While the state of Texas scrambles to restore power to millions of people, questions are beginning to arise about how the state was so ill-equipped for last week's disastrous blackouts and what can be done to ensure this does not happen again.   Many factors led to the history making power outage, and officials...Read More

In 2021, the Australian Government is providing additional short course Commonwealth supported places (CSPs) for higher education across a range of disciplines as part of the Job-ready Graduates package. These places will support students to undertake higher education in order to prepare our nation and workforce to move out of...Read More

We're living in a time of rapid change. Technology trends, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, are allowing for more efficient workplace environments. As the engineering industry is characterized by innovation and progression, the digital revolution is transforming the field as we know it. So, what are some of...Read More

Dear EIT Community, Congratulations on completing 2020! A challenging year as we faced arguably the toughest health crisis of our generation, provoking extra thought into the solutions technical and Engineering fraternities develop and presenting opportunities that require us to rethink and innovate for the future. To the students and lecturers,...Read More

Engineering graduates require an ever-increasing range of skills to maintain relevance within the job market. Communication skills are a vital component of this, recognized by both academia and industry alike. Learning how to communicate effectively is an essential element that technicians or in-training engineers can learn to prepare them for...Read More

Hendrik van Heerden is a skilled Mobile Crane Specialist and is also currently studying EIT's Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering) through our online delivery mode. For his final year project, Hendrik literally got ‘hands-on’ with his endeavors. Inspired by the intertwining of the biomedical and mechanical engineering fields, he has...Read More

If 2020 has taught the world anything, it is that the internet is an invaluable commodity. The COVID-19 pandemic digitally transformed almost every aspect of our daily lives. It also further highlighted just how many people across the globe are without reliable access to the internet. However, increasing access to...Read More

Rolls-Royce has recently announced their pledge to create 6,000 jobs in the United Kingdom as part of their plans to build 16 small nuclear power stations. The announcement comes with the backdrop of the global energy sector facing increasing pressure to embrace renewable energy technologies. The mini nuclear power stations...Read More

Calendared by the United Nations in 1989, Africa Industrialization Day represents a unique opportunity for policymakers, business leaders, development partners, and other individuals to raise awareness about the transformational opportunities that industrialization could have within Africa. The driving force behind historical structural change has often been industry. For example, the...Read More

Like most areas of society, engineering education has undergone profound change during the COVID-19 pandemic. Closed campuses have meant many engineering faculties around the world have had to look towards online delivery, technologically transforming the education field. However, from the eyes of engineering education experts, this development has been a...Read More