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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Otago Polytechnic celebrated its third anniversary on Wednesday, September 2, with industry partners and educational agents. The event marked the completion of three years of the Otago Polytechnic’s international campus in Auckland.
The event held at The Rendezvous was an opportunity for institute and industry partners to come together. Otago Polytechnic has unique programmes that offer internships for international students along with their main course of study.
Of the many industry partners that attended the event were Barfoot and Thompson, Impression real Estate, Stone Paper, Migrant Action Trust, Travel Link and RBG Business Group.
The idea behind the event was to celebrate the occasion and give the industry partners an appreciation for their association with the institution.
“The student internship programme has been one of the most integral part of the education plans for the international students here. It gives them an edge over other students in the market by getting real-time market experience while they are studying,” says Sidra Siddiqui, Corporate Relations Manager at Otago Polytechnic.
The event was also attended by education consultants and agents who get overseas students to enrol for different programmes in the International Campuses in New Zealand. Otago Polytechnic’s international Campus on Queen Street houses students from South East Asian countries such as China, Philippines, Japan and a major chunk of students from India.
Aj Elijah Co. Ltd, China-NZ Cultural Exchange Centre, Academy EZY group, Chance Education and Immigration were the educational agents amongst others to attend the event.
“I believe we have grown from three students to 400+ in three years not by just enrolling students here to merely study but by making those little dreams of the students become a reality, slowly and steadily,” mentioned Nick Van Der Valt, CEO of Otago Polytechnic’s International Campus, Auckland.
The events started with cocktails and canapés at 6 p.m. and concluded at 8 p.m. with a lucky draw and a photo session.
Otago Polytechnic celebrated its third anniversary on Wednesday, September 2, with industry partners and educational agents. The event marked the completion of three years of the Otago Polytechnic’s international campus in Auckland.
The event held at The Rendezvous was an opportunity for...
Otago Polytechnic celebrated its third anniversary on Wednesday, September 2, with industry partners and educational agents. The event marked the completion of three years of the Otago Polytechnic’s international campus in Auckland.
The event held at The Rendezvous was an opportunity for institute and industry partners to come together. Otago Polytechnic has unique programmes that offer internships for international students along with their main course of study.
Of the many industry partners that attended the event were Barfoot and Thompson, Impression real Estate, Stone Paper, Migrant Action Trust, Travel Link and RBG Business Group.
The idea behind the event was to celebrate the occasion and give the industry partners an appreciation for their association with the institution.
“The student internship programme has been one of the most integral part of the education plans for the international students here. It gives them an edge over other students in the market by getting real-time market experience while they are studying,” says Sidra Siddiqui, Corporate Relations Manager at Otago Polytechnic.
The event was also attended by education consultants and agents who get overseas students to enrol for different programmes in the International Campuses in New Zealand. Otago Polytechnic’s international Campus on Queen Street houses students from South East Asian countries such as China, Philippines, Japan and a major chunk of students from India.
Aj Elijah Co. Ltd, China-NZ Cultural Exchange Centre, Academy EZY group, Chance Education and Immigration were the educational agents amongst others to attend the event.
“I believe we have grown from three students to 400+ in three years not by just enrolling students here to merely study but by making those little dreams of the students become a reality, slowly and steadily,” mentioned Nick Van Der Valt, CEO of Otago Polytechnic’s International Campus, Auckland.
The events started with cocktails and canapés at 6 p.m. and concluded at 8 p.m. with a lucky draw and a photo session.
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