Southern Institute of Technology

Southern Institute of Technology
Te Whare Wānanga o Murihiku (Māori)
Established1971; 53 years ago
Academic staff
387 FTE 2005
Students13,758 (2017)
Address
133 Tay Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
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New Zealand
AffiliationsPublic NZ TEI
Websitewww.sit.ac.nz
SIT, taken from Tay St
SIT main walkway
Grounds at SIT Main Campus (Tay St, Invercargill)

The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT; Māori: Te Whare Wānanga o Murihiku) is a public tertiary education institution (NZ TEI), established in 1971. It is one of New Zealand's largest institutions of technology, with 12,579 enrolees in 2021, contributing to a total of 4,768 Equivalent Full-Time students (EFTs), 3,989 domestic, 933 International.[1]

SIT is famous for its Zero Fees Scheme. The Scheme was initiated by the Invercargill City Council as means to attract students to Invercargill due to dwindling student numbers. The scheme, which is open to New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, sees students save thousands of dollars on the cost of their tertiary education. The institution is also renowned for the quality of its facilities and equipment. On 1 April 2020, the Southern Institution of Technology was subsumed into Te Pūkenga (the New Zealand Institution of Skills & Technology) alongside the 15 other Institutions of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs).[2]

SIT offers over 200 programs in a range of academic, technical, and professional subjects at postgraduate, graduate, bachelor, diploma, and certificate levels. SIT is a member of the International Association of Universities.

  1. ^ "EPI Reports" (PDF). TEC.govt.nz.
  2. ^ Kenny, Lee (29 October 2019). "Wanted: 'Sophisticated' leader to head NZ's mega polytech". Stuff. Retrieved 7 March 2020.