GoGlobal Exchange Destinations
RC made this Official Information request to University of Otago
Currently waiting for a response from University of Otago, they must respond promptly and normally no later than (details and exceptions).
From: RC
Dear University of Otago,
I am writing to request information regarding the destinations offered through the GoGlobal exchange program and the students accepted. Please provide for the past 10 years the following information.
1. The number of applications received per exchange destination.
2. The number of places at each exchange destination.
3. A gender and ethnicity breakdown of students accepted to and rejected from the GoGlobal program.
4. A gender and ethnicity breakdown of students accepted to and rejected from their first choice of exchange destination.
Yours faithfully,
RC
From: UoO - Official Information Act
University of Otago
Tēnā koe RC
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.
If we have any questions or need to seek clarification on any points we will be in touch soon. Otherwise, we will seek to respond to your request as soon as practicable and no later than 20 working days after the date your request was received (by 18 October 2024). If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.
Ngā mihi
Kelsey
Kelsey Kennard (she/her)
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga
University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera
From: UoO - Official Information Act
University of Otago
Tēnā koe RC
I refer to your request for information dated 20 September 2024 made under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). You have requested data in relation to student exchanges at the University of Otago.
Your request in its current form is very complex and therefore we are likely to need to propose a charge or decline the request pursuant to section 18(f) of the Act as it will require substantial research and collation. This is particular so given that our systems do not hold the information to the level of detail that has been requested, and therefore to fulfil parts of your request, it is likely that we would need to individually investigate the student record of every student who has gone on exchange to collate the information you have requested.
However, proposing a charge or declining your request may not be necessary if the scope of your request can be clarified and/or limited so as to make the request practically manageable. For example, would data on the number of students who went on exchange each year from 2015 - 2024, broken down by destination country suffice?
We will wait to hear back from you before we continue to process your request. Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory timeframe for response - see section 15(1AA) of the Act.
In addition, we note that the eligibility criteria for the University of Otago Global Student Exchange is available on the following webpage: https://www.otago.ac.nz/study/otago-glob.... Generally, students who meet the eligibility criteria are accepted for their preferred exchange destination, however there may be cases where that is not possible (e.g., one of our exchange partners can only accommodate a certain number of Otago students).
Ngā mihi
Kelsey
Kelsey Kennard (she/her)
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga
University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera
From: RC
Dear UoO - Official Information Act,
Thank you for your prompt response. I am largely interested in the most popular exchange destinations currently. If it is simpler to provide, please provide me with, for the most recent exchange semester, how many applications were received and how many slots were available for each exchange destination, and if possible, a gender breakdown.
Yours sincerely,
RC
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