RMIT graduation ceremonies

Find out about RMIT graduation ceremonies in Australia and around the world.

Apply to graduate

To graduate at a ceremony, you must first apply to graduate in Enrolment Online. When you apply, you'll be asked to select the ceremony you want to attend. If you don't want to graduate at a ceremony, you can apply to graduate in absentia instead.

These options can affect when you'll get your Statement of Academic Completion and other academic statements.

To find out about your eligibility to graduate, how to apply, and what it means to graduate at a ceremony or in absentia, go to the apply to graduate page.

RMIT graduation ceremonies

RMIT hosts ceremonies for graduates in Australia, at key partner institutes outside Australia, and at our Vietnam campuses. Select a ceremony below to find out who is eligible to attend, application deadlines and ceremony dates and locations.

Vietnam Graduation Ceremonies

Vire of Vietnam graduation ceremony from rear of auditorium

Ceremony details

Ho Chi Minh City: Monday 8 April 2024 - Wednesday 10 April 2024

Hanoi:  Saturday 13 April 2024 

How to apply 

The RMIT Graduation Vietnam team will send an invitation to your personal email address closer to the ceremony date.

More information about the Vietnam Ceremony is available on the RMIT Vietnam Graduation website.

Who can attend All bachelor degree and higher students studying in Vietnam and higher education students studying in Melbourne who have family and friends in Vietnam.
Contact graduations@rmit.edu.vn

Melbourne Doctoral Degrees Graduation Ceremony

Ceremony details

Time and date: 3pm - 4pm, Friday 17 May 2024

Venue: Storey Hall, 336/348 Swanston Street, RMIT City campus

Eligible attendees: 2024 completed doctoral students and in absentia doctoral graduates. 

Key deadlines

Action Deadline
Final archival submission Friday 5 April 2024
Final thesis and amendment documents approved by the A/DVC Research Training and Development Wednesday 10 April 2024

Apply and confirm your attendance

Friday 19 April 2024 

How to confirm your attendance

  • If you're due to graduate at the ceremony, confirm via Enrolment Online.
  • If you've already graduated in absentia, please register and confirm via this form

Ceremony schedule

Thursday 16 May 2024 - academic dress and ticket collection

3pm-6pm

Academic dress and ticket collection, Storey Hall, Level 7. 

Photography services available on level 7.

Friday 17 May 2024 - graduation ceremony

1.45pm Arrive wearing academic dress and register for rehearsal in Storey Hall, Auditorium, level 5.
2.15pm Be registered and seated in your allocated seat for rehearsal.  The seat number on  your ticket must match the number on your seat.
2.40pm Auditorium doors officially open.
3.00pm Ceremony commences.
4.00pm Ceremony concludes. Post ceremony refreshments served.  Photography services available on level 7 in Seminar Rooms 1 and 2.
5.00pm

Photography services close on level 7. 

Return your academic dress to the level 5 foyer.

If you graduated at the ceremony, collect your testamur from level 5. 

Group of doctoral graduates on stage

Ceremony live-stream

The Graduation Ceremony will be live-streamed on YouTube.

2024 SUIBE Graduation Ceremony

Date

Thursday 20 June 2024

Who can attend? All SUIBE-enrolled students
Location

5th floor, Information Building, Songjiang Campus, SUIBE

No. 1900, Wenxiang Road, Songjiang, Shanghai, China

Contact zhangkk@suibe.edu.cn

Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) Graduation Ceremonies

Date Wednesday 28 August - Friday 30 August 2024
Who can attend? All SIM-enrolled students  
Location Singapore
Contact students@sim.edu.sg

Kaplan Graduation Ceremony

Date Friday 11 October 2024
Who can attend? All Kaplan-enrolled students 
Location Sheraton Towers, Singapore
Contact Submit an enquiry to Student Connect

Hong Kong Graduation Ceremony

2024 in absentia Hong Kong graduates will also be invited to attend the Melbourne 2024 ceremony. Please check your personal email address for updates closer to the time.

Date Sunday 13 October 2024
Who can attend? Students in Hong Kong enrolled at VTC Shape and HKAS
Location Shangri-La Hotel, Hong Kong
Contact Submit an enquiry to Student Connect

Melbourne Graduation Ceremony (HE and VE students)

Students who graduate in absentia in the current year will be invited to attend the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony in December.

Date

Wednesday 18 December 2024 at 3pm
Apply by Apply and confirm attendance by 25 October 2024. 
Who can attend?
  • Current students who complete their program in Semester 2 2024.

Important note: RMIT Online students will need to check their eligiblity with their relevant school. For students due to complete in October 2024, your eligibility will not be confirmed until mid-November. We strongly recommend you don't book any travel plans until then. 

Graduation fee

Students who complete their program in Semester 2 2024

$250 which includes:

  • hard copy testamur
  • guest tickets (4 guaranteed)
  • academic dress loan (hats can be kept as a memento)
  • catering for graduates.

In absentia graduates from 2023 and 2024 

$195 which includes:

  • guest tickets (4 guaranteed)
  • academic dress loan (hats can be kept as a memento)
  • catering for the graduates.
Venue Marvel Stadium, Docklands

Photography and recording at RMIT events

When you attend RMIT official events or activities you may be photographed or recorded. By attending the event, you agree to RMIT's Terms. To opt out of having your photography and recordings used by RMIT, email academic.registrar@rmit.edu.au.

Need help?

Contact the Graduation team via Student Connect.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.