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{{About|the Vietnamese branch of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology|its Australian branch| |
{{About|the Vietnamese branch of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology|its Australian branch|Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology}} | ||
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{{Infobox university | {{Infobox university | ||
| name = RMIT University Vietnam | | name = RMIT University Vietnam | ||
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| image_name = RMIT University Logo.svg | | image_name = RMIT University Logo.svg | ||
| image_size = 200px | | image_size = 200px | ||
| motto = ''Perita manus mens exculta'' |
| motto = ''Perita manus mens exculta'' | ||
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| motto_lang = la | ||
| mottoeng = Skilled hand and cultivated mind | |||
| established = 2000 | | established = 2000 | ||
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| chancellor = ] | | chancellor = ] ] | ||
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| vice_chancellor = ] | ||
| vice_chancellor = ] | |||
| faculty = 1,600 (]) | | faculty = 1,600 (]) | ||
| students = 16,000 <ref>2020 Annual Report, p. 26</ref> | | students = 16,000 <ref>2020 Annual Report, p. 26</ref> | ||
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| affiliations = ], ], ] | | affiliations = ], ], ] | ||
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| website = {{URL|https://www.rmit.edu.vn|rmit.edu.vn}} | ||
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'''RMIT University Vietnam''' (informally '''RMIT Vietnam''' or '''RMIT'''; Vietnamese: ''Đại học RMIT Việt Nam'') is the ]ese ] of the ]n ] the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, known in Australia as ]. It has three campuses located in ], ] and ].<ref name="rmit.edu.vn">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmit.edu.vn/node/10376/draft|title=RMIT Vietnam opens Foreign Language Training Centre in Danang|website=RMIT University Vietnam|language=en|access-date=2019-07-30}}</ref> | |||
The '''Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Vietnam''' (abbreviated as '''RMIT University Vietnam'''; Vietnamese: ''Đại học RMIT Việt Nam'') is the ]ese ] of the ]n university ]. It has three campuses located in ], ], and ].<ref name="rmit.edu.vn">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmit.edu.vn/node/10376/draft|title=RMIT Vietnam opens Foreign Language Training Centre in Danang|website=RMIT University Vietnam|language=en|access-date=2019-07-30}}</ref> | |||
RMIT was the first completely foreign-owned university granted permission to operate in Vietnam. Since its establishment in 2000, it has won 19 Golden Dragon Awards from the ] for excellence in education.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|title=RMIT wins 17th consecutive Golden Dragon Award|url=https://www.rmit.edu.vn/news/all-news/2021/apr/rmit-wins-17th-consecutive-golden-dragon-award#:~:text=RMIT%20University%20was%20named%20%E2%80%9CLeading,the%20Vietnam%20Economics%20Times%20Group.|access-date=2021-05-25|website=RMIT University Vietnam|language=en}}</ref> | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
In 1998 |
In 1998, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia was invited by the Vietnamese government to establish a fully foreign-owned university in Vietnam.<ref name=RMITVNHistory>. RMIT University Vietnam. Retrieved 9 December 2018</ref> In 2000, it was granted a licence by the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate education, training and research.<ref name="RMITVNHistory"/> | ||
In 2001, it purchased and restored a 19th-century ] building and grounds in ].<ref name="RMITVNHistory"/> The building, located on Pham Ngoc Thach Street, is informally referred to as "the Castle" by students.<ref name=phamngocthach> ({{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930043525/http://www.rmit.edu.vn/pham-ngoc-thach-site-map |date=30 September 2012 }}), RMIT International University, retrieved 27 September 2012</ref> The site remains a radial site of the present Ho Chi Minh City campus.<ref name=phamngocthach /> In 2004, it established a second campus in ].<ref name="RMITVNHistory"/><ref name="Hanoicampus">. RMIT University Vietnam. Retrieved 9 December 2018</ref> | In 2001, it purchased and restored a 19th-century ] building and grounds in ].<ref name="RMITVNHistory"/> The building, located on Pham Ngoc Thach Street, is informally referred to as "the Castle" by students.<ref name=phamngocthach> ({{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930043525/http://www.rmit.edu.vn/pham-ngoc-thach-site-map |date=30 September 2012 }}), RMIT International University, retrieved 27 September 2012</ref> The site remains a radial site of the present Ho Chi Minh City campus.<ref name=phamngocthach /> In 2004, it established a second campus in ].<ref name="RMITVNHistory"/><ref name="Hanoicampus">. RMIT University Vietnam. Retrieved 9 December 2018</ref> | ||
The present Ho Chi Minh City campus is located in the Phu My Hung area of the |
The present Ho Chi Minh City campus is located in the ] of the South Saigon development in ].<ref name=SaigonSouthcampus>. RMIT University Vietnam. Retrieved 9 December 2018</ref> The first academic buildings on the large purpose-built campus opened in 2005.<ref name="RMITVNHistory"/> In 2011, its recreation complex and residential centres opened.<ref name="RMITVNHistory"/> | ||
In 2018 it opened its Foreign Language Training Centre in ]. The centre provides English language programs.<ref name="rmit.edu.vn"/> | In 2018 it opened its Foreign Language Training Centre in ]. The centre provides English language programs.<ref name="rmit.edu.vn"/> | ||
RMIT has been awarded 19 Golden Dragon |
RMIT has been awarded 19 Golden Dragon Awards for its "excellence in education" by the Vietnamese Ministry of Trade since 2003.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> It has also been awarded by the Australian Chamber of Commerce for its "innovation and community service" as well as received Certificates of Merit from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and the Hanoi Government.<ref name="RMITVNHistory" /> In 2008, RMIT International University received a Certificate of Merit from the ], ], for its "educational achievements contributing to the social and economic development of Vietnam".<ref> - {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026174204/http://www.rmit.edu.vn/listnews.php |date=26 October 2008 }}, October 15, 2008</ref> In 2011, RMIT University Vietnam received Certificate of Merit from Vietnam Minister of Education and Training.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RMIT Vietnam receives Certificate of Merit from People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City|url=https://www.rmit.edu.vn/news/all-news/2017/sep/rmit-vietnam-receives-certificate-merit-peoples-committee-ho-chi-minh-city|access-date=2021-05-26|website=www.rmit.edu.vn|language=en}}</ref> | ||
== Organisation == | == Organisation == | ||
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology is a public university created by the ''Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 1992'' of the ],<ref name="actsect4">{{Cite Legislation AU|Vic|num_act|rmiota20103o2010490|Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 2010|4}}</ref> and it continues in accordance with the ''Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 2010''.<ref name="actsect4" /> RMIT is governed by a Council,<ref name="councilcharter"> ({{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312111950/http://www.rmit.com/media/rmit-global/content-assets/production-documents/about/RMIT-Council-Governance-Charter.pdf |date=12 March 2015 }}), RMIT University, retrieved June 8, 2017</ref> led by its Chancellor (as Governor-in-Council),<ref name ="statute#1">RMIT Statute No. 1 , ], retrieved June 8, 2017</ref> which is responsible for the "general direction and superintendence of the University".<ref>{{Cite Legislation AU|Vic|num_act|rmiota20103o2010490|Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 2010|2}}</ref> | ||
The University (the colleges, schools, institutes and centres of RMIT) trades under the name "RMIT University" in Australia,<ref>, ], retrieved June 8, 2017</ref> and its subsidiaries are managed under the name "RMIT Group".<ref name="councilcharter" /> The Council grants powers of administration over RMIT University and the RMIT Group to its Vice-Chancellor and President (as chief executive officer),<ref name="councilcharter" /> who is responsible for the "conduct of the University's affairs in all matters".<ref>{{Cite Legislation AU|Vic|num_act|rmiota20103o2010490|Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 2010|26}}</ref> | The University (the colleges, schools, institutes and centres of RMIT) trades under the name "RMIT University" in Australia,<ref>, ], retrieved June 8, 2017</ref> and its subsidiaries are managed under the name "RMIT Group".<ref name="councilcharter" /> The Council grants powers of administration over RMIT University and the RMIT Group to its Vice-Chancellor and President (as chief executive officer),<ref name="councilcharter" /> who is responsible for the "conduct of the University's affairs in all matters".<ref>{{Cite Legislation AU|Vic|num_act|rmiota20103o2010490|Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 2010|26}}</ref> | ||
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RMIT Vietnam Holdings Pty Ltd is the Australian subsidiary in the RMIT Group that owns the Vietnamese company RMIT University Vietnam LLC.<ref>Financial Statements: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Subsidiaries n 40, in: 2016 Annual Report, p. F-62</ref> RMIT University in Australia confers the qualifications of RMIT University Vietnam,<ref name="Wilmoth2004pp196-197">{{harvp|Wilmoth|2004|pages=196–197}}</ref> which are subject to the requirements set out by the ] ] (and ]) and the ] ].<ref name="Wilmoth2004pp196-197" /> | RMIT Vietnam Holdings Pty Ltd is the Australian subsidiary in the RMIT Group that owns the Vietnamese company RMIT University Vietnam LLC.<ref>Financial Statements: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Subsidiaries n 40, in: 2016 Annual Report, p. F-62</ref> RMIT University in Australia confers the qualifications of RMIT University Vietnam,<ref name="Wilmoth2004pp196-197">{{harvp|Wilmoth|2004|pages=196–197}}</ref> which are subject to the requirements set out by the ] ] (and ]) and the ] ].<ref name="Wilmoth2004pp196-197" /> | ||
RMIT University Vietnam is managed by a ] led by the |
RMIT University Vietnam is managed by a ] led by the Pro Vice-Chancellor and General Director of RMIT University Vietnam (as Chair of the Board).<ref name="vietnamleaders">. RMIT University Vietnam, | ||
retrieved June 9, 2017</ref> | retrieved June 9, 2017</ref> | ||
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In 2012, RMIT Vietnam opened its latest Academic Building - AB2. Stage 2, completed in 2009, included a sport and leisure centre, tennis courts, and residential buildings.<ref name=SaigonSouthcampus /> | In 2012, RMIT Vietnam opened its latest Academic Building - AB2. Stage 2, completed in 2009, included a sport and leisure centre, tennis courts, and residential buildings.<ref name=SaigonSouthcampus /> | ||
==== District 3 ==== | |||
In October 2011, RMIT opened English classes at a campus on Pham Ngoc Thach in District 3. The campus also hosts business and IELTs classes. | |||
=== Hanoi === | === Hanoi === | ||
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== Leaders == | == Leaders == | ||
RMIT University Vietnam is governed by a Board of Management, the Chair being Professor |
RMIT University Vietnam is governed by a Board of Management, the Chair being Professor Claire Macken, Pro Vice-Chancellor and General Director, RMIT Vietnam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmit.edu.vn/our-leaders|title=Our leaders|last=|first=|date=|website=RMIT University Vietnam|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref> | ||
== Student life == | == Student life == | ||
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== People == | == People == | ||
{{Main list|List of RMIT University people}} | {{Main list|List of RMIT University people | ||
}} | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* | * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060707075111/http://www.alumni.rmit.edu.au/ |date=7 July 2006 }} | ||
{{Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology}} | {{Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology}} |
Latest revision as of 09:57, 13 December 2024
This article is about the Vietnamese branch of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. For its Australian branch, see Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Motto | Perita manus mens exculta |
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Motto in English | Skilled hand and cultivated mind |
Type | Private |
Established | 2000 |
Chancellor | Peggy O'Neal AO |
Vice-Chancellor | Alec Cameron |
Academic staff | 1,600 (FTE) |
Students | 16,000 |
Location | Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Danang, Vietnam 10°43′46″N 106°41′43″E / 10.72944°N 106.69528°E / 10.72944; 106.69528 |
Campus | Urban |
Colours | red, navy blue |
Affiliations | ASAIHL, ATN, OUA |
Website | rmit.edu.vn |
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Vietnam (abbreviated as RMIT University Vietnam; Vietnamese: Đại học RMIT Việt Nam) is the Vietnamese branch of the Australian university Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. It has three campuses located in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Danang.
RMIT was the first completely foreign-owned university granted permission to operate in Vietnam. Since its establishment in 2000, it has won 19 Golden Dragon Awards from the Vietnamese Government for excellence in education.
History
In 1998, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia was invited by the Vietnamese government to establish a fully foreign-owned university in Vietnam. In 2000, it was granted a licence by the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate education, training and research.
In 2001, it purchased and restored a 19th-century French Colonial building and grounds in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City. The building, located on Pham Ngoc Thach Street, is informally referred to as "the Castle" by students. The site remains a radial site of the present Ho Chi Minh City campus. In 2004, it established a second campus in Hanoi.
The present Ho Chi Minh City campus is located in the Phu My Hung area of the South Saigon development in District 7. The first academic buildings on the large purpose-built campus opened in 2005. In 2011, its recreation complex and residential centres opened.
In 2018 it opened its Foreign Language Training Centre in Danang. The centre provides English language programs.
RMIT has been awarded 19 Golden Dragon Awards for its "excellence in education" by the Vietnamese Ministry of Trade since 2003. It has also been awarded by the Australian Chamber of Commerce for its "innovation and community service" as well as received Certificates of Merit from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and the Hanoi Government. In 2008, RMIT International University received a Certificate of Merit from the prime minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Tan Dung, for its "educational achievements contributing to the social and economic development of Vietnam". In 2011, RMIT University Vietnam received Certificate of Merit from Vietnam Minister of Education and Training.
Organisation
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology is a public university created by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 1992 of the parliament of the Australian state of Victoria, and it continues in accordance with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 2010. RMIT is governed by a Council, led by its Chancellor (as Governor-in-Council), which is responsible for the "general direction and superintendence of the University".
The University (the colleges, schools, institutes and centres of RMIT) trades under the name "RMIT University" in Australia, and its subsidiaries are managed under the name "RMIT Group". The Council grants powers of administration over RMIT University and the RMIT Group to its Vice-Chancellor and President (as chief executive officer), who is responsible for the "conduct of the University's affairs in all matters".
RMIT Vietnam Holdings Pty Ltd is the Australian subsidiary in the RMIT Group that owns the Vietnamese company RMIT University Vietnam LLC. RMIT University in Australia confers the qualifications of RMIT University Vietnam, which are subject to the requirements set out by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training (and Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency) and the Vietnamese Government Ministry of Education and Training.
RMIT University Vietnam is managed by a Board led by the Pro Vice-Chancellor and General Director of RMIT University Vietnam (as Chair of the Board).
Campuses
Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon South
RMIT's Saigon South campus is located in Ho Chi Minh City (702 Nguyen Van Linh, District 7), approximately 7 km from the city centre. The purpose-built facility was opened in 2001 and was designed by architectural firm Norman Day and Associates. Professor Norman Day is an adjunct professor of architecture at RMIT University and also an alumnus of the university.
The East Wing of the campus houses its main academic centre and sporting fields, and the West Wing houses the university's administration offices, food and beverage outlets, a health clinic, the Melbourne Theatre, and the campus library.
In 2012, RMIT Vietnam opened its latest Academic Building - AB2. Stage 2, completed in 2009, included a sport and leisure centre, tennis courts, and residential buildings.
Hanoi
RMIT's Hanoi campus opened in 2004 in a renovated multi-level building situated in the Van Phuc Compound in the diplomatic quarter of Hanoi. From March 2011, RMIT Hanoi has moved from the previous nine level building near the famous Temple of Literature, Hanoi (Văn Miếu Hà Nội) to Tower B of Handi Resco Building at 521 Kim Ma Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi.
Programs
The current offered programs include:
Undergraduate
- Bachelor of Business (Economics and Finance)
- Bachelor of Business (International Business)
- Bachelor of Business (Management)
- Bachelor of Business (Logistics & Supply Chain Management)
- Bachelor of Business (Digital Business)
- Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)
- Bachelor of Digital Marketing
- Bachelor of Accounting
- Bachelor of Tourism & Hospitality Management
- Bachelor of Communication (Professional Communication)
- Bachelor of Design (Digital Media)
- Bachelor of Design (Games)
- Bachelor of Digital Film and Video
- Bachelor of Design Studies
- Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics) (Honours)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Robotics and Mechatronics) (Honours)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering) (Honours)
- Bachelor of Information Technology
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology)
- Bachelor of Fashion (Enterprise)
- Bachelor of Languages
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation)
Postgraduate
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of International Business (MIB)
- Master of Artificial Intelligence
- Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
- Graduate Certificate in International Business
Leaders
RMIT University Vietnam is governed by a Board of Management, the Chair being Professor Claire Macken, Pro Vice-Chancellor and General Director, RMIT Vietnam.
Student life
RMIT University Vietnam's campuses currently have a combined student population of approximately 16000 students, with international students from Australia, China, France, Germany, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as other countries. The percentage of international students is approximately 9%.
Across the (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City) campuses students have access to over 60 student clubs such as English, photography, dance, entrepreneurship, business, accountancy, Aikido, San Shou, SIFE, the environment and more.
Events and parties are held by student clubs and the Student Council (SC) throughout the year.
RMIT University Vietnam art collection is a collection of contemporary Vietnamese art. The Vietnamese artists in the collection range from established and mid-career artists as well as young emerging artists. RMIT Library Vietnam.
RMIT’s students have access to the Global Exchange Program which is a short-term study commitment of one or two semesters at a partner university overseas. RMIT students have access to study experiences in over 45 countries.
People
For a more comprehensive list, see List of RMIT University people.See also
References
Citations
- 2020 Annual Report, p. 26
- ^ "RMIT Vietnam opens Foreign Language Training Centre in Danang". RMIT University Vietnam. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "RMIT wins 17th consecutive Golden Dragon Award". RMIT University Vietnam. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Our heritage. RMIT University Vietnam. Retrieved 9 December 2018
- ^ Pham Ngoc Thach site (Archived 30 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine), RMIT International University, retrieved 27 September 2012
- ^ Hanoi campus. RMIT University Vietnam. Retrieved 9 December 2018
- ^ Saigon South campus. RMIT University Vietnam. Retrieved 9 December 2018
- RMIT Vietnam receives award from Vietnamese Prime Minister - RMIT VN News Archived 26 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, October 15, 2008
- "RMIT Vietnam receives Certificate of Merit from People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City". www.rmit.edu.vn. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 2010 (Vic) s 4
- ^ RMIT Council Governance Charter (Archived 12 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine), RMIT University, retrieved June 8, 2017
- RMIT Statute No. 1 pt 2, RMIT University, retrieved June 8, 2017
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 2010 (Vic) s 2
- Trading names and corporation/company formation policy, RMIT University, retrieved June 8, 2017
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 2010 (Vic) s 26
- Financial Statements: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Subsidiaries n 40, in: 2016 Annual Report, p. F-62
- ^ Wilmoth (2004), pp. 196–197
- Leaders. RMIT University Vietnam, retrieved June 9, 2017
- "Our leaders". RMIT University Vietnam. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Student Clubs". www.rmit.edu.vn. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
Sources
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 2010 (Vic) – via Australasian Legal Information Institute, retrieved June 8, 2017.
- Wilmoth, David (2004). "RMIT Vietnam and Vietnam's Development: Risk and Responsibility". Journal of Studies in International Education. 8 (2) (published 1 June 2004): 186–206. doi:10.1177/1028315303260829. S2CID 144187938.
External links
- RMIT University Vietnam homepage
- RMIT University homepage
- RMIT Alumni homepage Archived 7 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine