Research examining benefits of outdoor learning
February 15, 2021
A collaborative research project called ‘Learning in Nature’ has seen EIT and University of Waikato researchers, team up to actively explore education and nature connectivity. The...
The remarkable life of Jerome Spencer
February 15, 2021
"Lifting Horizons: Anne Elizabeth Jerome Spencer, a biography" is a book about the remarkable life of the founder of New Zealand Women’s Institutes, written by EIT Research Professor Kay Morris...
Studying automotive at EIT leads student to dream job
February 12, 2021
Spending a day a week in a workshop as part of his automotive course led Marshall Jones exactly where he wanted to be. The 19-year-old left school and decided to go to EIT and learn something to...
Glass always half full for Local Hero and EIT lecturer Rebecca Clarke
February 11, 2021
For EIT senior lecturer Rebecca Clarke 2020 ended with a success, or, more precisely, a series of successes. First she received the Most Inspiring Teacher Award for her work with the Lion...
EIT Environmental student prepares to go off grid
February 10, 2021
For Jennifer Gale (Ngāi Tahu), last year’s lockdown has been a blessing in disguise. The 30-year-old EIT student took the times of upheaval as a chance to reinvent her career –and hop on...
New Social Work Lecturer offers diversity for students
February 9, 2021
The assassination of two gay activists in Bangladesh in 2016 hit new EIT Tairāwhiti Bachelor of Social Work lecturer, Kanamik Khan hard. This tragedy marked the beginning of...
Internships lead to first graduate jobs
February 9, 2021
New Zealand Diploma in Tourism graduates Melissa Hellyer and Thomas Crarer (Ngāti Porou) were snapped up by the National Aquarium in Napier. Shortly after they completed their internships,...
EIT to offer bite-size learning for education and health professionals
February 4, 2021
From March, EIT will again be offering a suite of micro-credentials targeting professionals in the education, health and wellbeing sectors: Whakawhanaungatanga – Rapport 101, Communication...
Excellent horticulture students honoured at awards ceremony
February 1, 2021
Last Thursday evening, the Hawke’s Bay Fruitgrowers’ Association (HBFA) held their annual awards ceremony at Toitoi – Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre. Looking back on a...