Get involved in ways that suit you – support students, contribute your expertise, and stay connected with the RMIT Engineering community.
Share your expertise
Guest lectures and seminars
Share your expertise on emerging topics - sustainable infrastructure, AI in aerospace, biomedical device innovation, or clean-energy transitions. Many alumni deliver inspiring sessions that students consistently rate as highlights of their degree. You earn CPD points, raise your professional profile, and give students authentic context they cannot get from textbooks alone.
Industry projects, internships and capstone supervision
Offer short-term internships, propose real problems for final-year capstone projects, or co-supervise teams. RMIT’s annual EnGenius showcase regularly features alumni and industry partners judging and networking with students whose work has led to patents, start-ups, or direct employment. Examples include biodegradable food-packaging solutions developed with compostable-materials companies and rocket-brake systems advanced through industry collaboration.
Industry Advisory Committees
Join your discipline’s industry advisory committee (Aerospace and Aviation, Biomedical, Civil and Infrastructure, Chemical and Environmental, Electrical and Electronic, Mechanical, Manufacturing and Mechatronics). Alumni members provide candid feedback on curriculum currency, emerging employer needs, and new program design - ensuring RMIT graduates remain job-ready and globally competitive.
Student Mentoring Program
Guide current students or recent graduates one-to-one through RMIT’s structured mentoring platform.
The RMIT Career Mentoring Program is seeking Alumni and industry mentors to share their expertise and experience with current RMIT students and first-year graduates. Mentors are able to help students with a range of advice including career navigation, interview preparation, and confidence building, to help prepare students for a successful future beyond RMIT.
Past participants describe it as one of the most rewarding ways to “pay forward” the support they once received.
University rankings and strategic input
Complete the annual employer reputation survey and help tell the about RMIT Engineering. Your voice directly influences the reputation and ranking of our disciplines which greatly influences the future trajectory of the school.
- Email us at engineering.operations@rmit.edu.au to register your interest
Philanthropy making a difference to underprivileged students
Mario G Sartori migrated to Australia from Italy when he was twenty, after a childhood in Croatia. He worked as a fitter and turner, graduating to toolmaker, and later completed a Die Design course at RMIT University. Mario found great enjoyment in his career and in his retirement spent much time in his workshop making machinery and steam engine models.
Mario, like his parents before him, believed in the value of education and he encouraged others to obtain formal education and qualifications. His wife Yvonne, also an RMIT graduate, created the Sartori Memorial Scholarship as a tribute to Mario and to provide support and encouragement to Engineering students at RMIT.
Previous Engineering student recipients have recognised the impact of the scholarship, “This scholarship allowed me to spend more time studying as I don't have to have part time work. This has relieved the financial stress I would have had in keeping up with accommodation and daily expenses while still studying to the best of my ability."
- Learn more about supporting students through a scholarship
- For any queries, please contact Karina Roberts, Philanthropy (karina.roberts@rmit.edu.au)
Stay connected
Stay connected with RMIT’s global alumni community - build your network, keep up to date with events and opportunities, and access exclusive benefits, including the RMIT Alumni Business Directory. Through alumni networks, career resources and events, you can continue to grow professionally, connect with peers across industries and remain part of a vibrant global community.
