Your Place in the World
The University of Otago is as much an experience as a place.
And with a campus right in the heart of New Zealand’s most famous university town, Dunedin, specialised campuses in Wellingon, Christchurch and Invercargill, a popular distance learning programme, plus a raft of postgraduate scholarships and accommodation options, Otago makes it easy to be part of that experience.
Of course at Otago you’ll enjoy the opportunity to broaden your intellectual horizons and conduct research alongside some of the world’s top academics, with some of the best facilities. You’ll build your skill base and your future, and enhance your career options.
But at Otago we also ensure your entire postgraduate experience is equally rewarding. That way you’ll end up with more than a postgraduate qualification that’s widely respected around the world; you’ll also take with you a world of experiences.
Students talk about their experience as doctoral candidates at the Christchurch School of Medicine.
Reasons to Study at Otago
1. The University of Otago is New Zealand's top-ranked university for research.
(*Tertiary Education Commission. PBRF Quality Evaluation 2006 . (Wellington, 2007))
2. Students here are taught and supported by quality academic staff: the latest PBRF assessment identified more than 50 per cent of Otago staff as internationally or nationally distinguished.
3. Otago offers more than 110 postgraduate programmes across all disciplines, from one-year postgraduate diplomas to extended research degrees.
4. Each year, the University of Otago offers more than 220 postgraduate scholarships, worth a total of almost $12.5 million. Many other special scholarships are also available.
5. Otago has a strong postgraduate community: more than 4,000 of its 20,000 students are studying at the postgraduate level. Otago also has the highest proportion of postgraduate research students of any New Zealand university.
6. Otago recognises and supports the diverse interests and circumstances of postgraduate students: our students are treated as people, not numbers.
7. Postgraduate students have access to an extensive range of services and facilities on campus, from careers advice and health care, to state-of-the-art library services.
8. Otago's Abbey College is New Zealand's first and only residential college for postgraduate students.
9. Students come to Otago from all over the world. The University has exchange agreements with some 90 prestigious institutions in 33 countries.
10. The student-supervisor relationship is regarded as very important: more than 75 per cent of Otago's supervisors are rated among the top 20 per cent in New Zealand.
11. Otago has ongoing success in attracting highly-competitive funding for research.
12. Through its Strategic Direction, the University of Otago is committed to expanding its postgraduate activities and providing the facilities to make this happen.
13. Otago has a nationwide presence.
