Kia ora Partners,
Welcome to the University of Otago International Education Consultant Newsletter - 22 January 2025.
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Happy Lunar New Year to our partners who are celebrating it around the world! We wish you a prosperous year of good luck and good fortune!
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Waitangi Day, New Zealand's national day, commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840. In observance of this important day, the University will be closed on Thursday, 6 February 2025.
Please also note that most staff will be on leave on Friday 07 February 2025, which may result in delayed responses.
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We are less than one month before the start of Semester 1/ February intake 2025. Please note the following important preparation for your students:
Key dates:
- 3 January 2025: UniFlats contract start date for semester 1 (possible to move in from this date)
- 15–16 February 2025: Residential colleges “move-in weekend”
- 16 February 2025: Recommended last day to arrive on campus for new international students studying in semester 1
- 17–21 February 2025: Orientation Week – compulsory international orientation and enrolment seminars
- 21 February 2025: Preliminary lectures
- 24 February 2025: Semester 1, 2025 – formal lectures begin
Predeparture:
If your students missed the Pre-departure webinar, this webinar recording may be helpful to prepare them for their study journey at Otago:
University of Otago Pre-departure webinar for International Students commencing studies in S1 2025
Pre-Departure Webinar for Study Abroad and Exchange students
Orientation & Enrolment Seminars:
All new incoming international students must register for and attend a New International Student Enrolment and Orientation seminar before completing enrolment. If you students have not done so, please ask them to sign up a seminar here.
A gentle reminder that your students must email a high-quality PDF scan of their passport bio page and facing page and the PDF of their student visa once they have received it from Immigration New Zealand. Email international.orientation@otago.ac.nz.
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In case your students encounter delays with their visas or other barriers which will affect them arriving in time for the start of Semester 1/ February intake, please keep your Regional Market Manager informed so we can help confirm options for late arrival and if the programme can accommodate that, or facilitate a deferral with admissions for the next available intake for studies.
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Applications have been opened and the deadline to apply for studies commencing in Semester 2/ July 2025 intake is 30 April 2025.
- Please say Yes to any scholarship questions in the application form. Your commissions will not be impacted by the scholarships offered to the students.
- The scholarship offer letter is a separate letter to the conditional or unconditional offer letter.
- Ensure the student accepts the scholarship within the two-week timeframe outlined in the scholarship letter.
- Once the Global Scholarships offer or Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships for International Students offer has been accepted, the student will be invited to apply for the University of Otago International Academic Excellence Scholarships.
- There is a two-week window to complete the application and submit of the University of Otago International Academic Excellence Scholarships.
- If the student is awarded the International Academic Excellence Scholarship, ensure the student accepts the scholarship within the two-week timeframe given in the scholarship letter.
- BOTH Global Scholarships/ or Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships for International Students AND Academic Excellence can be held i.e. they are stackable – potentially up to $50,000 NZD.
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If you are planning any in-market events, we are keen to offer our support where possible. Please let us know how we can assist with dates, materials, presentations, or any other resources you may need. We look forward to collaborating with you to engage prospective students effectively.
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The New Zealand Government offers full scholarships to eligible citizens from selected countries to study at New Zealand universities, including the University of Otago. These scholarships cover full-time undergraduate and postgraduate study at New Zealand universities. They include expenses such as tuition fees, return airfares, insurance, basic living costs, and set-up costs in New Zealand.
Eligible countries include:
- Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam.
- Pacific: Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, North Pacific (Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Marshall Islands), Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
The next tertiary Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships application round for all eligible countries and regions will open 1 February 2025.
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This year marks the 10th birthday of our Otago Online MBA, ranked #1 in New Zealand in the QS Online MBA Rankings 2024. Celebrating this milestone, we invite you to join our free online lectures with insights into leadership, strategy, career transformation and marketing:
- The future MBA (Professor Brendan Gray) – 19.00pm NZT, Monday 27 January 2025.
- The future of work: Navigating AI and automation (Sam Barclay) – 19.00pm NZT, Tuesday 04 February 2025.
All welcome – please register your interest here and feel free to invite your students to join us.
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Last week was an exciting and action-packed experience for the 400 high school students, including international students, participating in this year's Hands-On at Otago. The students stayed at our newest residential college, Te Rangihīroa, and spent the week immersing themselves in life at Otago.
If you have students currently enrolling in Year 11 or Year 12 at a New Zealand high school in 2025, learn more about Hands-On at Otago at www.otago.ac.nz/hands-on-at-otago and encourage them to apply for our scholarships in 2025.
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A friendly reminder that your Regional Market Manager is your best contact point for questions regarding course advice, application follow up or help to get information from a department.
We periodically notice counsellors’ mass-emailing multiple academic staff or a variety of departments, which in turn means that they are often not responded to as so many people are on the email. Please just go to your Regional Market Manager for help! Most of the market managers are out travelling during February – we look forward to seeing many of you and supporting your events.
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