International and VIP visit guidelines
Types of visitors catered for
The International Relations & Visits Coordinator arranges and organises the following types of visits to the University of Otago;
- Government Officials, Dignitaries and Diplomatic personnel
- International & Domestic
- International Academic or Education Institutions
- Institutions with formal agreements or a long-standing relationship with Otago
- Academic visitors with interests or objectives that range across several academic disciplines
- Representatives of Institutions invited by University of Otago staff
- International Education Associations or Organisations
- Particularly with interests concerning university administration and/or the state of higher education
- International Student Recruitment Agents
- International Students & their parents
- International Media
Whenever possible we are happy to organise visits to the University of Otago for the above categories of visitors. Unfortunately there are times when the necessary resources and/or staff are not available and we are unable to do so.
In order to ascertain if we are able to host your visit please complete the International visit request form (151KB in PDF format) and return it to the International Relations & Visits Coordinator (details on form).
It is very important that you describe the purpose of your visit and what you wish to achieve while at Otago. All meetings will be conducted in English, and regretfully the University is not able to provide translators for visitors.
Please Note: A minimum of three weeks advance notice of your visit is preferred to enable scheduling of appropriate meetings and other arrangements and it is our policy to respond to visit requests within seven working days.
Planning your visit
The most effective and successful visits are those that are planned during the regular academic year when the campus is staffed with a full complement of faculty and administrators.
Visits are possible during the summer and semester breaks but as many faculty and administrators are away not all requests can be accommodated. Visits during University holidays when the campus is closed are not possible.
Semester breaks and summer vacation dates
Campus locations
The University of Otago main campus is located in Dunedin, South Island.
It is the academic and administrative centre of the University and where most of our students reside.
We do have smaller campuses in Wellington (North Island) and Christchurch (South Island) primarily related to postgraduate health sciences and medicine as well as a centre in Auckland. Most visitors visit our main Dunedin campus but we are able to facilitate visits to our Christchurch and Wellington campuses if requested.
Please visit the websites below for more information about those campuses and the Auckland Centre;
The following are links for other types of visitors to the University;
Academic Scholars with a specific or singular scholarly interest would be advised to the relevant division(s) or department(s) within the University of Otago. A full list of departments can be found on the University of Otago's subject listing page
Further Information
If you have any further queries please email international.visits@otago.ac.nz
