Latest international student news
17 May 2026
Dream professor spurs move from Delhi downunder
As the first person in her family to undertake a PhD, Navdeep Kaur’s ideas about what her supervisor should be like came...
16 May 2026
The passionate plastics purger
Pham Van Hau knows that when his name is called out during today’s graduation ceremony, some audience members may find t...
15 May 2026
Graduate from Thailand now a 'Kiwi at heart'
The lack of academic work connecting Thailand and New Zealand – beyond topics like trade, dairy, or business – was a key...
12 May 2026
Connection to homeland gives graduate purpose
While Ravneel Chand was missed at graduation celebrations here in Ōtepoti Dunedin, it seems fitting he celebrated in the...
08 May 2026
Landmark graduation for Dance
On 9 May, Otago will award Yanling Sun the first Doctorate of Philosophy in Dance in the Humanities.
21 Apr 2026
New programme helps international students find their voice
A pilot programme aimed at improving the clinical communication skills of second and third-year physiotherapy students f...
27 Feb 2026
Vietnamese brothers declare Otago ‘sweet as’
When twin brothers Trung and Thanh Nguyễn return home to Hanoi in Vietnam this month, they’ll have more than their newly...
26 Feb 2026
Senior leadership builds networks on the ground in India
A successful trip to India by University of Otago - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka senior leaders is an important step towards inc...
17 Dec 2025
From international students to Associate Deans International
Once international students themselves, Associate Professors Aniruddha Chatterjee and Htin Lin Aung are the first Otago...
11 Dec 2025
Understanding what happens when our cells turn selfish
It’s a fair bet that when Nidhi Bhagi was growing up, she was one of those children who constantly asked why.
13 Oct 2025
Taking Otago to India
In a first for Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, an academic roadshow spanning three cities and six events highlighted the best of w...
30 Jun 2025
Aotearoa’s Malaysian students unite at Otago
A 300-strong group of Malaysian students and supporters from across Aotearoa will converge in Dunedin on 1 July for a we...