Dedicated to assisting you both while you are considering your study options and when you are a student at Otago Polytechnic, the International Student Services works hard to ensure that you get the best information before you arrive and personalised support while you are studying.

The friendly and experienced International Student Services team can help you with everything from first enquiries through to enrolment. This includes:

• Advising students on the best course of study.
• Assessing student applications and, if applicable, providing a student with an ‘offer of place’ in their chosen programme.
• Help you choose the right accommodation option and organise either home-stay or Residence Hall placements.
• Providing options for payment of tuition and other fees.
• Assisting with Student Visa and Permit renewals. 
• Offering social opportunities for international students to meet each other and make friends.
• Ensuring a staff member is available for emergency contact 24 hours a day.
• International Students are well looked after in New Zealand, as Otago Polytechnic has agreed to observe and to be bound by the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students, published by New Zealand’s Ministry of Education. Copies of the Code are available from the Ministry’s website.

Getting Ready for Your New Life as a Student with Otago Polytechnic:

Download our Orientation Booklet. This great resource contains useful information about how to prepare for your future life as a student, from planning your arrival in New Zealand, to the best student restaurants in Dunedin.

Our Orientation Booklet includes information and details on:

• What to expect in New Zealand: from the local language to what to pack.
• Information about our Campuses: Whether in Dunedin or Central Otago- we’ve got more details on your future campus environment
• Life in New Zealand as Student
• More details on our range of student support services
• How to find your way from arrival to your first week as a student