Title: NEW ZEALAND, UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO: Life at Otago.
Why Study at Otago?
A University City -
As a student at New Zealand's oldest university you will become part of a unique educational experience. Otago's attractive campus is a mixture of historic and modern buildings located in the centre of Dunedin. The campus is a short walk from the city's central shopping and services.
Otago students rate its campus lifestyle as one of its strongest attractions. The students live as a community immediately around the campus area in student Colleges of Residence or self-catering flats. University students and staff constitute one-sixth of the population of Dunedin.
A University of International Standing -
Otago's high international standing is reflected in its performance in international rankings. Shanghai Jiao Tong University's ranking of the world's universities in 2009 placed Otago in the 201-302 bracket of universities together with the University of Auckland. Otago and Auckland are the top-ranked New Zealand universities in this survey.
In the 2010 QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd ranking of world universities Otago was placed 135th in the world. Otago recorded the highest score of any New Zealand university for citations per faculty. Otago was ranked 57th in the world for the discipline area of Life Sciences and Medicine.
A National University -
Otago is a national university in the sense that the majority of its students come from outside the city. In 2009 approximately 75% of enrolled students came from outside of Dunedin, and approximately 65% from outside of the Otago/Southland region. This provides for a friendly and social campus where it is easy to make friends and share experiences.
In addition to Otago's main campus in Dunedin, the University has campuses in Christchurch and Wellington (principally for Medicine and Health Science).
A Research-Led University -
The University of Otago is New Zealand's most research-intensive university (Ministry of Research, Science and Technology. Research and Development in New Zealand. (Wellington, 2006)). Otago is also New Zealand's top-ranked university for research quality (Tertiary Education Commission. PBRF Quality Evaluation 2006. (Wellington, 2007)). The PBRF ranked Otago first in more subjects areas than any other institution. These included: * Biomedical Sciences * Clinical Medicine * Earth Sciences * Economics * Education * English Language and Literature * History and Classics * Law * Philosophy * Public Health * Religious Studies and Theology * Sports Recreation and Exercise Science
Otago also has more first or second-ranked subject areas than any other institution and more than 50% of Otago's academic staff were identified as nationally or internationally distinguished.
The University has developed Research Themes and Areas of Research Strength to encourage multidisciplinary research across academic fields. The University has also invested in a Centre for Innovation, bringing academic and applied researchers together to pursue commercial development of research outcomes.
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The University of Otagoby HappyYappyZipper1,210 views
great! dormitory is inside the school of Otago, University.
MsValben 1 week ago