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Strong student engagement highlighted at Southland accounting careers event
News, Articles, Business & Commerce

Strong student engagement highlighted at Southland accounting careers event

Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) Bachelor of Accounting students were given valuable real...
The ‘Find Your Fit’ event, held at SIT’s Invercargill campus on Tuesday evening, brought together accounting professionals, academics and tertiary students for an evening of...
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From Kiribati to SIT: empowering change through business knowledge
News, Articles, Business & Commerce

From Kiribati to SIT: empowering change through business knowledge
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Tetabwa Teriba embarked on a life-changing academic journey with the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT); leaving her home, four children and her job in Kiribati to spend four months studying...
#Invercargill #News #Business Studies
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Husband and wife graduate together with same qualification
News, Articles, Business & Commerce, HR & Coaching

Husband and wife graduate together with same qualification
Thursday, 12 December 2024
Amongst the graduands at Southern Institute of Technology’s 2024 Graduation Ceremony tomorrow will be husband and wife, Francois and Anel Swarts, who are graduating together and with the...
#News #Business #SIT2LRN #HR & Coaching #Student #Graduation #Graduates
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SIT Staff Profile: Dr Max Yap – Accounting
Staff Profiles, Business & Commerce

SIT Staff Profile: Dr Max Yap – Accounting
Wednesday, 2 October 2024
Dr Max Yap moved from Singapore to New Zealand in 2008. Having come from an engineering background, Max says, “I decided that it was time to head in a different direction,” and he...
#Staff #Accounting
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SIT staff member awarded 'exceptional' PhD
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SIT staff member awarded 'exceptional' PhD

Monday, 23 September 2024
Southern Institute of Technology Accounting Tutor, Dr Max Yap, who recently completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree with the University of Otago, has had his PhD thesis, “Accounting for...
#SIT #Staff #PHD #Accounting
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Karena Miller
Student Profiles, Business & Commerce, SIT Online

Karena Miller
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) (Administration and Technology)
SIT2LRN graduate, Karena Miller, describes her approach to education during her school years as “very relaxed”. Despite this, it didn’t hold her back from achieving  her...
#Business #SIT2LRN #Student Profile
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Harriet Brankin
Student Profiles, Business & Commerce

Harriet Brankin
Tuesday, 6 June 2023
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting major
When Southlander Harriet Brankin discovered she could do a commerce degree with the Zero Fees Scheme (ZFS), her career path was assured; it was all the encouragement she needed to enrol at...
#Student Profile #Busines
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Donald Thomson
Student Profiles, Business & Commerce

Donald Thomson
Tuesday, 6 June 2023
BCom Accounting Major

Invercargill born-and-raised Donald Thomson, found it a straightforward choice to complete his degree in his home town: it came with a job and the Zero Fees Scheme.

#SIT Invercargill #Business #Student Profile #Commerce #Bachelor
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