About the University of Otago

The University of Otago is New Zealand’s first university and a vibrant international centre of learning. It was established in 1869 by Scottish settlers with a strong conviction in the transforming power of education. Today the University has about 20,000 students, from all over New Zealand and from nearly 100 countries around the world.

Otago has many distinctive features. It is New Zealand’s most research-intensive university, and the highest ranked for the quality of its research. Otago academics have won the largest share of the prestigious Marsden Fund for five years in a row. 

Although the University has grown considerably over recent decades, it still forms a remarkable academic community.

Otago MBA students are in regular contact with senior academics aided by the small but extremely high quality MBA intake.

There are superb facilities available to all students at the University of Otago catering to a wide range of cultural and sporting activities. Next year will see the opening of the second largest covered stadium in the southern hemisphere, which is being built on our campus.

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