— ViceChancellor’s message Thank you for supporting our vision. Thank you for supporting RMIT and the work we are doing to get our students ready for life and work. RMIT is a strong organisation for so many reasons, including the support we receive from you, our community of donors. Philanthropy is part of the great tradition of RMIT. Our doors opened 130 years ago thanks to a philanthropic donation from Francis Ormond, which was then matched by the people of Melbourne. Those first donations went on to create an incredible legacy: RMIT is now a global university of technology, design and enterprise with more than 85,000 students and 300,000 alumni making their impact on the world.
thanks for your generosity this year. I hope you enjoy reading how your support is making a difference. The stories in the pages ahead also show some of the projects we’re focusing on for the future that you might feel inspired to support. RMIT exists to create transformative experiences for our students, getting them ready for life and work, and to help shape the world with research, innovation, teaching and engagement. Thank you for supporting our vision. RMIT is an amazing institution and we’re delighted that you are part of it.
You also create a legacy when you donate to RMIT. The gift of education can be exponential. Empowering students and researchers has an impact not only on individuals today, but their families and communities into their future as well. On behalf of RMIT, our students, staff and the communities we are in, I want to express our deepest
Martin Bean CBE Vice-Chancellor and President
01 Cover photo: Dylan Findlay, pictured in Building 10, New Academic Street, Melbourne City campus. Photo by Emma Phillips (Bachelor of Fine Art, Hons, 2016).
