News - Sports Scholars

EIT – Sport HB Sports Scholar – Keegan Merwood
November 7, 2016

This year has been a massive learning curve for me in terms of being able to cope with study and juggling sports commitments as well. The second semester has been really busy with lots of big...

EIT – Sport HB Sport Scholar – Ruben Parker
November 7, 2016

A lot has happened since my last blog.  My ankle injury is well and truly behind me and I am pleased with my academic results so far.  The end of the winter season was quite disappointing as we...

EIT – Sport HB Sports Scholar – Taylor Pettinari
November 7, 2016

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to compete at an international level in Hawaii, representing New Zealand in cheerleading.  The competition was an amazing experience and I recommend to...

Sports Scholar – Ben Stoyanoff
October 17, 2016

It has become very busy as I move into the last part of EIT’s academic year.  I am currently finishing off my last essay assignments which are based on the arts and literacy – both of which...

Old World Influences Degree Studies
May 12, 2016

Old World culture helped shape EIT degree student Ruben Parker when he was growing up in Spain, where his parents worked as missionaries.Living in Galicia in Spain’s northwest, the local way of...

Sport Scholars Update – Ben Stoyanoff
May 12, 2016

My name is Ben Stoyanoff and I’m in my second year of study for the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) at EIT.  I’m 21 years old and decided on primary teaching as a career after leaving school...

Local Sports Stars Awarded Scholarships
April 8, 2016

Five talented athletes have scored prestigious scholarships that are helping them study while pursuing their sporting ambitions in Hawke’s Bay.The Sport Hawke’s Bay and EIT sport scholarship...

Hawke’s Bay Keeps Hawks’ Star
April 8, 2016

Rising basketball star Mataeus Marsh’s future as a player for the Indigo Bay Hawks has been secured, with the talented 19-year-old now studying at EIT on a newly-launched Hawks sports...

Top Hawke’s Bay Cyclist Moving for Dream Job
November 25, 2015

Nearing the end of degree studies at EIT, Hannah van Kampen has already scored a job that underpins her road cycling ambitions. Para Cycling New Zealand has assigned Hannah to work with...

Diploma on Way to Silver Fern Glory
September 21, 2015

When you’re a top-ranked sportsman with Olympic aspirations, it’s a huge help to have the backing of your tertiary study provider. Tayler Reid, who has a hat-trick of New...