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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 >>
Honorary degree for iconic NZ fashion designer
Friday, 7 December 2012, 5:14 pm | Otago Polytechnic
The creative director of the iconic Dunedin fashion label NOM*d, Margarita Robertson, will be awarded an honorary Bachelor of Design (Fashion) from Otago Polytechnic at the institute’s graduation ceremony this week, in recognition of her exceptional ... More >>
Polytechnic student wins national trainee chef competition
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 4:38 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Stephanie Peirce will be pitted against the best trainee chefs in Australasia early next year, after being named the winner of the national competition, Proud to be a Chef. More >>
21st anniversary of Collections Fashion Show
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 11:33 am | Otago Polytechnic
Students from the Polytechnic’s School of Design and the International Fashion Academy Paris in Shanghai will grace the catwalk, fresh from both institutions’ shows at Shanghai Fashion Week last month. A limited edition book celebrating Collections’ ... More >>
Cultural collaboration: Shanghai fashion students in Dunedin
Friday, 9 November 2012, 2:44 pm | Otago Polytechnic
10 Fashion students from Shanghai, China arrive in Dunedin this evening, fresh from showing with Otago Polytechnic Fashion Design students at the prestigious Shanghai Fashion Week last month. More >>
Student’s moustache necklaces aid Movember charities
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 4:15 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Girls and women can now easily demonstrate their support for the cause behind Movember without attempting to cultivate a mo’ of their own, thanks to a second-year Product Design student from Otago Polytechnic. More >>
Collaboration leads to free Port Chalmers Wi-Fi
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 3:55 pm | Otago Polytechnic
A free wireless internet service in Port Chalmers goes live this weekend, coinciding with the arrival of Sea Princess and her 2900 passengers and crew, and the beginning of the cruise ship season. More >>
Students pitch designs to retailers Dragons’ Den-style
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 10:17 am | Otago Polytechnic
Chopping boards made of reclaimed wood from the Christchurch rebuild and bottle openers fashioned from empty bullet cannisters, are just two of the innovative products to feature in a Dragons’ Den -style pitch at Otago Polytechnic this week. More >>
“Speed-dating” event secures internships for students
Monday, 24 September 2012, 11:14 am | Otago Polytechnic
An international award-winning “speed-dating” networking event that connects willing student workers with local employers, takes place in Dunedin tomorrow night. More >>
Otago Polytechnic wins two Australasian excellence awards
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 12:40 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic received recognition and praise at an awards ceremony in Adelaide, Australia last night, winning two prestigious awards for its celebrated Charity House project and comprehensive IT Service Desk. More >>
Otago Polytechnic launches new trades programmes
Thursday, 13 September 2012, 10:00 am | Otago Polytechnic
In response to increasing community demand for skilled workers, Otago Polytechnic is delighted to launch three new pre-trade programmes: Masonry Trades, Painting and Decorating and Plasterboard Fixing and Stopping. More >>
Students to work at Beijing International Triathlon
Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 12:16 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Six Otago Polytechnic students are heading to China to work at the inaugural 2012 Beijing International Triathlon, which involves high profile competitors such as New Zealand’s Bevan Docherty and Nicky Samuels, and Spain’s Javier Gomez. More >>
Art and Food Collide
Monday, 20 August 2012, 1:16 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Turning food into art, or creating art about food – it is a pairing that dates back to when humans lived in caves. Otago Polytechnic’s Dunedin School of Art is this year using its annual symposium to explore the connections between art and food, ... More >>
All Blacks’ Conditioning Coach to Address Otago Symposium
Monday, 7 May 2012, 1:09 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Key members of the Otago sporting community will gather to hear from two of the experts who work most closely with the world champions of rugby, when they attend a physical conditioning symposium at Otago Polytechnic this week. More >>
Research explores experiences of psychiatric patients
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 10:38 am | Otago Polytechnic
The experiences of five patients within a New Zealand regional forensic psychiatric service have formed the basis of the Master’s thesis of Otago Polytechnic occupational therapy lecturer and programme coordinator (postgraduate), Penelope Kinney. More >>
Skiing powder and getting paid for it
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 1:53 pm | Otago Polytechnic
Following her dream to ski all day and be paid for it, Hayley Robertson is the skiing poster girl of leading snowsports training based in the snow fields of Central Otago, New Zealand. More >>
