Discover what student life is really like at the University of Otago with the Pacific On Campus Experience
Pacific On Campus Experience 2018 recipients with mentors Joshua Aliifaalogo and Etta Tamapua.
Over three days you will:
- Live in a Residential College (2 nights stay)
- Visit academic departments and meet our amazing academic support staff who’ll be there to support you if you come to Otago
- Meet current students
- Attend the Dunedin Tertiary Open Day
Why Otago?
This is a great opportunity for you to learn more about how the University of Otago could be the place for you to study and call home.
- Ranked in the top 1% of universities in the world (QS, 2019)
- NZD$10,000 Pacific Peoples’ Entrance Scholarship
- Impressive academic support for Pacific students
- Outstanding graduate employability with 95% of our graduates going straight into work or further study
- Academic excellence by being ranked New Zealand’s top university for educational performance (Tertiary Education Commission Educational Performance Indicators)
- Award-winning teachers with 6 of the past 8 years having won Prime Minister’s Supreme Award for Teaching Excellence.
Faumuina Associate Professor Fa’afetai Sopoaga won in 2018 - Amazing facilities and ranked one of the world’s most beautiful campuses
When is the Pacific On Campus Experience (POCE) and what are the application details?
When
Sunday 23–Tuesday 25 May 2021
Scholarship
Covers all expenses (travel, accommodation, programme activities and meals)
Who can apply
Year 13 student of Pacific heritage
Applications close
5pm Thursday March 2021
Interested? Apply today
The competitive application process involves:
- Reference from School Principal
- Write a 500 word essay on: NCEA – My plan on how to achieve excellence at the end of the year
- NCEA L2 School results summary or alternative if non NCEA
Make sure you have:
- Reference from your School Principal
- Essay: Write a 500 word essay on NCEA – My plan on how to achieve excellence at the end of the year
- NCEA L2 School results summary or alternative if non NCEA
- Completed parent’s consent form (Word)
- Completed medical consent form (PDF)
- Completed talent release form (PDF)
Students must seek parent’s permission first.
Applications close 5pm Thursday 18 March 2021
