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Otago Polytechnic

New Zealand

Public University, Estd. in 2001

Overview
Updated on - December 9th 2019 by Piyush Bhartiya

Overview

Otago Polytechnic Facts

It is a public tertiary education institute in New Zealand. Its main campus is located at Dunedin with the campus for international students located at Auckland.

  • It is the first organisation in New Zealand which was recognised for organisational excellence with a prestigious Performance Excellence Study Award. This Performance Excellence Study Award is administered by Business Excellence NZ and involves rigorous examination by United States-based examiners against seven core Baldrige Performance Excellence Criteria.
  • It provides career-focused education and training. It offers a range of New Zealand accredited postgraduate qualifications, degrees, diplomas and certificates at levels 2–10.
  • It is a environment friendly university. It recycles many of its wastes and utilises renewable sources of energy.

Popular Courses

Postgraduate Certificate In Applied Management
1st year total fees:
Rs. 529,980.00
Exams Accepted:
GMAT,GRE,SAT
New Zealand Diploma in Veterinary Nursing - Level 6
1st year total fees:
Rs. 980,463.00
Exams Accepted:
GMAT,GRE,SAT
New Zealand Diploma In Construction - Level 6 - Construction Management Or - Quantity Surveying
1st year total fees:
Rs. 1,032,015.60
Exams Accepted:
IELTS,PTE,TOEFL
Bachelor Of Midwifery
1st year total fees:
Rs. 867,240.00
Exams Accepted:
GMAT,GRE,SAT
Bachelor Of Occupational Therapy - Honours
1st year total fees:
Rs. 1,145,720.40
Exams Accepted:
GMAT,GRE,SAT

About Otago Polytechnic

History

Otago Polytechnic originally started in 1870 when Dunedin School of Art opened. The Dunedin School of art is the oldest department in the polytechnic sector. The Dunedin Technical School was opened in 1889. The name was changed to King Edward Technical school in 1914. The Otago Polytechnic formally came into existence on 22 May 1989. At present, there are more than 9200 students and 750 full time and part-time staff. 

 

Overview

Otago has its campuses in Dunedin and Central Otago. The campus for international students is located in Auckland. Classes are taught in English. As of 2017, it had 1952 international students.  Te Pā Tauira - Otago Polytechnic Student Village, at its Dunedin campus provides accommodation for students. It also offers student exchange programs summer and winter internships. 

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About Author

Piyush Bhartiya
Study Abroad Expert & Co-Founder @ AdmitKard

Piyush values education and has studied from the top institutes of IIT Roorkee, IIM Bangalore, KTH Sweden and Tsinghua University in China. Post completing his MBA, he has worked with the world's # 1 consulting firm, The Boston Consulting Group and focused on building sales and marketing vertical for top MNCs and Indian business houses.
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