Values

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RMIT Vice-Chancellor Martin Bean sits and talks directly into camera:

MARTIN BEAN SPEAKS:

I’m Martin Bean, Vice-Chancellor and President of RMIT and I’d like to talk about something that’s incredibly important to our University and to our community.

At RMIT our purpose is to empower our people – all our people, staff and students alike – to shape their own futures, be their best and belong.

When we do this, we live what it means to be a great university, a university that has far-reaching impact.

We make it possible for people to be themselves, explore the edges, challenge the status quo, have their voices heard, and find their place

This magic can only happen in an environment without fear. A place of free minds, connected paths and a shared hope for the future.

Our place, RMIT, is fuelled by the energy of all races, cultures, religions and life preferences. It is filled with respect.

At RMIT we stand up and call it out because what we walk past, we accept. Tolerating disrespect is unconscionable. Sanctioning prejudice is unacceptable.

At RMIT our values are everything – and we have no greater responsibility than to keep it that way.

We will be known for this first, and for our achievements second. That’s success the RMIT way.

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