Otago Polytechnic Auckland

What was supposed to be a quick trip home to New Caledonia in March 2020 turned into quite a journey for Bachelor of Applied Management student Margo Ballesta. Read all about her here: hubs.li/Q010PrXR0

OPAIC joined an international movement with the launch of our AIC Green Office Toitū yesterday. This new office will support students and staff to act on sustainability initiatives and is part of a movement started in the Netherlands. Read more here: hubs.li/Q010xqS50

Our Head of IT, Dr Farhad Mehdipour, delivered a workshop on the challenges of online learning environments at the 7th Iran International Conference on Engineering Education last month. Read all about it here: hubs.li/H0-Wn240

OPAIC student Akshay Nair performed so well during his internship that he’s just been hired as a permanent employee at a construction company. Read all about him here: hubs.li/H0-QgT-0

Congratulations to the students who received Excellent Scholar Awards for top marks in their programmes during Study Block 4. Read about today's online awards ceremony here: hubs.li/H0-LLS-0

Sushant Kwatra’s internship with Cardinal Logistics is helping him gain the experience he needs to pursue a career in supply chain management. Read all about our Bachelor of Applied Management student here: hubs.li/H0-LsjK0

We enjoyed hearing from a range of speakers, including our staff and students, on the topic of sustainable development at two online events yesterday. Read all about them here: hubs.li/H0-gBs70

An OPAIC student has been keeping busy this lockdown as an essential worker with one of the world’s biggest food and beverage companies. Read all about her here: hubs.li/H0ZfWGD0

An OPAIC graduate has co-authored a paper about the use of virtual reality in treating anxiety and depression. The paper, co-authored by IT graduate Andrej Hlasnik, has been published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research – Mental Health: hubs.li/H0Yfv070

OPAIC master’s graduate Mickail Lim is making his mark in the ICT Project Management industry in New Zealand. Read all about him here: hubs.li/H0X5wZJ0

We celebrated the achievements of students who received top marks in their programmes last study block, in an online Excellent Scholar Awards ceremony yesterday. Read all about it here: hubs.li/H0WJh3H0

Graduate Sahib Prabhakar is enjoying his new job as Territory Manager for telecommunications company 2degrees. Read all about him here: hubs.li/H0WgqL60

We’re excited to welcome another new cohort of students to the OPAIC whanau this week. Read all about our Orientation activities here: hubs.li/H0VcTpD0

Vincent Zhang gave up an engineering job with Apple in China to come to New Zealand and start a new career in construction. Read all about his journey here: hubs.li/H0Ty5G10

Our Student Representative, Chris William, attended an International Education Forum held by Education Minister Chris Hipkins this month. The minister spoke about the recovery of international education. Read more here: hubs.li/H0T6FgZ0

Three Otago Polytechnic Auckland International Campus students took part in a workshop hosted by Education New Zealand last week. They provided feedback on the international student experience here in New Zealand. Read more here: hubs.li/H0SX2DH0

All the experience Dixa Fulara gained during her time at OPAIC is paying off in her new job in the hospitality sector. Read all about her study experience and her new role here: hubs.li/H0RJyQg0

Information Technology student Earnest Surya has designed an irrigation system for house plants as part of his programme. The device detects when a plant is dry and applies the right amount of water. Read more: hubs.li/H0QQdK00

Graduate Suparajit (Gink) Laorutdecha says there’s never a shortage of work in the construction sector and that’s what makes it such a good industry to enter. She's working as a Quantity Surveyor with a painting and plastering company: hubs.li/H0Q3bk60

Tianxiang (Shawn) Chen didn’t realise how much he was learning in his New Zealand Certificate in English Language programme until he began his master’s study. He’s now putting everything he learned to use in his master’s degree. Read about him here: hubs.li/H0PZRMh0