Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Academic staff 280 FTE staff 2005
Students 3,615 EFTS 2005)[1]
Location Nelson, New Zealand
41°16′29″S 173°17′21″E / 41.2746°S 173.2891°E / -41.2746; 173.2891Coordinates: 41°16′29″S 173°17′21″E / 41.2746°S 173.2891°E / -41.2746; 173.2891
Affiliations Public NZ TEI
Website nmit.ac.nz

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology is a New Zealand public Tertiary Education Institution. The main campuses are in Nelson and Blenheim, South Island, New Zealand. It has been providing tertiary education in the Nelson-Marlborough region since 1904.[1] NMIT's yearly enrollment is around 3,600 equivalent full-time students, locally, nationally and internationally.

The region's economy includes New Zealand's largest concentration of fisheries, wine and aquaculture. It also has substantial forestry, horticulture, aviation, tourism and arts industries as well as a sizable conservation estate, including three national parks. NMIT has developed programmes that sustain the region's infrastructure as well as specialized programmes in niche areas.

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