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About the School of Computer Science and Information Technology
Head of School, Computer Science and Information Technology
"RMIT is a rising star on the world stage, so it’s an exciting time and provides great opportunities to excel.
"I want to increase our ERA score to 5 in the next five years, which means research will obviously be a particular focus.
"RMIT is a great place for teaching and has the potential to compete with the world’s best in research – our school especially."
Professor Bouguettaya came to RMIT from a senior research role at CSIRO. He also has an extensive publications record, significant academic experience in the USA, and holds adjunct professorial positions at four prominent Australian universities, as well as being an IEEE fellow.
RMIT has been at the forefront of computer science education since the early 1960s; pioneering some of Australia’s first computing courses, while forging a reputation for research excellence in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT).
Collaborating with blue chip industry partners and maintaining a strong research presence, the School of Computer Science and Information Technology is one of the country’s largest and most industry-focused ICT program providers.
Rising in the rankings
RMIT’s reputation in the field of ICT continues to rise:
- Ranked in the top group of eight Australian universities for Computer Science and Information Systems (QS World University Rankings).
- Rated in the top 100 universities worldwide for IT (QS World University Rankings).
- In the field of Information Retrieval research, RMIT is rated 1st in Asia and Oceania (and ranked 12th globally) over the past 5 years (Microsoft Academic Search).
'Hands on' teaching; job-ready graduates
We are one of the largest ICT schools in Australia, with a rich tradition of 'hands-on' teaching that gives students the opportunity to mix course content and practical experience. This approach, coupled with our close involvement with industry, produces graduates who are highly regarded in the workplace. Our graduates are employed as computing professionals and entrepreneurs in fields such as commerce, business, scientific research, engineering and government.
With a wide range of programs at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level, we are also one of the largest providers of online and distance learning in Australia, through our affiliation with Open Universities Australia.
Strong research focus
We maintain a strong research focus, specialising in the following disciplines:
- Software Engineering
- Distributed Systems and Networking
- Information Storage, Analysis and Retrieval
- Intelligent Systems
Watch our video on the School’s renewed research agenda.
International partnerships
While our academics forge research collaborations across the globe, we also provide selected program offerings through partner institutions overseas:
School seminar series – all welcome
Come and listen to the regular school seminars on a range of ICT issues, research findings and more. As well as academics and research students at the school, speakers also include visiting academics and experts in the field from other universities and institutions in Australia and overseas.
Join RMIT Programming Club
High School students are welcome to join the RMIT student members of RMIT Programming Club, which provides a stimulating, cooperative environment where students can interact and learn from each other by solving various programming problems. Each year we try to enter teams into regional programming competitions as part of the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM-ICPC).
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Our School is located on the City campus in the heart of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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The School of Computer Science and Information Technology is part of RMIT University’s College of Science, Engineering and Health.