Vietnam

At Activator, we strive to foster skills around our six pillars of the entrepreneurial mindset to help prepare students for their future career:

Curious

See opportunities everywhere

Creative Problem Solvers

Ask the right questions

Tech Literate

Use your instrument wisely

Team Players

Be a part of the bigger game

Emotionally Intelligent

Embrace emotional effort

Resourceful

Make things happen

Educating for an entrepreneurial mindset and supporting venture creation at the heart of South-east Asia

Based at the RMIT Vietnam campus in Ho Chi Minh City, we empower change makers to innovate for impact from the nation’s capital. Here is where we build global partnerships and bridges in a rapidly developing economy.

Our programs

Future Founders Competition

An annual event held across Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City that supports participants in building their startup idea.

Introduction to Entrepreneurship with Founder School

Ready to kick-start your entrepreneurial journey? Founder School is a cohort-driven program for future innovators to explore the various tools and methodologies used by leading enterprises.

Hacktivator

Hacktivator takes the programs of RMIT Activator’s and applies them to the Vietnam audience, so you get a streamlined challenge combining different learning activities.

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Engaging the community

Activator seeks to engage local Vietnamese talent whilst creating a globally connected industry network. Activator Vietnam can also help foster increased mobility of students and startup teams between Ho Chi Minh City and Melbourne.

Activator aims to do this through:

  • Hands-on workshops and learning experiences
  • Online learning
  • Internship opportunities
  • Networking and Community events

Featured stories

Climate regenerative agriculture solutions at the centre of Hacktivator 2022

Climate regenerative agriculture solutions at the centre of Hacktivator 2022

RMIT’s latest innovation competition set off new ideas to curb climate change to support the launch of Xylem Capital’s RE:GEN ASIA initiative.
Purpose-driven venture tackling scalable sustainability

Purpose-driven venture tackling scalable sustainability

Founder Nhan Nguyen’s impact-focused startup Refill is growing exponentially following his graduation from RMIT Activator’s LaunchHUB. Driven by his ethos of ‘impact first and scalable impact’, his passion for anti-littering is his motivation.
RMIT students are leading the circular economy movement on their own campuses

RMIT students are leading the circular economy movement on their own campuses

The areas of impact a university chooses to focus has a major influence on its student's choices when they graduate.
 Future Founders Competition 2021 at RMIT Vietnam

Future Founders Competition 2021 at RMIT Vietnam

Our Annual Future Founders Competition (FFC) came back in 2021 with our largest pool of participants to date, consisting of 212 students in 68 teams across the RMIT Vietnam campuses.
Open Innovation Competition to find viable and innovative solutions to reactivate city post COVID-19

Open Innovation Competition to find viable and innovative solutions to reactivate city post COVID-19

It’s no secret that COVID-19 has disrupted most industries in some way across the globe. In such a challenging time for so many, we recognise this as an opportunity for technology-forward solutions to invigorate our cities when they need it the most.
Future Founders Competition 2020 expands to Hanoi

Future Founders Competition 2020 expands to Hanoi

Startup ideas, sustainability and the brightest student talent from RMIT Vietnam – all that and more took place at the Future Founders Competition this year.
Student Spotlight: Phuc Nguyen, Future Founder

Student Spotlight: Phuc Nguyen, Future Founder

Meet Phuc Nguyen – RMIT Vietnam student and a winner of the Future Founders Competition 2019.

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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.

aboriginal flag
torres strait flag

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.