Eastern Institute of Technology - Latest News [Page 11]
Action Replay For Local Talent
Friday, 21 February 2014, 4:14 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Veteran cameraman Peter Janes is focusing this year on teaching EIT’s Screen Production students the wide range of skills he’s acquired during a 40-year career in the television and filming industry. More >>
Trades Academy Intake Continues To Grow
Friday, 21 February 2014, 2:09 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Hawke’s Bay Schools Trades Academy @ EIT welcomed 260 high school students yesterday (Friday, 21 February) in the third year for the highly successful partnership between the region’s secondary schools and EIT. More >>
Top Creatives Join Ideaschool Team
Thursday, 13 February 2014, 11:09 am | Eastern Institute of Technology
Two leading academics and art practitioners have joined EIT ideaschool's permanent staff to add further weight to the education offered to visual arts and design students. More >>
Power Paddling to Success
Tuesday, 14 January 2014, 12:23 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Hawke’s Bay sprint kayaker Aimee Fisher is power paddling into another challenging year as she works towards her dream of competing in the 2016 Olympics and continues degree studies at EIT. More >>
Young Hawke’s Bay Designers to Exhibit Overseas
Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 4:57 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Hawke’s Bay artists Liam Farrell and Toby Vanderspeck are two of just nine emerging New Zealand designers selected to showcase their work at an international exhibition being staged in Germany in March. More >>
‘Grease Monkey’ Loves Learning Trade Skills
Monday, 9 December 2013, 2:51 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Teena Boxer’s ambition is to be a diesel mechanic and to drive a Holden V8, so it would be fair to say she has a passion for motors and cars. “I love everything about them, the speed, even the sound. I am a grease monkey.” says the 18-year-old ... More >>
Award-Winning Educator to Teach Te Reo Online
Monday, 9 December 2013, 2:50 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Ko Hikurangi te maunga, ko Waiapu te awa, ko Horouta te waka, ko Rongohaere te marae, ko Te Whānau a Rakairoa, ko Hinerupe ngā hapū, ko Ngāti te iwi. The “matriarch of Te Manga Māori”, Materoa Haenga will be the lecturer for EIT’s Bachelor of ... More >>
Tourism and Travel Studies Lead To Great Job
Monday, 9 December 2013, 2:49 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Loving her job at Hawke’s Bay Tourism, Jenna Mabey says she definitely made the right choice in studying for EIT’s Diploma in Tourism and Travel. Jenna achieved good grades in tourism and travel classes at Dannevirke High School, so she decided ... More >>
Bootcamp Launches Trades Training Scheme
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 4:52 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
A six-week “bootcamp” is kicking off an EIT and Youth Quest initiative aimed at helping at-risk Maori and Pacific Island youth into trades training and jobs. More >>
Music Studies Finish On a High Note
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 4:03 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
In a final, polished performance staged at Shed 2, EIT music students showcased skills they have fine-tuned over the past year. While tutors were there assessing the students on their performances, the evening was also a celebration – the “wrap party” ... More >>
Variety Captured In Graduate Art
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 3:08 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
A dazzling diversity of art and design was unveiled at the ideaschool graduate exhibition opening held on campus at EIT Hawke’s Bay last week. More >>
Screen Production Students Premiere Their Movies
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 1:03 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
At the invitation-only evening staged at Napier’s Reading Cinema, 17 final-year students showcased their scriptwriting, design, directing, acting, camera, lighting, sound and editing skills with movies covering genres that included drama, the surreal, ... More >>
Young Canadian Chooses EIT for Wine Studies
Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 3:16 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Touring New Zealand during his gap year, Canadian Wes Johnson never dreamt he would return to study wine science at EIT. Like many school leavers, Wes wasn’t too sure about what tertiary course to take at university in Canada. More >>
Transformers – More than Meet the Eye
Thursday, 7 November 2013, 4:16 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
EIT ideaschool student Tara Cooney is using her artistic skills to weave great yarns about Napier’s heritage. More >>
Award Winner Happy Making Art
Thursday, 7 November 2013, 4:05 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Winner of this year’s prestigious David Fine Scholarship, Susan Mabin experienced “an explosion of creativity” when she launched into art studies at EIT’s ideaschool. More >>
Ideaschool’s Reshaped Degree Attracts Other Educators
Wednesday, 6 November 2013, 11:56 am | Eastern Institute of Technology
Interest in EIT’s project-based arts and design degree has triggered Government-funded research aimed at helping other tertiary educators develop similar programmes. More >>
Lecture on Women’s Role in Reducing Child Abuse Rates
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 11:04 am | Eastern Institute of Technology
Former prison manager Celia Lashlie is to deliver a free public lecture at EIT Hawke’s Bay. More >>
Young Film Maker Basks in International Limelight
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 12:26 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Trained at the Eastern Institute of Technology in Hawke’s Bay, film maker Mathew Watkins has hit the big time in the USA with a huge win at the internationally-acclaimed Atlanta Horror Film Festival. More >>
Kiwi Makes the Cut for US Film Festival
Friday, 11 October 2013, 3:17 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
The last fortnight has been a scramble for EIT-trained filmmaker Mathew Watkins, fast-tracking a passport and booking flights to see his short movie Divide make its international debut at the upcoming Atlanta Horror Film Festival. More >>
Vet Nurse Relishes Late Vocation
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 3:25 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Helping treat injured and sick animals is sometimes sad, occasionally dangerous but always exciting, Yvonne Haren says of working as a veterinary nurse. More >>
