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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 >>
Otago Volts gear-up for Champions League Twenty20 in India
Monday, 16 September 2013, 11:58 am | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic sponsored team, the Otago Volts, have arrived safely in Mohali, India, following eight successful days in Sri Lanka where they played four unbeaten games against a local team in preparation for the Champions League Twenty20. More >>
Digital Outreach Programme piloted at Blueskin Bay Library
Friday, 30 August 2013, 3:08 pm | Otago Polytechnic
For some, having a computer is a luxury they cannot afford. Now, with the help of the Otago Polytechnic Digital Outreach Programme, those who need a helping hand will receive it. More >>
Otago Volts with Otago Polytechnic for Champions League
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 1:45 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic have become official partners with the Otago Volts cricket team, as they prepare to compete on the world stage at the Champions League Twenty20 in India, kicking off on September 17. More >>
Speight’s agrees to earthquake testing on small building
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 5:20 pm | Otago Polytechnic
The Speight’s Brewery in Dunedin is currently undergoing a major upgrade to increase capacity and capability following the loss of the Canterbury Brewery in the 2011 earthquake. A significant part of the upgrade includes seismic strengthening of the ... More >>
Culinary Arts Professor Contributes to Book on Wine
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 3:37 pm | Otago Polytechnic
In yet another reflection of the calibre of staff within the school, Associate professor Richard Mitchell, has received recognition from the prestigious OIV- an international jury of wine experts, for a chapter he contributed to an award-winning scientific ... More >>
Free Fees Initiative Aims to Encourage More Trades Training
Friday, 31 May 2013, 4:10 pm | Otago Polytechnic
The government's call for more trained tradespeople is behind Otago Polytechnic's move to offer free tuition fees for this semester, as it attempts to draw more people into these careers. More >>
Students to be awarded Westpac Scholarships
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 3:30 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Two Otago Polytechnic Business students will be presented with Westpac Scholarships to the value of $2500 each this Wednesday 8 May at the Poho Room on the Dunedin Campus. More >>
Otago Polytechnic rates highly in 2012 course completions
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 3:12 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic has capped off another successful year of course completions in 2012, with success rates being maintained at pleasing levels according to the Educational Performance document, released by the Polytechnic yesterday. More >>
Otago Polytechnic researchers to speak at TEDx
Thursday, 4 April 2013, 10:43 am | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic’s Centre for Sustainable Practice Director, Steve Henry and Sustainable Practice Advisor and Research Manager, Ella Lawton have been invited to be the speakers at the TEDx Conference this Friday, 5 April in Queenstown. More >>
Students Restore Historic Stone Walls On Otago Peninsula
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 3:36 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Media Release - Otago Polytechnic For immediate release, Tuesday March 26th Students Restore Historic Stone Walls On Otago Peninsula Some historic Basalt field walls on Otago Peninsula near Dunedin will last another 100 years thanks to the work of ... More >>
Icelandic Activist To Speak At Dunedin School Of Art
Thursday, 21 March 2013, 9:39 am | Otago Polytechnic
Media release – Otago Polytechnic For immediate release, Thursday 21 March Icelandic Activist To Speak At Dunedin School Of Art Iceland democracy activist and artist Hordur Torfason will be speaking at Otago Polytechnic’s Dunedin School of Art on ... More >>
IT students compete in Microsoft Imagine Cup National Finals
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 3:06 pm | Otago Polytechnic
A team of four Otago Polytechnic Bachelor of Information Technology students will compete at the prestigious Microsoft Imagine Cup New Zealand finals this weekend in Auckland, where they will present their app ‘AquaFORCE’ to a judging panel, ... More >>
Virtual Fashion Competition Uses Earthquakes As Inspiration
Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 3:38 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Media Release – Otago Polytechnic For immediate release, Tuesday March 5 Virtual Fashion Competition Uses Earthquakes As Inspiration Otago Polytechnic Fashion graduate Emily Scott and Malaysian fashion student Christine Kong Peoi Yi have teamed up to ... More >>
Australasian Fashion Organisers Pay Up $10,000 Prize
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 10:42 am | Otago Polytechnic
UPDATE: Australasian Fashion Organisers Pay Up $10,000 Prize Dunedin-based fashion designer Emily Scott has finally received the $10,000 prize money she was entitled to after winning the inaugural Australian Graduates Fashion Week (AGFW) held in Sydney ... More >>
Study considers needs of young adults with arthritis
Monday, 7 January 2013, 2:45 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Pioneering new research by an Otago Polytechnic occupational therapy student will shed some light on the information and support required by an often hidden group of arthritis sufferers; those aged in their 20s and 30s. More >>
Trainee nurses volunteer at Calcutta medical clinic
Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 10:54 am | Otago Polytechnic
Two Otago Polytechnic nursing students are heading to Calcutta, India after Christmas to volunteer at a medical clinic run by the former Chief Medical Officer of Mother Teresa’s children’s home. More >>
