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While being internationally recognised for research, we're also one of Australia’s largest and most industry-focused program providers in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT).
• Top group of eight Australian universities for Computer Science and Information Systems (QS World University Rankings).
• Top 100 universities worldwide for IT (QS World University Rankings).
• 1st in Asia and Oceania (12th globally) over the past 5 years for Information Retrieval research (Microsoft Academic Search).
RMIT has been at the forefront of computer science education since the early 1960s; pioneering some of Australia’s first computing courses, while forging a reputation for research excellence in the field of ICT.
'Hands on' teaching; job-ready graduates
We are one of the largest ICT schools in Australia, with a rich tradition of 'hands-on' teaching that gives students the opportunity to mix course content and practical experience. This approach, coupled with our close involvement with industry, produces graduates who are highly regarded in the workplace. Our graduates are employed as computing professionals and entrepreneurs in fields such as commerce, business, scientific research, engineering and government.
With a wide range of programs at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level, we are also one of the largest providers of online and distance learning in Australia, through our affiliation with Open Universities Australia.
Strong research focus
We maintain a strong research focus, specialising in the following areas:
• Software Engineering
• Distributed Systems and Networking
• Information Storage, Analysis and Retrieval
• Intelligent Systems
International partnerships
While our academics forge research collaborations across the globe, we also provide selected program offerings through partner institutions overseas:
• Taylors University
• RMIT Vietnam
School seminar series – all welcome
Come and listen to the regular school seminars on a range of ICT issues, research findings and more. As well as academics and research students at the school, speakers also include visiting academics and experts in the field from other universities and institutions in Australia and overseas.
Join RMIT Programming Club
High School students are welcome to join the RMIT student members of RMIT Programming Club, which provides a stimulating, cooperative environment where students can interact and learn from each other by solving various programming problems. Each year we try to enter teams into regional programming competitions as part of the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM-ICPC).
Check out our website for more information: http://www.rmit.edu.au/compsci