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What's next... for Ben Stylianou

From Lego® blocks to alternative fuels, award-winning engineering graduate Ben Stylianou is making and impact.

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Why study engineering at RMIT?

Earn a globally recognised and accredited qualification

Engage with industry through placements and projects

Expand your horizons with a global exchange

Discover engineering

Become a graduate employers need

In today’s fast-paced world, employers need graduates who can get the job done from day one.

You’ll develop internationally-recognised skills in the areas that interest you most, designing and creating products, systems, structures and services that transform industry and improve lives.

TAFE pathways

Studying a certificate or diploma is an excellent pathway to a degree. Up to two years credit is available to transferring students. Every year, over 80% of RMIT students studying a diploma or associate degree successfully transfer to a four-year course.

Extend yourself with an engineering double degree

RMIT’s range of engineering double degrees will broaden your education, increasing your skills and career opportunities. You’ll have the opportunity to work across different disciplines and industries, giving you more options and expertise when you graduate.

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Flexible first year

Not sure what to specialise in? Discover the new Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program with a flexible first year.

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Career outcomes

Civil, biomedical, aerospace, chemical: there are so many different career pathways.

At RMIT, you’re studying at a top 100 institution across multiple engineering disciplines. You’ll be working towards a globally recognised qualification that has been designed in accordance with the Australian Qualifications Framework, with most courses accredited through Engineers Australia.

Globally recognised

RMIT ranks among the world’s top 100 universities for civil and structural engineering, as well as electrical and electronic engineering, and is in the top 150 in chemical engineering and mechanical, aeronautical and manufacturing engineering.

By studying with us, you work towards a qualification that is globally recognised and highly regarded by the industry, giving you an opportunity to launch your career both locally and overseas.

Industry connections

Co-designed with industry

Our engineering programs are co-designed with industry to give you practical experience and real-life skills. From the start of your degree, you’ll build the professional and technical skills you need to put your innovation and creativity into practice.

Engineers Australia graduate membership accreditation

To support your career goals, you’ll be eligible for an Engineers Australia graduate membership.

More than this, we stay connected with industry leaders to make sure we keep up to date on engineering trends and new technology, so you’re ready to start work as soon as you graduate.

Facilities and locations

Melbourne city and Bundoora campuses

RMIT engineering's state-of-the-art facilities are situated in Melbourne CBD and Bundoora.

Completed in 2015, the new Light Structures Lab and Heavy Structures Lab at our Bundoora campus are equipped with extensive, up-to-date civil engineering facilities.

Broaden your horizons and study overseas

Get an international perspective. With our International Industry Experience and Research Program, you can do a paid internship with global engineering companies in Europe, Asia and the USA.

On top of that, as part of the student exchange program, you can study at one of 150 partner institutions worldwide (including Colombia, Germany and Japan), while gaining full credit towards your program.

Projects

We believe in industry-based practical learning. Partnering with industry leaders around the world, we ensure that our courses and facilities align with contemporary and future workplaces.

By participating in industry partnerships, you’ll gain experience that will make you desirable to future employers, and as you build your own relationships. You can take part in work placements, industry projects, mentoring and international opportunities.

Making a difference with industry projects

RMIT engineering students get the opportunity to make a difference by working on industry projects with real clients.

Making a difference with industry projects

RMIT engineering students get to the opportunity to make a difference by working on industry projects with real clients.

Transcript

VISUAL: RMIT University logo. A light box flickers on.

AUDIO: Hospital sounds.

DANIEL SPEAKS: I think engineering is about helping people in the real world.

AUDIO: Uplifting music

VISUAL: An x-ray of a spine is placed onto the light box. A doctor speaks to three students, Daniel, Marcela and Peter. who are sitting in a consulting room. They refer to various x-rays and have a model of a small robotic arm.

DANIEL SPEAKS: Our goal is to help children with limited mobility use technology in a new and exciting way.

VISUAL: Pan down Swanston Street, Melbourne with the State Library in the background, and trams. Daniel, Marcela and Peter cross the road in front of RMIT University City campus.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Engineering at RMIT. Making a Difference with Industry Projects.

PETER SPEAKS: We're a team of engineering students at RMIT, and we're working on a project to help children paralysed from the neck down by creating new technology.

VISUAL: In a consulting room, Peter sets up a laptop and web camera. There are a few children and an adult who he is scanning the facial expressions of through the web camera.

PETER SPEAKS: The aim is to create a connection between facial recognition and robotic arms. But first, we have to capture and learn all possible expressions.

VISUAL: In the Virtual Experiences Laboratory, a large laboratory covered with digital screens, Marcela is working on computer coding. She works on her laptop while inspecting the computer code, footage of the facial expressions and an image of a large robotic arm.

MARCELA SPEAKS: The challenge is translating all these facial movements into computer code. This way, we can communicate directly with the robotic arm.

VISUAL: In a laboratory, Daniel is working on an oscilloscope and soldering a computer mother board.

DANIEL SPEAKS: I always loved tinkering, and just making things, but this project is different. It's not just for an assignment, it's for a real client, for the real world. This could be life-changing technology.

VISUAL: Daniel, Marcela and Peter walk through the Advanced Manufacturing Precinct past 3D printers.

MARCELA SPEAKS: Building something completely new is about balancing imagination and practicality.

VISUAL: They meet with their lecturer to discuss their design and start a 3D printer. They take a completed 3D printed box out of the printer, and put the computer motherboard into the box

MARCELA SPEAKS: We are fortunate that at RMIT University we have amazing facilities and great guidance to make our project a reality.

VISUAL: The team meet with the Doctor in the Virtual Experience Laboratory and show him a large robotic arm. Sitting in front of the web camera, the doctor uses facial expressions to move the robotic arm and successfully pick up a cup and move it from one location to another.

DANIEL SPEAKS: As we continue to develop our project, it's important to share our progress each step of the way.

VISUAL: The Doctor is happy with the technology working and the team is excited by their accomplishment.

DANIEL SPEAKS: Engineering is about building something new. It's so rewarding to see how this technology can bring new possibilities into people's lives.

VISUAL: RMIT Logo. rmit.edu.au

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