RMIT's strategy: delivering impact for students and communities

RMIT is one of the largest universities in Australia that delivers both TAFE and Higher Education programs.

We have an extensive reach overseas with a strong presence in Vietnam and Spain, and education partnerships across China, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, and Indonesia.

Our strategy explains the goals and outcomes that will ensure RMIT lives up to its reputation as a university of impact.

Learn how our strategy will continue to shape your student experience and create opportunities for you in Australia and beyond. 

RMIT’s student experience is shaped around a belief that anyone should be able to access education, regardless of life-stage, background or ability.

Our flexible learning options, from traditional undergraduate degrees to workplace-based learning offers and modular, stackable curriculum, supports access to learning at any life-stage.

We are responding to evolving education and workforce needs, including AI-driven disruption and national reforms.

How we’ll achieve this

• RMIT’s applied learning, authentic assessment and educational AI capability build industry relevance and employability for a changing world. Flexible and future ready products and pathways meet the needs of learners, employers, and the community.
• Inclusive, digitally connected student experiences support every learner to belong and succeed. Systems, AI-enabled tools and human support unite to remove barriers and uplift engagement, retention and wellbeing, creating seamless lifelong learning and career success.
• Educators are supported to build their capability, grow their careers and succeed along with their students. They are integral to positive industry engagement and RMIT’s reputation. 
• We will continue to enhance our learning, teaching and research infrastructure ensuring it is fit-for-purpose and facilitates a quality experience for students and staff.

Our community is open, diverse and collaborative and this is fundamental to the inclusive culture we foster on campus and in classes.

How we maintain and advance our culture

• Safe and healthy culture: RMIT is embedding a safe and healthy culture driven by enhanced leadership capability to support our students and staff.
• Maximising collaboration: RMIT is maximising collaborative ways of working to deliver agile, engaged and effective operations for our students and staff.

RMIT has always been ready to respond to the needs of communities, bringing innovative solutions to environmental, societal and economic issues to contribute to healthier and happier societies.

How we’ll achieve this

• Harnessing the power of AI: We’re embracing responsible and scalable AI adoption across education, research and operations to future-proof our capability and empower staff and students.
• Research infrastructure excellence and impact: RMIT has developed a comprehensive research infrastructure roadmap to elevate our research and innovation excellence by establishing unified, scalable, and secure research infrastructure suitable for all disciplines.
• Regenerative futures: Climate change and inequality require urgent action. Through the Regenerative Futures Institute's interdisciplinary research, education and community engagement programs, we aim to build a connected community of regenerative leaders, thinkers and practitioners who can create innovative solutions to improve societal and environmental conditions.
• Bundoora West Health and Wellbeing Precinct: Will leverage RMIT’s expertise in health innovation and unite education, research, industry and community, to address workforce and community health issues in Melbourne’s north.
• City North Social Innovation Precinct: Will build collaborative responses to urban societal challenges including technology, social innovation, health and medtech, wellbeing and climate change.
• International industry and innovation hubs: We will expand our network of hubs to enable greater engagement in priority countries, foster innovation and knowledge exchange, and create new pathways for students, research and workforce development.