Up for a new challenge, Sue Ross has taken over as head of EIT's School of Viticulture and Wine Science at a time of significant change.
In her first week in the role, Sue joined a team of senior managers and educators heading to China to finalise an agreement for EIT to teach a wine science programme at Qilu University of Technology in China.
The cooperation agreement, signed off at the end of July, provides an opportunity for EIT lecturers to teach courses within the Qilu wine science programme.
This long-term partnership also allows for some students with more advanced English skills to travel to New Zealand to complete the EIT Bachelor of Wine Science.
As part of that, the school will be employing more staff to teach at the university and also to teach Qilu students coming to Hawke's Bay.