Otago MBA Blog

• Otago MBA Super September Speaker Series

  The following selection of Otago MBA speaker events are being opened to the public in September as part of MBS 35s study of International Business and because September 2011 in New Zealand is worth celebrating not just because of the Rugby World Cup. See all these events listed on Facebook for more details and speaker biographies. 
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• Dates for 2011

  16 Feb 2011: Revised start dates and holidays for the Otago MBA 2011 intake are listed below.   Otago MBA 2011 Calendar 24 January MBA 35 commences on campus with Orientation Week 31 January Term One classes begin 11 April Term One exam week begins 18 April Holidays begin (one week)     27 ...
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• Second snow storm this winter

  Snow has caused the closure of schools and public transport across the city for the second time this year. However, the University of Otago remains officially open. An adverse weather notice on the University website requests that "students and staff please take care when travelling in snowy or icy conditions" today. BMBA 511 Operational Exce...
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• Guest Speaker: Dave Butler-Peck from Trade Aid

  Students from Otago MBA 35 got a taste of Trade Aid's history, vision and famous milk chocolate at yesterday evening's presentation by Dave Butler-Peck – a man who has worked with the organisation for the last 3 years and has a strong belief in Trade Aid's mission. Everyone in the audience was inspired by the story of Vi and Richard Cot...
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• NBR Audacious 2011 Launch

  The NBR Online Audacious competition is back for another year. Its official launch party is this Thursday, 31 March at 5.30pm in the School of Business Atrium. To kick-off this year‟s competition Hamish Pinkham, founder of Rhythm and Vines, will be the guest speaker at Thursday night‟s event, letting you in on the secrets of how to tak...
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• Cruising on the Otago Harbour

  10 March 2011 Otago MBA 35 recently took time out from Term One studies to get on the water for a cruise on the local Dunedin tourist vessel, the Monarch. The evening cruise around Otago Harbour provided a great opportunity to see the beauty of the Dunedin's natural landscape as well as some well relaxation from hectic Term One studies.  Stu...
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• Term One Timetable Released

  The Term One timetable for MBA35 was announced today and is available on the Otago MBA Live Timetable in Google Calendar. This is the first term of an improved curriculum announced in 2010 which sees the number of core papers condensed from 17 to 13. Term One subjects are Accounting, Organisationsational Leadership, Economics, Business L...
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