Practical Positives of the Engineering Internship
EIT’s courses are specifically designed to balance academic excellence and preparing our students for the competitive engineering jobs market. One critical aspect of preparing for a career in the sector…
Texas Blackouts: How a Cold Snap Left the State in Darkness
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…
EIT Student Ambassadors 2021 Announcement
The Engineering Institute of Technology is proud to announce Douglas Mugweni and Aaron Brook as EIT Student Ambassadors for 2021. Every year, the Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) selects an applicant to fill the…
Boston Dynamics’ Robots Ruling The Dance Floor
We live in a world where, more and more, automation can be employed to take on the jobs that are just too dangerous for humans to handle. Tasks that would…
Future of Work Program
Together, BHP and the Department of Education, Skills and Employment have formed the Future of Work Program to promote educational pathways in regional areas and help support Australia’s road to…
A Concise History of the Internship
Here’s the thing: when an employer is deciding whether or not to hire you, they’re looking at a lot more than how well you know your stuff. More and more companies…
Three Inspirational Women in Science and Engineering
Despite the still existing gender gap in society, more women are advancing in the engineering field, and the gap is slowly becoming smaller. To celebrate International Day of Women and…
Remembering Robert Snaith
Rob Snaith’s career began shortly after graduating with a Higher National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. Moving into fluid system applications engineering, he began what would become more than 30 years…
Get smart about smart cities
By the year 2050, up to 70% of the world’s population is expected to live in cities. Accounting for expected population growth, that means another 2.5 billion people will reside…
EIT secures Commonwealth Supported Places for eight online qualifications
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…
Will a robot take your job?
For some, the future holds an exciting vision of technology, enhancing our everyday lives and jobs. For others, it’s a somewhat bleaker view of a dystopian future, where humans are…
Engineering a better year ahead
January is a time that we reflect on the past and plan ahead for the coming year. As we recover from the festivities of the holiday season, many of us…
