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faculty of three professors. Currently, this publicly-funded SCHOLASTIC OPTIONS AT OTAGO
university boasts a student enrolment of 21,000 — with
3,000 students from 100 countries. Its four faculties of Otago University offers over 200 undergrad and postgradu-
humanities, social sciences, business and sciences offer ate degree programmes. Among them:
over 200 undergraduate and postgrad programmes. Fa- Humanities. Education, Law, Centre for Irish and Scottish
mous alumni include three former prime ministers of New Studies; Classics; English and Linguistics; History; Lan-
Zealand — Sir Robert Stout, David Lange and Bill English; guages and Cultures; Philosophy; Theology; Geography;
authors Janet Paterson Frame and Juliet Marillier, and Dance; Music; Performing Arts; Theatre; Archaeology;
rugby football star Anton Oliver. Media, Film and Communication; Politics; Religion; Social
Dunedin. A city by the sea, Dunedin is essentially a university Anthropology; Social and Community Work; Sociology,
town — 25,000 of the city’s 130,000 residents are students. Gender Studies and Criminology; School of Māori, Pacific
Endowed with white sandy beaches, bush-clad hills, tidal and Indigenous Studies
inlets and volcanic landforms, Dunedin is reputedly one Sciences. Science Communication; Botany; Chemistry;
of the most well-preserved Victorian and Edwardian cities Food Science; Geology; Human Nutrition; Marine Science;
in the southern hemisphere. Its public art gallery, which Mathematics and Statistics; Physics; Psychology; Zool-
houses one of NZ’s best international collections, museums ogy; Computing; Physical Education, Sport and Exercise
and libraries are among the world’s finest. Sciences; Surveying
The heart of the city is lined with restaurants and side- Health Sciences. Dentistry; Health Sciences; Laboratory Sci-
walk cafes. Modern shopping complexes trade alongside ence; Medical Sciences; Biomedical Sciences; Medicine;
boutiques, galleries and weekly craft markets. Nature has Pharmacy and Physiotherapy
endowed Dunedin with coastal colonies of shy, yellow-eyed Otago Business School. Accountancy and Finance; Econom-
penguins and the world’s sole mainland breeding colony of ics; Management; Marketing, Tourism, Entrepreneurship;
the Royal Albatross. MBA
Dunedin also hosts major sporting events and its famous Tuition fees (per year): NZ$6,581-42,613
Carisbrook stadium is renowned internationally for rugby. Living expenses: NZ$22,220-24,335
The Kiwi passion for water sports is met by Dunedin’s natu- NB: NZ$=Rs.50
ral harbour — ideal for wind surfing, yachting, kayaking,
canoeing, rowing and fishing.
Dunedin’s climate is temperate. Sum- exams, with a minimum of 60 percent in
mer temperatures range from 16°-23°C English). Moreover to demonstrate Eng-
and winter from 8°-12°C with occasional lish language proficiency, students may be
snow. required to submit IELTS/TOEFL scores.
Campus facilities. UoO has campuses in the Admission deadlines are August 14 (health
country’s five major cities — Dunedin, sciences and medicine) and December 10
Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and for other programmes.
Invercargill. The main Dunedin campus For admission into postgraduate pro-
comprises a mix of historic and modern UoO's Wellington campus grammes, the admission requirements
buildings that house the humanities, are completion of a bachelor’s degree and
health sciences, business and sciences faculties. The cam- English language proficiency.
pus also hosts world-class teaching and research labs, per- For further information, contact Riddhi Khurana, Coun-
formance spaces, and the university’s showpiece Central try Adviser, riddhi.khurana@otago.ac.nz; website: www.
Library, lecture halls, and sports facilities. The Christchurch otago.ac.nz.
and Wellington campuses offer health sciences, medicine, Accommodation. Most student housing is located within a ki-
physiotherapy, research and postgraduate courses and the lometre of the Dunedin campus creating a unique student
Auckland campus distance education. Invercargill hosts hub. The hub includes Castle College, centrally located be-
the College of Education and Health Sciences Study Hub tween campus and the city centre, and housing 192 ensuite
at South Island Hospital. rooms, multipurpose games area, and study centre. The
There are a plethora of sports and recreation opportuni- Selwyn College and University College halls of residence
ties at UoO’s five campuses. Moreover, students have the are also sited on campus. Accommodation ranges from
option to enroll in over 140 student clubs and societies that historic houses to multi-unit, purpose-built complexes.
host social and cultural activities around the year. Students also have the option of living in private rental ac-
Admission. The minimum eligibility criterion for admis- commodation.
sion into Otago University’s undergrad programmes is Degree programmes. UoO offers bachelor’s, Masters, and re-
successful completion of class XII/ Plus Two (minimum search programmes in four faculties (see box).
average score of 75 percent in class XII CBSE or CISCE RESHMA RAVISHANKER

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