Otago MBA Blog

• December 2011 Otago MBA Grads

  Graduation marks the completion of studies and is the time successful Otago MBA students can celebrate their achievement with family, friends and the Otago MBA community. It also marks student's admission to the full and permanent membership of the Otago MBA Alumni.In our 17 December graduation the following people recieved their Otago MBA:Ali ...
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• August 2011 MBA Grads

  Graduation marks the completion of studies and is the time Otago MBA students can celebrate their success with family, friends and the Otago MBA community. It also marks student's admission to the full and permanent membership of the Otago MBA Alumni. In our 27 August 2011 graduation the following people recieved their Otago MBA Ch...
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• MBA makes for a “serious year off”

  “A very serious year off” is how Ian Lafferty, University of Otago Director of Executive Programmes describes the Otago MBA. This was just what Melanie Lemke was looking for after six years working in Hamburg, Germany for the Otto Group, a multinational active in retail (e-commerce, catalogues and stores) and financial services. &ldqu...
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• Student of the Year 2010

  “The Otago MBA kept us busy but occasional trips on the weekend kept us sane and allowed us to see some of this beautiful country” says Christan Bahler having arrived at the end of phase one of her studies that saw her classmates vote her Otago MBA 34 Student of the Year.  Bahler, who is originally from Indiana but worked for the ...
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• International Business Week 2010 Programme now available!

  The Programme and Booklet for Otago MBA's International Business Week is now available for viewing and download below.   More information about Otago MBA International Business Week is also available as well as information about this year's theme: Cluster Competitiveness.     DOWNLOAD PDF   Co...
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• IBW 2010: Cluster Competitiveness

  Otago MBA International Business Week (IBW) takes place in Auckland on 18 -22 July. The week long event will see almost thirty Otago MBA students travelling to Auckland to take part in the event at the University of Otago Auckland Centre on Queen Street. Speakers confirmed for this year include various international business practitioners suc...
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• MBA 34 Human Resources Management Trip to OceanaGold

  Human Resources Management lecturer PJ Bardsley took MBA 34 on a field excursion to OceanaGold's Macraes Goldmine in Otago recently. Today the Otago Daily Times reported that OceanaGold became a $1 billion-plus company a day earlier, hitting a record share price high following announcement of its inclusion on two international rating indexes o...
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• Mentor Programme: Student Adrian Eggenberger from Switzerland and bank manager, David Tapp

  This year the School of Business has launched a new one-on-one mentoring programme for all Otago MBA students.  The programme provides mentors for every full-time MBA student in what will be a year-long partnership. Olga Meglinskaya, manager of the Otago MBA, said the mentoring programme had attracted a diverse, accomplished and experien...
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