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Environmental Management Students Dominate Three-minute Thesis Competition

Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 7:39 am | Southern Institute Of Technology

The annual Southern Institute of Technology Three-Minute Thesis Competition saw the School of Environmental Management dominate the results, taking out not just the main and runner-up oral presentation prizes, but also the first and highly commended ... More >>

Heading Microplastics Project Wins Environment Southland Award

Friday, 5 November 2021, 10:07 am | Southern Institute Of Technology

A microplastics citizen science project initiated in 2019 through the Southern Institute of Technology’s Bachelor of Environmental Management programme, is going from strength to strength - its latest recognition is winning the Environment Southland 2021 Environmental ... More >>

Creative Students Present 2021 Showcase

Thursday, 4 November 2021, 4:50 pm | Southern Institute Of Technology

It’s that time of year again, where Bachelor of Screen Arts students from the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) have pulled out all the stops to produce their annual, end-of-year ‘Think and Create’ showcase. The stunning multi-disciplinary ... More >>

SIT Develops New Training for Electric Vehicles

Friday, 10 September 2021, 11:12 am | Southern Institute Of Technology

Southern Institute of Technology’s latest offering in course development sees it maintain its place at the forefront of vocational tertiary education by making new technology training available, in the field of Electric Vehicles (EVs). More >>

SIT appoints Māori Development General Manager

Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 11:42 am | Southern Institute Of Technology

Southern Institute of Technology would like to announce the appointment of Dr Keri Milne-Ihimaera to the position of General Manager – Māori Development. More >>

Sustainable Partnership Yields No Waste Outcomes

Friday, 20 August 2021, 11:21 am | Southern Institute Of Technology

The idea of sleeping on plastic bottles may not sound very inviting or comfortable, but a microfibre filling being used extensively in bedding at Southern Institute of Technology’s student accommodation units, is made from exactly that - 100% recycled ... More >>

SIT Holds Inaugural Colombian Independence Day Ceremony

Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 4:03 pm | Southern Institute Of Technology

Colombian students at Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) are counting down the days to celebrate and show their patriotism on Colombian Independence Day, July 20th, because this year they are having their first ever ceremony at the Invercargill campus. ... More >>

Local Microplastics Project Secures Lottery Funding

Monday, 21 June 2021, 4:20 pm | Southern Institute Of Technology

An environmental research project on microplastics in Southland waterways by Southern Institute of Technology’s School of Environmental Management, has recently been successful in gaining funding from the Lottery Environment and Heritage Committee ... More >>

New Distance Learning Option For Introduction To Game Design

Thursday, 17 June 2021, 1:50 pm | Southern Institute Of Technology

The technology which allowed Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) arts students to quickly and successfully transition into home-based learning during lockdown in 2020, is being utilised to bring a new course to a broader audience across New Zealand, ... More >>

Congratulations Murray Bain, On Becoming An Officer Of The New Zealand Order Of Merit!

Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 1:25 pm | Southern Institute Of Technology

The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) offers sincere congratulations to Murray Bain for being awarded as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Murray is a valued member of the SIT Board ... More >>

Famous Chefs Luncheon More Than Great Food

Friday, 28 May 2021, 4:42 pm | Southern Institute Of Technology

Guest Chef Ethan Flack heads a team of SIT Cookery students as they prepare dessert for the Famous Young Chefs Degustation Luncheon, held recently. Supplied photo. Southlanders in the know were living large recently when they were treated to a smorgasbord of ... More >>

Southern Institute Of Technology Welcomes New Chief Executive

Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 9:21 am | Southern Institute Of Technology

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) board members, staff and students turned out in force to welcome new Chief Executive Onno Mulder at a pōwhiri marking his first day on the job on Monday. SIT Honorary Fellow and kaumatua Michael Skerrett ... More >>

SIT Student Film Wins Category In International Film Festival

Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 4:58 pm | Southern Institute Of Technology

SIT Screen Arts graduate Jerry Westaway has won a section of an International Film Festival with his documentary-style short film, The Green Revolution .  Southern Institute of Technology graduate Jerry Westaway has had a winning week with ... More >>

SIT Music And Audio Students Shine In Family Day Entertainment

Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 3:33 pm | Southern Institute Of Technology

Anderson Park was the place to be for the Invercargill City Council Parks Week celebrations recently, the sun shone and Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) music and audio students shone also; the iconic southern mansion provided an epic backdrop for the ... More >>

Southern Institute Of Technology Appoints New Chief Executive

Thursday, 22 April 2021, 11:09 am | Southern Institute Of Technology

The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Onno Mulder as its new Chief Executive. Onno was Chief Executive at City Care Limited, one of New Zealand’s largest infrastructure companies, for 15 years. He ... More >>

Southern Institute Of Technology To Become A Living Wage Employer

Monday, 19 April 2021, 2:18 pm | Southern Institute Of Technology

The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) is to become a Living Wage employer with payments backdated to 1 April 2021. The announcement affects only the small number of staff not already receiving the living wage, but Chair Alison Broad says it represents ... More >>

SIT Open Nights – Still Places Available For 2021

Monday, 25 January 2021, 4:09 pm | Southern Institute Of Technology

If you’re uncertain about what to do with your 2021, Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) has upcoming Open Nights to help make those important decisions. There are limited places available in some programmes for study this year, and the Open Nights ... More >>

SIT Students Selected To Present At National Freshwater Conference

Thursday, 10 December 2020, 4:39 pm | Southern Institute Of Technology

Two Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) Bachelor of Environmental Management year-3 students, Brennan Mair and Xinxin Zhang, were selected to present at the “Weathering the Storm” conference in Invercargill last week, highlighting quality research ... More >>

SIT Is Early Adopter Of Microsoft On Cloud Workstation Offer

Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 1:08 pm | Southern Institute Of Technology

  The Southern Institute of Technology is one of the first organisations in Australasia to undertake a new ‘workstation in the cloud’ collaboration with Microsoft. The offer from Microsoft was to help SIT’s IT team scale to meet the ... More >>

SIT’s Annual Free Pet Health Clinic A Runaway Success

Thursday, 22 October 2020, 5:47 pm | Southern Institute Of Technology

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) Veterinary Nursing students have been run off their feet by hundreds of furry paws this week, in the Free Annual Pet Health Clinic, with significantly more animals seen this year. At least 150 more pets than ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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