Vice-Chancellor and President:Professor Margaret Gardner AOwww.rmit.edu.au |
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RMIT is a global university of technology and design, focused on creating solutions that transform the future for the benefit of people and their environments. RMIT University enjoys an international reputation for excellence in professional and practical educational programs and high quality outcome-oriented research. One of Australia's original educational institutions founded in 1887, RMIT is now the nation's largest tertiary institution. The University offers an extensive range of postgraduate, undergraduate and vocational programs. Learning pathways between higher education and vocational education provide students with flexible entry opportunities, or the option of qualifications combining the best of both. RMIT is a leader in architecture, building and design, creative arts, communications, engineering, information technology, and global studies. RMIT is ranked in the top 100 universities in the world for engineering and technology in the 2011 QS World University Rankings and in the top 10 world's best architecture universities according to Construction Week Online magazine. RMIT prides itself on the strong industry links it has forged over its 125-year history. Collaboration with industry is integral to the University's leadership in applied research and education, and to the development of highly skilled, globally focused graduates. As a result, RMIT graduates enjoy above-average employment rates and are valued by employers around the world for their leadership skills and work readiness. In the 2011 QS World University Rankings, RMIT was ranked 51 in the world for graduate employability by 5,000 global employers. All RMIT educational programs include work or clinical experience, industry projects, internships and opportunities for overseas study and placements, ensuring that graduates are equipped with the skills and insight that employers value in the ever-changing global economy. RMIT's links with employers and universities across the world provide a global passport for students and staff by enabling them to benefit from exchange, work placements, study or research in other countries. A range of scholarships are available to support education and research. RMIT has three Melbourne campuses - in the central business district and in Brunswick and Bundoora in the city's northern suburbs - and campuses in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. With significant partnerships in Hong Kong and mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore, RMIT has a strong educational presence in the Asia-Pacific region. The RMIT community is diverse. The University's total student population of more than 74,000 includes 25,000 international students, of whom 15,000 are taught offshore (6,000 at RMIT Vietnam). Students benefit from a learning environment which is intellectually stimulating and distinctive, and which has strong connections with contemporary professional practice. RMIT has four Research Institutes - Design; Global Cities; Platform Technologies; and Health Innovations - that represent established areas of University expertise. These Institutes, together with other research groups in the University, are concerned with addressing the problems and needs of industry and communities world-wide. As a member of the Australian Technology Network of universities, RMIT is on target to achieve a major commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 per cent below 2007 levels over the next 12 years. RMIT is also a Fair Trade University.
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