Kaupapa key for new ICT team
March 10, 2020
A new start-up software development company aims to be the No.1 Māori information and communications technology (ICT) provider for Tairāwhiti. The five-member team behind the business want to...
Computing degree lands graduate a dream job
January 31, 2020
From thinking he might seek a trades career, former Lytton High School student Roy Boustead now has a dream job in data analytics and management with Trust Tairāwhiti, thanks to the opportunities...
New postgraduate programmes cover latest digital know-how
January 16, 2020
EIT’s Schools of Business & Computing are starting the new academic year with the introduction of a suite of new programmes focusing on digital business. The Master of Digital Business,...
Alison Clear first New Zealander to win prestigious international award
December 5, 2019
It is with great pleasure that EIT’s School of Computing can announce that Associate Professor Alison Clear from the Auckland campus will receive the 2020 SIGCSE Lifetime Service Award. The...
EIT re-opens City Student Studio for the summer
December 3, 2019
Today, EIT re-opened the City Student Studio in Lower Emerson Street to continue the success story of last summer. The vibrant co-working office is a collaboration between EIT, the University...
Schools of Computing & Business celebrate students’ success
November 27, 2019
On Tuesday EIT’s Schools of Business & Computing held their traditional end-of-year Poster Evening with over 70 students, staff and industry representatives attending. For Dr David...
EIT’s GovHack team wins international People’s Choice Award
November 15, 2019
This week EIT’s School of Computing celebrated the successful student competitors at GovHack 2019, one of the world’s largest open data competitions. At the GovHack National Awards on 2...
Students proving age is no barrier to robotics
November 7, 2019
The most popular programme at the Tairāwhiti Trades Academy at EIT this year would have to be the Level 3 Trades Academy Computer Technology drone making course, which has achieved the...
Jo’s extraordinary journey from student to lecturer
November 4, 2019
It all began with a computer. Of Ngāti Kahungunu descent Jo Heperi was born and bred in Takapau, twenty minutes from Waipukurau. Jo worked as rouser (wool sorter) for half of her life while...
EIT lecturer amongst the country’s best tertiary teachers
October 9, 2019
EIT is delighted to announce that Associate Professor Kathryn MacCallum from EIT’s School of Computing is one of the ten finalists announced for New Zealand’s Tertiary Teaching Excellence...