Business Degree in her sights now
December 29, 2020
As Kayla Karena Jordan hit wall after wall in her personal life a few years ago, she was not sure of her future at all. But the wrap around support of her EIT Whanau, followed by some...
Career change brought manager job in horticulture
December 21, 2020
Moving to a foreign country often forces people to change careers. This is certainly the case for Svetlana Drinnan. Originally from Moscow, Russia, Svetlana has studied economics and...
EIT’s new short course combines pottery and fine dining
December 20, 2020
Following the success of previous cookery short courses, EIT is now offering a unique short course where pottery meets fine dining. The course is run by local pottery artist Holly Morgan...
Diving into being a full-time artist
December 17, 2020
Katherine Quinn is an artist at heart – and she always has been. After working at EIT’s IDEAschool for 21 years, she now decided it was time to devote all her time to being a full-time...
Second degree paves the way to nursing career
December 14, 2020
Julian Kairau (Ngāpuhi) is one of the few male Bachelor of Nursing students at EIT. How the 27-year old got into nursing was not the typical route you would expect. Growing up, Julian loved...
Study took me out of my comfort zone but I liked it.
December 14, 2020
Malo e lelei. My name is Vakaola Tupouniua (known as Ola). I’m in my third year of the Bachelor in Business Studies programme at EIT, majoring in Management. I am a Tongan national....
Study helps adapt to lifestyle change
December 14, 2020
One visit to Gisborne was all it took for David Dollaga and his family to fall in love with the place. The family of six, originally from the Philippines, had lived in Auckland for a decade...
Returning to study after travelling the world
December 9, 2020
After decades of working as a chef and travelling the world, Annie Ellis has made the bold move to return to education. After she had qualified as a chef, Annie moved to Australia where she...
Language not a barrier when it comes to the love of cooking
December 8, 2020
My name is Dong Mei Sun. I come from the North-East of China. I decided to do the NZ Certificate in Baking Level 3 programme at EIT Tairāwhiti because I was interested to learn how the art of...
Sharing the knowledge of traditional Māori food gathering
December 8, 2020
This year, EIT has launched a Certificate in Māori Traditional Food Production, Harvest and Management at the regional learning centre in Waipukurau. The traditional food, or mahinga kai,...