for their production of a single-blade wind turbine. More >>
Otago Polytechnic Design graduate features in Vogue Italia
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 9:58 am | Otago Polytechnic
The Otago Polytechnic School of Design has earned international acclaim, featuring in Vogue Italia for the fourth year in a row. The Vogue Italia 2013 - Emerging Designers edition has profiled 200 emerging designers from around the world, including Otago ... More >>