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Biomass power production will play an important part in the sustainable energy future. So when the call came to academically contribute to sustainability, three EIT academics jumped at the opportunity. Dr Harisinh Parmar our Lab coordinator, Dr Milind Siddhpura, Course coordinator for Mechanical Engineering and Dr Arti Siddhpura a Lecturer...Read More

World Ocean Day is here for us all, including engineers, to think about what we can do to protect our precious oceans. In 2022 World Ocean Day is changing. If you’re a supporter of the annual event that focuses on the ocean you would have noticed the logo changed this...Read More

Dr Steve Mackay, the Dean of Engineering at the Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) travelled to South Africa from Australia in March this year, after a two-year hiatus. Setting up: Lecturers and students at TUT get ready for the presentation by Steve McKay. It was wonderful to be back in...Read More

When it comes to automation and bold headlines like ‘robots taking human jobs’ one thing is almost never mentioned – how humans are able to keep their jobs despite digitization. A big factor that allows humans to still outperform machines and automation is the application of soft skills. Robots have...Read More

A group of lecturers and students from the EIT Melbourne Campus Master of Engineering (Industrial Automation) program visited Elenium Automation in May. This visit showed the practical science of AI technologies and covered self-help automation at airports, and how these technologies are improving user experiences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smZjw-KGvP4 Elenium Automation is an...Read More

The saying trains, planes and automobiles to describe movement is fast becoming outdated. Drones, hydrogen and rapid speed need to get added to the list, as transport is set to change when you look at the trends and advancements in the industry. Photo by Michael Fousert on Unsplash Electric cars...Read More

Back in 2019 EIT’s Dean of Engineering Steve Mackay said that many of the technological advancements in the world are changing the landscape of the engineering industry, and engineering micro-credentials could be the ultimate answer to this rapid change. It is creating gaps in practical knowledge. Working engineers as a...Read More

Johann van den Bergh grew up on a farm in South Africa, and thanks to his dad that was always tinkering in the garage a career in engineering just made sense. We spoke to Johann about how he realized the importance of soft skills for engineers. It was a long...Read More

Trains are good. Rail is considered an energy-efficient and the least carbon-intensive transport used in the world. And railway engineering is here to stay, for decades. Passenger and freight transport by extension is sustainable and does allow for better use of resources as well as efficient use of fuel. Even...Read More

EIT’s on-campus lecturer in Civil Engineering at Engineering Institute of Technology, Melbourne Campus, Dr Shasha Wang is a role model for many women in STEM. She is able to philosophize academia and the student experience and think about how it needs to improve. EIT Melbourne Campus Staff. Picture: Rolf Baum...Read More