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Q:   What are the admission requirements for Otago MBA for international students?
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International students are required to meet certain admission requirements to study an MBA at the University of Otago. This is a two-year program, and below are its eligibility requirements: 

  • International applicants must have an undergraduate degree with an acceptable level of management experience. 
  • Work experience of 3 years is required
  • GMAT is required, and a score of 550 or higher is required 
  • Students are required to meet English language proficiency requirements with an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent (such as TOEFL iBT 90+, PTE 58+, or Duolingo 120+)
  • An ECE evaluation report is needed along with official academic transcripts, proof of English proficiency, and a copy of their passport
Q:   How is MBA at University of Otago?
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MBA is one of the best courses offered in University of Otago. With help of this Mentioned below are details of University of Otago MBA-

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Duration

24 months

Annual Fee

NZ$ 76,240

Accreditation

EQUIS and AASCB

Specializations/Electives

Business Law

Markets and Value Creation

Transformational Leadership

Business Economics

People and Culture

Accounting

Q:   What are the key features and structure of the MBA programme at the University of Otago for international students?
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The Otago MBA is ranked the best in New Zealand, and it is internationally accredited by EQUIS and AACSB, which are two of the most reputed accreditations in the world, and very universities have both of these. Below are the key features of the Otago MBA

  • It is a two-phase full-time programme starting in March each year.
  • Phase one of the MBA course at this university involves 10 months of on-campus study, which covers ten important core papers with a live case study. 
  • Phase two is flexible and includes on-campus electives, international exchange with a Business project lasting 6 to 12 months.
  • There is a strong emphasis on practical experiences, networking, and career development. 
  • Allowing personalized mentoring and interactive learning, the Otago MBA class size is small. 

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INR 34.16 L
INR 12.02 L
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INR 47.34 L
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The University of Otago offers only 6 B.E/B.Tech courses for its students for a period of three years. The tuition fee for the course lies somewhere between INR 18.79 L – 24.21 L.

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Indian students who are starting the Bachelor's courses at the University of Otago can avail University of Otago Global scholarships. The scholarship value is NZD 15,000 (Around INR 8.45 L). No extra scholarship is required for this and students are considered automatically. 

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The University of Otago Master of Social and Community Work (Applied) is of 2 years. The international student fee is NZD 45,570 (Around INR 26 L). For admission to this course, a Bachelor's degree is required. Course is available both on campus and via distance education. 

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As per an unofficial source, the University of Otago acceptance rate is around 73% which means that this university is not that selective. Indian students would require to meet the Otago University admission requirements as given below - 

  • Relevant qualification 
  • Min score of 75% overall 
  • English langua

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Divya Shukla

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It may be moderately hard for Indian students to get into the University of Otago as its acceptance rate is around 58% to 65%

For most standard undergrads and postgraduate degrees, admission to Otago University is pretty much guaranteed the students meet the base requirements. 

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University CityDunedin, Other - New Zealand, New Zealand
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