Our partnerships in Singapore span learning and teaching, research and student mobility, along with workforce skills solutions and industry engagement
RMIT in Singapore
Singapore plays an important role within RMIT’s interconnected regional network and with its ASEAN partners. RMIT’s Singapore story spans four decades and is built around a valued community of longstanding partners, and new collaborations. From fostering research breakthroughs to facilitating student exchange, we embrace a shared commitment to strong outcomes for our community in Singapore and across Southeast Asia. We take pride in our 60,000 plus alumni in and from Singapore, and the diverse paths they have charted, many now serving as leaders in government, civil society, business, and the creative arts. Together, we are proud of the role we’ve played in contributing to skilling Singapore's workforce, empowering 1.6% of its individuals with knowledge and expertise to thrive in an ever-evolving world.
RMIT Singapore Country Commitment
This Singapore Country Commitment sets out RMIT’s guiding commitments for the years ahead. Our commitment is aligned with Singaporean, ASEAN and Australian government priorities, as well as RMIT’s Knowledge with Action strategy. It is grounded in RMIT’s history and responsive to contemporary dynamics to ensure we serve our community and partners in Singapore and ASEAN in the best possible way.
Our Singapore Country Commitment centres around four pillars:
Commitment 1
Connect and engage our communities, alumni, governments and industry to collaborate on initiatives and new ideas to create positive change
Commitment 2
Continue to offer world-class and industry-connected education solutions
Commitment 3
Partner with industry to deliver targeted workforce skills solutions and executive education
Commitment 4
Partner in applied research that supports Singapore’s national and regional priorities
Singapore Institute of Management
Since our partnership began in 1987, RMIT University and the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) have graduated more than 52,000+ SIM-RMIT students.
In today's competitive environment, graduates need to be able to compete in the global job market. According to the SIM Graduate Employment Survey 2019/20, 82.4 per cent of full-time Bachelor program graduates secured employment within approximately six months of completion.
As an international university of technology, design and enterprise, RMIT provides learners with a global perspective that ensures both academic and employability skills.
Our partnership with SIM brings together two institutions committed to excellence in education in the fields of business, management, marketing, logistics and supply chain management, construction management, communication design and professional communication and, the newest offering, aviation management.
Programs offered through RMIT and SIM are:
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation)
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) (Honours)
- Bachelor of Communication (Professional Communication)
- Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Accounting
- Bachelor of Design (Communication Design)
Drive your career further with a degree from RMIT and Singapore Institute of Management.
Kaplan Higher Education Institute
RMIT University commenced its partnership with Kaplan Higher Education Academy in 2015 with initial offerings in the fields of Engineering.
The Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours) program - the only offering under the partnership - is currently undergoing teach out.
