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January 23, 2014
EIT youth scholarships, partially funded by the government’s Youth Guarantee (YG) scholarship scheme, has now been extended to 18 and 19 year olds who wish to study up to Level 3. In...
Studying Animal Care A Pathway To New Career
July 16, 2013
After qualifying and working as a landscaper for five years, SPCA inspector Simon Kale decided he would rather work with animals than plants and trees. “I was looking for a change and saw...
Maori Name For EIT
July 1, 2013
Te Aho a Māui is to sit alongside EIT- Eastern Institute of Technology as the formal Māori name for the East Coast’s leading tertiary education institution. Fittingly, says EIT chief...
Land Skills Study Helps Earth Wayward School Leaver
August 13, 2012
Former “wild child”, Carissa Looij credits EIT with helping her grow and find a career direction. Unquestionably bright, Carissa found school “all too regimented”. Before allowing...
Students get a taste of EIT
August 13, 2012
July school holidays saw over 200 students from around Hawke’s Bay participate in EIT’s short taster workshops. Designed to provide a ‘teaser’ of different tertiary study options, these...
EIT’s Associate Professors to Deliver Public Lectures
July 30, 2012
EIT will be upholding an academic tradition in staging a series of lectures delivered by the six associate professors appointed by the institute late last year. EIT research director Professor...
Otatara Trust Scholarships Announced
April 30, 2012
The five students awarded Otatara Trust Scholarships this year will each receive $2500. The scholarship selection panel said the calibre of applicants was once again high, and all were...
EIT Celebrates Record Graduate Numbers
March 19, 2012
The Eastern Institute of Technology has plenty to celebrate at Friday’s graduation ceremony (23 March) at which a record number of diploma, degree and post graduate qualifications will be...
Hands-On Course Sets Students Up For Further Tertiary Learning
July 13, 2011
Napier teenager Carissa Looij is feeling more confident about shaping her future direction after completing a new land skills course offered at EIT. The 17-year-old didn’t enjoy...
EIT Students Get a Taste of Land Skills
July 13, 2011
Those who enjoy a hands-on approach to learning with the outdoors as their classroom are likely to find EIT’s Certificate in Applied Practical Skills – Land Skills a good fit. Students...