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53-656: Informit is also the name of a subsidiary company owned by RMIT Training , a subsidiary of RMIT University in Melbourne , Australia, which owns and manages the database. The precursor to the Informit databases was a printed series of bibliographic indexes known as the Australian Public Affairs Information Service: A subject index to current literature , compiled and published by the then Commonwealth National Library from 1945, and from 1961 issued by

106-684: A building in the Đống Đa district to accommodate rising student numbers. It consolidated its two buildings in a newly built tower overlooking Ngọc Khánh Lake in the Ba Đình district in 2010. RMIT teaches and/or accredits programs for the Hong Kong Art School and Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade in China , SIM Global Education in Singapore and Taylor's University in Malaysia . In 2013, RMIT established

159-567: A coordinating centre in Barcelona, Spain. The centre offers a variety of programs in conjunction with RMIT's partners in Europe, including a double master's degree in architecture which facilitates the RMIT School of Architecture and Design 's participation in the reconstruction of Antoni Gaudí 's basilica , Sagrada Família . Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology is a public university created under

212-785: A founding member of the Australian Technology Network (ATN), and a member of Universities Australia (UA). RMIT began as a night school offering classes in art, science and technology in response to the Industrial Revolution in Australia. It was a private college for more than a hundred years before merging with the Phillip Institute of Technology to become a public university in 1992. It has an enrolment of around 95,000 higher and vocational education students. With an annual revenue of around A$ 1.5 billion. It

265-483: A petition by students, it officially changed its name to the Melbourne Technical College in 1934. The expanded college made a greater contribution to Australia's effort during World War II by training a sixth of the country's military personnel—including the majority of its Royal Australian Air Force communication officers. It also trained 2000 civilians in munitions manufacturing and was commissioned by

318-558: A presence in Europe by opening a centre in Barcelona , Spain. Located in the Melbourne city centre, the historic City campus of RMIT is the foundation campus of the university as well as its largest and most recognisable. It is known for its striking contemporary architecture as well as its well-preserved Victorian era and interwar period buildings. Founded in 1887, the City campus began as

371-433: A range of other online products. According to its website in 2020, its databases contain "over 8 million records from 100 databases of expert-curated, peer-reviewed content", to benefit students and researchers of all kinds. It originally built its online platform for RMIT students, and staff, but now provides information on a subscription basis to anyone. It collaborates with libraries, governments, publishers and others around

424-514: A rapid expansion and amalgamated with a number of nearby colleges and institutes. The Melbourne College of Decoration and Design joined RMIT in 1993, to create a new dedicated vocational design school, followed by the Melbourne College of Printing and Graphic Arts in 1995. That same year, it opened its first radial campus in Bundoora in the northern Melbourne metropolitan area. In 1999, it acquired

477-564: A regional research site in the rural town of Hamilton . It is located 300 km west of the City campus in regional Victoria—just south of the Grampians National Park . The Potter Rural Community Research Centre at the site focuses on rural and regional issues in a global context. RMIT Training also offers English Language Tests for Aviation or RELTA. In 1998, RMIT was invited by the Vietnamese Government to establish

530-403: A time in both Sydney and Melbourne , its offices relocated to Canberra in 1966. It is a private company whose members are Australia's 39 universities . The universities are represented by their vice-chancellors. The current chair of Universities Australia is University of South Australia Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor David Lloyd. Its CEO is Mr Luke Sheehy. In September 2006,

583-742: A training site at Bendigo Airport in the Victorian city of Bendigo and a research site in Hamilton near the Grampians National Park . In Asia, it has two branch campuses in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi and a training centre in Da Nang in Vietnam as well as teaching partnerships in Mainland China , Hong Kong , Indonesia , Singapore and Sri Lanka . In Europe, it has a research and collaboration centre in

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636-436: Is a not-for-profit, professional services company owned by Universities Australia. It specialises in the provision of management services for collaborative development projects for the universities in Australia. The business consultants of HES collaborate with collaborative groups in developing common strategies to address the business challenges facing the sector. It designs innovative business and contractual models to realise

689-682: Is governed by the RMIT Council and is managed by the RMIT Chancellery. RMIT University is separated into two divisions: the Higher Education Division and the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Division. The divisions are responsible for the 17 academic schools of RMIT—which are grouped into three academic portfolios referred to as colleges. The higher education schools offer undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, while

742-696: Is located in the Phu My Hung area of the Saigon South development in District 7 . The first academic buildings on the large purpose-built campus opened in 2005. In 2011, its recreation complex and residential centres opened. The Hanoi campus was established in 2004. It was initially located in the Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound in the government precinct of the Ba Đình district , Hanoi. In 2007, it also acquired

795-593: Is ranked 15th in the World for art and design subjects in the QS World University Rankings . The main campus of RMIT is situated on the northern edge of the historic Hoddle Grid in the city centre of Melbourne . It has two satellite campuses in the city's northern suburbs of Brunswick and Bundoora and a training site situated on the RAAF Williams base in the western suburb of Point Cook . It also has

848-718: Is ranked 18th in the world for Architecture and the Built Environment (1st highest in Australia) in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject . Universities Australia Universities Australia (formerly the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee ) is an organisation founded in Sydney in May 1920, which attempts to advance higher education through voluntary, cooperative and coordinated action. After being based for

901-614: Is roughly bound by La Trobe Street to the south, Elizabeth Street to the south-east and Swanston Street to the north-east (connected by Franklin Street), Queensberry Street to the north, Lygon Street to the north-west and Russell Street to the south-west. The campus area is situated between the two oldest sections of the city; the northern edge of the Hoddle Grid to its south and the Queen Victoria Market to its south-west. The area

954-532: Is sometimes referred to as the "RMIT quarter" of the city. At the intersection of La Trobe Street and Swanston Street, the campus also benefits from its proximity to the State Library of Victoria as well as the adjacent Melbourne Central Shopping Centre and its City Loop underground railway station . It is also well-serviced by the city tram network along La Trobe Street and Swanston Street and has its own tram stop (Stop 7 RMIT University/Swanston Street) in

1007-576: The Australian Government to manufacture military aircraft parts—including the majority of parts for the Beaufort Bomber . Following World War II, in 1954 it became the first Australian tertiary education provider to be awarded royal patronage (by Elizabeth II ) for its service to the Commonwealth in the area of education and for its contribution to the war effort; and was officially renamed

1060-458: The Bendigo School of Mines in 1873). It took 320 enrollments on its opening night. It opened as a night school for instruction in "art, science and technology"—in the words of its founder—"especially to working men". Ormond was a firm believer in the transformative power of education and believed the college would be of "great importance and value" to the industrialisation of Melbourne during

1113-933: The Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council , the Association of Commonwealth Universities Council , the Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory Board , the Research Quality Framework Development Advisory Group , the Australian Medical Council , and the National Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee . Universities Australia represents (and is funded by contributions from) 38 of Australia's 39 universities . Higher Ed Services (HES)

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1166-613: The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 1992 by the Government of Victoria, and continues in accordance with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 2010 . The university trades under the name "RMIT University" which is a registered business name and trademark. It is composed of the academic colleges and schools, research centres and institutes of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and

1219-726: The Spanish city of Barcelona . The antecedent of RMIT, the Working Men's College of Melbourne, was founded by the Scottish-born grazier and politician the Hon. Francis Ormond in the 1880s. Planning began in 1881, with Ormond basing his model for the college on the Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institution (now a constituent college of the University of London ), Brighton College of Art (now

1272-505: The State Library of South Australia provides unlimited access to many Informit services on-site or at home for library members. RMIT Training The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (abbreviated as RMIT University ) is a public research university located in the city of Melbourne in Victoria , Australia . Established in 1887 by Francis Ormond , it is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in Australia ,

1325-591: The University of Brighton ), Royal College of Art and the Working Men's College of London . Ormond donated the sum of £5,000 toward the foundation of the college. He was supported in the Victorian Parliament by Charles Pearson and in the Melbourne Trades Hall by William Emmett Murphy. The workers' unions of Melbourne rallied their members to match Ormond's donation. The site for the college, on

1378-518: The country's first foreign-owned university . In 2001, it purchased and restored a 19th-century French Colonial building and grounds in District 3 , Ho Chi Minh City. The building, located on Pham Ngoc Thach Street, is informally referred to as "the Castle" by students. Today, the Pham Ngoc Thach site remains a radial site of the present Ho Chi Minh City campus. The present Ho Chi Minh City campus

1431-600: The "Royal Melbourne Technical College". It became (and remains to this day) the only higher education institution in Australia with the right of the prefix "Royal" along with the use of the Australian monarchy's regalia. Its name was officially changed to the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1960. During the mid-20th century, it was restructured as a provider of general higher and vocational education and pioneered dual sector education in Australia. It also began an engagement with Southeast Asia during this time (under

1484-419: The 2021 QS World University Rankings, RMIT was ranked 15th in the world for art and design subjects, making it the top art and design school in Australia and Oceania. RMIT is ranked 16th in the world and 3rd in Australia among universities less than 50 years old in the 2016–17 QS Top 50 Under 50 index. Times Higher Education rankings placed RMIT in the 55th position of 100 universities under 50 years old. RMIT

1537-598: The AVCC announced an overhaul of the organization following a review by consultant David Phillips, Director of PhillipsKPA . The AVCC was to change its name to Universities Australia and restructure to become a peak industry body. All universities were to be eligible for membership of Universities Australia, and would be represented by the CEOs. In October, the committee decided the current President, Deputy President and Board of Directors would leave their current positions by June 2007, and

1590-827: The Asia Collection and AGIS Plus Text (a multi-disciplinary database covering law-related topics). The Informit Literature & Culture Collection Backfiles includes cultural and literary magazines magazines dating from 1939 until 2004. Titles include Meanjin , Quadrant and Southerly . The Index Databases include approximately 70 indexes to print journals. The media database group includes two products, EduTV (containing indexed coverage of education- and media-related TV programmes since 2006) and TVNews (covering news and current affairs and TV documentaries since 2007). The National Library provides online access to APAIS and APAFT. The State Library of Queensland provides access to APAFT both on-site or at home for library members. and

1643-605: The Australian Government's Colombo Plan ). In 1979, the neighbouring Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy joined with RMIT. After merging with the Phillip Institute of Technology in 1992, it became a public university by act of the Victorian Government under the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 1992 , and changed its name to RMIT University. During the 1990s, the university underwent

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1696-595: The Brunswick campus. RMIT's flight training programs are conducted from its site at the Royal Australian Air Force 's (RAAF) historic Williams base. It is located 20 km (12 mi) from the City campus in the outer south-western suburb of Point Cook . RAAF Williams is the world's oldest operating air force base and the birthplace of the Royal Australian Air Force. The university also has

1749-504: The Bundoora campus. The Brunswick campus became a part of RMIT in 1999 as a dedicated site for its vocational design schools. It is located 6 km from the City campus in the inner northern suburb of Brunswick. Prior to its annexation by RMIT, it was the campus of the former Melbourne Institute of Textiles for nearly 50 years. Programs in product design, fashion design, graphic design, printing, publishing and textiles are offered at

1802-504: The CEO would leave the position on 31 December 2006. Universities Australia is non-partisan and exists exclusively for educational purposes. Its continuing aim is to serve the best interests of the universities, and through them, the nation. According to its website, its aims are to Universities Australia has representatives, or nominated people, on some 67 external national and international bodies of importance to higher education. These include

1855-587: The Melbourne Institute of Textiles campus in Brunswick in the inner-northern Melbourne metropolitan area for its vocational design schools. At the turn of the 21st century, it was invited by the Vietnamese Government to become the country's first foreign-owned university. Its first international branch campus opened in Ho Chi Minh City in 2001 with a second in Hanoi in 2004. In 2013, it established

1908-520: The Old Melbourne Gaol, they include its east wing cell block (1854) which is now operated as a museum by the National Trust of Australia , its former chapel and gatehouse (1860) which are now used as a multi-faith place of worship for the campus, and the site of its former hospital which is now used as a landscaped space known as Alumni Courtyard. Other buildings from the precinct that remain are

1961-461: The RMIT Chancellor and Governor, or by a vote of the sitting council members. Members appointed directly to the council are required to possess a substantial expertise in academic or financial management, vocational education or training experience, and be drawn from beyond the university community. The RMIT Council grants power over all academic and administrative affairs of the university to

2014-669: The VET schools offer vocational certificates and diplomas. RMIT is governed by a council consisting of 21 members, which is responsible for the "general direction and superintendence of the University". The RMIT Council is led by the RMIT Chancellor who is an ex officio member and serves as its Governor-in-Council. The RMIT vice-chancellor and president , as well as the chair of the RMIT Academic Board, are also ex officio members of

2067-420: The Working Men's College of Melbourne. Its original building is situated on the corner of Bowen Street and La Trobe Street , and the campus has since grown to 87 buildings in 2016. The campus has no perimeter walls. As such, its buildings are contiguous with the surrounding city. Most of its buildings are spread across six city blocks covering approximately 720,000 square metres (7,800,000 sq ft). It

2120-438: The conferring of an academic degree of the university is determined and approved by the RMIT Academic Board. The board consists of the RMIT Chancellery as ex officio members, and up to a further 46 members—34 of which must be elected by staff and students. Those conferred an academic degree of the university may use the post-nominal letters "RMIT" with the abbreviation of their degree title. The four academic colleges housing

2173-796: The corners of Bowen Street and La Trobe Street , opposite the Melbourne Public Library , was donated by the Victorian Government . The Working Men's College of Melbourne opened on 4 June 1887 with a gala ceremony at the Melbourne Town Hall , becoming the fifth tertiary education provider in Victoria (the Melbourne Athenaeum was founded in 1839, the University of Melbourne in 1853, the Ballarat School of Mines in 1870 and

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2226-400: The council. Five members of the RMIT Council are elected by direct ballot of the staff and students of the university. They consist of three staff members elected to represent the higher education, vocational education and general staff of the university, and two students elected to represent higher education and vocational education students. The remaining members are appointed directly by

2279-406: The densest section of the campus. The city block bound by Bowen Street, Franklin Street, La Trobe Street and Russell Street, served as the justice precinct of the city for over 100 years. While it is mostly occupied by campus buildings today, which were constructed over the site of the demolished Old Melbourne Gaol, some original buildings from the precinct remain and are used by the university. From

2332-495: The fields of business, design and technology, media, art and communication, social care, engineering technology, nursing, computer science, myotherapy, dental studies, trades and the built environment. "RMIT Group" is the business unit of the university and consists of the entities controlled by RMIT University, including wholly owned subsidiaries such as: (RMIT Training owned a number of other subsidiaries between 1999 and 2009, but these have been either terminated or merged into

2385-554: The former Melbourne City Watchhouse (1904) which is also operated as a museum by the National Trust, and the former Melbourne Magistrates' Court (1914) which is now used to house university administration. Other notable buildings on the City campus include Storey Hall original section (1887), Forresters' Hall (1888), Capitol Theatre (1924), Emily McPherson College (1927), Building 8 (1993), Storey Hall annex (1995), Singer Building "green brain" (2010), Design Hub (2011) and Swanston Academic Building (2012). The Bundoora campus

2438-421: The late-19th century. In 1904, it was incorporated under the Companies Act as a private college. Between the turn of the 20th century and the 1930s, it expanded over the neighbouring Old Melbourne Gaol and constructed buildings for new art, engineering and radio schools. It also made its first contribution to Australia's war effort through training of returned military personnel from World War I. Following

2491-507: The library under its later name, the National Library of Australia (NLA). In 1972 the name changed to APAIS: Australian Public Affairs Information Service, a subject index to current literature . It was cumulated annually, and published in hardcopy until 2000, after which it was published as APAIS (Online). APAIS (Online) continued to be produced by the National Library until 2013, after which Informit took over its production, management and further development. Informit created online coverage from

2544-588: The printed version backwards to around 1978. APAIS still exists, described as "a subject index to scholarly articles in the social sciences and humanities published in Australia, and to selected journal articles, conference papers, books and newspaper articles on Australian economic, social, political and cultural affairs". Approximately 12,000 new articles continue to be indexed each year, on topics such as diverse as Aboriginal studies, anthropology and archaeology; business, accounting, management; health; history; law; and religion. Apart from APAIS, Informit also includes

2597-418: The schools of RMIT are the College of Business and Law (BUSL), College of Design and Social Context (DSC) and College of Vocational Education and the STEM College (incorporating the fields of sciences, engineering, computing technologies and health and medical sciences (STEM). College of Business and Law College of Design and Social Context STEM College College of Vocational Education incorporates

2650-500: The three remaining entities. ) As of 2013, international holdings companies included RMIT Spain (trading as RMIT Europe) and RMIT Vietnam , and there were other commercial interests and sub-entities. As of 2020 , RMIT has two campuses in Vietnam and one in Spain. According to the QS World University Rankings, RMIT is ranked as a five star university in the areas of: research, employability, teaching, facilities, internationalisation, innovation, engagement, specialisation. According to

2703-402: The vice-chancellor and president—who is the chief executive officer of the university. The vice-chancellor and president is "responsible for the conduct of the University's affairs in all matters". Management of RMIT's colleges and portfolios is then delegated by the vice-chancellor and president to a team of deputy and pro vice-chancellors as well as senior executives. The requirements for

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2756-541: The world, and clients include the British Library , the European Union 's Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), Oxford University and the Australia Council . The databases, numbering over 100, are grouped into four main sections by Informit: full-text, backfiles, index-only databases and media databases. The full text section includes Australian Public Affairs Full Text , also known as APAFT, which includes full-text articles back to 1994, and index records back to 1978. Other full-text databases include

2809-472: Was established in 1992. It is located 18 km from the City campus in the outer northern suburb of Bundoora. The campus is divided into 'East' and 'West' by Plenty Road. In a contrast to the urban City campus, the Bundoora West campus is set amongst almost 400,000 square metres (4,300,000 sq ft) of parkland. Programs in aerospace engineering , electrical engineering , mechanical engineering , medical sciences and social sciences are offered at

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