News - Applied Science

EIT geared to help East Coast skills shortage
January 7, 2019

There will be over 2800 new jobs created each year for the next four years on the East Coast, and EIT graduates will be well placed to fill them. Infometrics data is used by the tertiary...

Introducing Mary
November 5, 2018

EIT’s commitment to Pasifika students was strengthened when Mary Suni Robertson joined our Pasifika student support team. Mary works from the Pouwhirinaki walk-in space in the Hawke’s Bay...

Science Fair a Student Drawcard
September 10, 2018

Established more than 50 years ago, the highly successful Hawke’s Bay Science and Technology Fair continues to be a highlight of the school year.  The annual competition attracts entries from...

Savouring the Sweet Taste of Success
February 22, 2018

Having gained the National Certificate in Horticulture (Advanced Level 4), Karen Christy is keen for further study.       Senior supervisor on a Mr Apple orchard in Clive, she is taking up...

Hastings Girls’ Shines At Science Fair
December 16, 2015

A will to reduce the use of plastics and a listless goldfish swimming at the bottom of a fish tank prompted winning projects in this year’s EIT-sponsored Hawke’s Bay Science and Technology...

EIT Celebrating Māori Language Week 2015
July 22, 2015

EIT is to be a showcase for the Māori language next week, with daily activities celebrating and promoting te reo.EIT’s Māori and Pasifika liaison advisor Lee Kershaw-Karaitiana says the school...

Picking up the Dropped Stitch
June 11, 2014

Annaliese Bond’s stepping stone  to a career path was studying for  EIT’s Certificate in Science. “If I hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t have  had the confidence to go on to study...

More fee free study places
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...

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...

Second Science Fair Win for Napier Student
September 17, 2012

Taradale High School student Kate Gear is amazed to have won the EIT Hawke’s Bay Science and Technology Fair for the second successive year. With an eye for stories in the public eye, the...