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Eastern Institute of Technology

{{Short description|Tertiary education institution in New Zealand}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox university

| name = Eastern Institute of Technology

| native_name = Te Aho A Māui

| image = frameless

| caption = EIT logo

| motto = Educate, Innovate, Transform

| tagline =

| established = 4 October 1975

| faculty = 340 FTE Staffhttps://www.eit.ac.nz/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/FINAL-EIT-Annual-Report-2016-Web-version-02.05.2017.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}

| president = Chris Collins

| head_label =

| head =

| students = 10,222 individual student or 4,597EFTS (2016)

| city = Napier

| country = New Zealand

| coor = {{coord|-39.5468|176.8385|region:NZ_type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| affiliations = Public NZ TEI

| website ={{URL|https://www.eit.ac.nz/}}

{{URL|https://international.eit.ac.nz}}

}}

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The Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) is a government owned tertiary education institution with three campuses: Hawke’s Bay, Auckland, and Gisborne, New Zealand. It is also referred to as EIT Hawke's Bay, EIT Tairāwhiti, and EIT Auckland. EIT serves as the main regional higher education centre for the Hawke's Bay and Gisborne regions.

It has two faculties. The Faculty of Educations, Humanities, and Health Science includes Te Ūranga Waka – Te Whatukura, Toihoukura, Education and Social Sciences, Health and Sport Science and Nursing schools, and an Ideaschool. The Faculty of Commerce and Technology includes Tourism and Hospitality, English Language Centre, Trades and Technology, Business, Computing and Applied Science schools.{{cite web|url=http://www.newzealandeducated.com/int/en/institution/80|title=Eastern Institute of Technology, Hawke's Bay : New Zealand Educated|access-date=2015-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705121943/http://www.newzealandeducated.com/int/en/institution/80|archive-date=2008-07-05|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eit.ac.nz/about_eit/annual_reports.aspx|title=Annual Reports|access-date=2015-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014090226/http://www.eit.ac.nz/about_eit/annual_reports.aspx|archive-date=2008-10-14|url-status=dead}}

The Eastern Institute of Technology has a {{convert|28|ha|adj=on}} main campus in Taradale, a suburb in Napier. It is situated between the twin cities of Napier and Hastings, (approximately {{convert|9|km||abbr=on}} from Napier, and 11 km from Hastings), which together comprise the fifth largest urban area in New Zealand. There are also additional campuses in Tairāwhiti and Auckland on Queen Street.[http://www.hbtoday.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3775544&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection= Community campus off to exciting start – Hawkes Bay Today – 2008-06-13 13:55:00.0 – localnews] EIT also has learning centres in Hastings, Waipukurau, Ruatoria, Tokomaru Bay, Wairoa and a centre in Maraenui, a suburb of the city of Napier.

History

The Eastern Institute of Technology, as it is named today, was officially opened as the Hawke's Bay Community College by the Minister of Education, Phil Amos. Mr Amos laid the foundation stone, on 4 October 1975. In 1987 the Hawke's Bay Community College was renamed the Hawke's Bay Polytechnic. The next name change – to the ”Eastern Institute of Technology" occurred in 1996, the Institute's 21st year.{{cite web|url=http://www.eit.ac.nz/about_eit/history.aspx|title=History|access-date=2014-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014090321/http://www.eit.ac.nz/about_eit/history.aspx|archive-date=2008-10-14|url-status=dead}} The site of the main campus was donated to the people of Hawke's Bay at the time of the province's centenary by the late Margaret Hetley and in memory of her husband, Arnaud.

EIT had 10,000 students in 2014. Approximately 400 international students study at EIT each year and come from over 40 different countries. It has its own Student Village across the road from the Hawke's Bay campus.{{cite web|url=http://www.newzealand.com/travel/accommodation/accommodation-options/operator-details.cfm/businessactivityid/182815/regionid/8/startrow/5/endrow/0/qualmarkcategory/3/activitycategoryid/2/seed/0.html|title=EIT Hawkes Bay Student Residential Village > Holiday Parks > New Zealand}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eit.ac.nz/student_residential_village/student_residential_village_default.aspx|title=Student Residential Village|access-date=2014-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502114814/http://www.eit.ac.nz/student_residential_village/student_residential_village_default.aspx|archive-date=2008-05-02|url-status=dead}}File:eit signposts.jpgA campus-wide wireless network, EIT Anywhere, allows students to use laptops or other mobile devices on campus. EIT Online, EIT's learning management system, allows students and staff to share information, communicate and interact through online course sites. It is powered by Moodle, and in October 2008 EIT Hawke's Bay hosted the annual Moodle conference.{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/28232838@N03/2927015337/in/set-72157607885363374/|title=MoodleMootNZ08 at EIT Hawke's Bay}} with Martin Dougiamas as keynote speaker. The MoodleMoot was successful and described as "brilliantly run, fantastic speakers".http://www.moodleman.net/archives/232 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119134830/http://www.moodleman.net/archives/232 |date=2008-11-19 }} Live-blogging MoodleMootNZ08

In January 2011, EIT Hawkes Bay officially merged with Tairawhiti Polytechnic in Gisborne. On 1 April 2020, Eastern Institute of Technology was subsumed into New Zealand Institute of Skills & Technology alongside the 15 other Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs).{{cite news |last1=Kenny |first1=Lee |title=Wanted: 'Sophisticated' leader to head NZ's mega polytech |url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/116969565/wanted-sophisticated-leader-to-head-nzs-mega-polytech |access-date=7 March 2020 |work=Stuff |date=29 October 2019}}

Courses

In 2015 the teacher student ratio was 14.5:1.{{cite web|url=http://www.eit.ac.nz/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/EIT-Annual-Report-2015-WebFinal-1.pdf |title=EIT Hawkes Bay, Annual Report 2015 |website=www.eit.ac.nz |date=2016-04-01 |access-date=2017-02-27}} EIT aims to meet the demands of the region's key industry groups as well as the wider employment market, and networks closely with the community. Programmes such as Viticulture, Wine and Food Science and Nursing are unique to the region.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}}

There are now more than 130 programmes offered at masters, postgraduate, degree, diploma or certificate level, across a range of subject areas including:

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  • Agriculture
  • Animal Care and Vet Nursing
  • Art, Design, Video, Music and Fashion
  • Business
  • Computing and Information Technology
  • Education
  • English Language Courses
  • Grapegrowing and Winemaking{{cite web|url=https://www.eit.ac.nz/|title=EIT Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti|website=EIT Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti}}
  • Hair, Beauty and Massage
  • Health and Development
  • Horticulture
  • Maori Studies
  • Nursing and Health Professions
  • Trades and Technology
  • Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Sport and Recreation
  • Tourism and Hospitality

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Notable staff and alumni

References

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External links

  • [http://www.eit.ac.nz EIT Hawke's Bay]
  • [http://www2.eit.ac.nz/library/index.html EIT Libraries]

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Category:Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Category:Napier, New Zealand

Category:Education in Hawke's Bay

Category:1975 establishments in New Zealand

Category:2020 disestablishments in New Zealand

Category:Universities and colleges in New Zealand