About EIT

Welcome to the Engineering Institute of Technology

We are a leading engineering and technology education and training provider, offering online and on-campus programs. Our wide range of courses is driven by industry experts to ensure students (whether starting out or in the workforce) develop the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the ever-evolving world of modern engineering.

Mission

Our mission is to deliver globally accessible education and training in engineering and technology that empowers students with future-ready skills, fosters innovation, and drives sustainable solutions through a digital learning ecosystem and industry collaboration. 

Vision

By 2036, EIT will be a globally recognized leader in applied engineering education and research, shaping sustainable technologies and advancing a digital learning ecosystem to create engineers who thrive in an interconnected, AI-driven world.

EIT’s Core Values

EIT’s values are an intrinsic part of its culture. The values listed below give a sense of identity and a context for all its activities. They include:

1. Excellence and Integrity

   Maintain the highest standards in education, research, professional practice, and workplace conduct, ensuring that both staff and students uphold scholarly integrity, professionalism, and a shared commitment to quality.

2. Digital Innovation and Ethics

   Embrace emerging technologies responsibly by fostering ethical, secure, and forward-thinking digital practices across teaching, learning, research, and internal operations. Staff and students alike are expected to use AI and data ethically and in alignment with EIT’s standards.

3. Global Citizenship and Collaboration

   Foster cross-cultural understanding, respectful engagement and meaningful partnerships both within EIT and globally. Staff and students work together as active contributors to addressing global engineering challenges through collaboration, inclusivity, and international perspectives.

4. Sustainability Leadership

   Commit to environmental stewardship and integrate sustainable practices across all teaching, learning, operations, and staff workplaces. Both staff and students are encouraged to model environmentally responsible behaviours and contribute to a culture of sustainability.

5. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

   Ensure access, representation, and fair treatment for all members of the EIT community—including women, Indigenous Australians, students and staff from diverse regions, cultures, and backgrounds. EIT promotes equitable opportunities, values individual contributions, and fosters a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all.

6. Lifelong Learning and Adaptability

   Promote continuous professional development and adaptability for both staff and students. EIT supports a culture that encourages everyone to grow, reskill, innovate, and embrace change in a rapidly evolving engineering and digital landscape.

Our Academic Integrity

EIT places significant emphasis on academic integrity, considering it essential for every student’s success. Through investments in invigilation tools like the IRIS software, despite challenges such as Generative AI, EIT ensures rigorous assessments, instilling confidence in both students and employers regarding the integrity of EIT graduates’ qualifications. Read more about EIT’s Academic Integrity.

Registration Details and Information Sets

EIT’s registration as a higher education provider can be viewed on the National Register. For more information:

Student Enrolments Higher Education

EIT currently has approximately 1313 students enrolled across all Higher Education course offerings. Student enrolment forecast totals include new entrants and continuing students. Forecasts for future student enrolments for Higher Education courses to be offered in 2020 are as follows:

Postgraduate Degrees (all specializations): 639

Undergraduate Degrees (all specializations): 674

Where do our students come from?

The below map shows the distribution of EIT students around the world. With students and alumni from over 140+ countries, EIT is at the forefront of
international education

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Interesting Facts

• EIT is one of the only institutes specializing in engineering and offering students study pathways from diplomas all the way through to a doctoral degree.
• This EIT student was on a mission in Antarctica. The hilarious photograph was taken during one of his webinars; he was completing an online advanced diploma.
• The incredible man, and inventor of the PLC – Dick Morley – was a lecturer at EIT; we now have a scholarship named after him.
• EIT (under IDC Technologies’ umbrella) has trained thousands of personnel in companies such as Rio Tinto, Shell, BP, Tata and Toyota.
• EIT developed IRIS Invigilation to be used as an inhouse tool to allow students to sit exams from anywhere in the world and deter and detect academic misconduct in online exams. The software is now also used by other education providers, including the University of South Africa (UNISA) that has over 430,000 students.

• Our staff are citizens of the world, coming originally from far and wide: England, USA, Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Botswana, Malaysia, New Zealand, India, China, Columbia, France, Poland, Japan, Mauritius, Venezuela, Thailand, Brazil, Russia, Nigeria, Lebanon and Zimbabwe.
• These are the languages that they speak (other than English): Korean, Mandarin, Gujarati, Hindi, Spanish, Greek, Dutch, French, Tagalog, Thai, Portuguese, Russian, IsiXhosa, Afrikaans, Shona, Tsonga, Siswati, Ndebele, Tshivenda, IsiZulu, Tswana and Southern Sesotho.
• We have sent trainers to all corners of the world, such as Azerbaijan, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Mauritius and Bahrain, to deliver onsite training to our clients.