RMIT Vietnam seeks to play a positive role in the broader community.

Recent examples include:

Full and partial scholarships granted to excellent and disadvantaged students in various cities and provinces of Vietnam to study at RMIT Vietnam

As of 2010, RMIT Vietnam had awarded 594 scholarships worth more than 9 billion Vietnam dong , including entry into academic programs offering high employment growth potential to graduates. Scholarships in 2010  are each worth at least 360,000,000 VND.

Sharing of RMIT Vietnam’s recreational facilities with the local community

A Memorandum of Understanding signed in August 2007 between RMIT University (Australia), RMIT Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Political and Public Administration Academy on mutual collaboration in postgraduate research, academic exchange, and organising seminars, workshops and conferences

Support to the HCMC Women’s Union with ongoing HIV/AIDS awareness raising activities

Collaborative projects to bring IT and Library operational expertise to the community, a prominent example of which is the continuing facilitation of the development of Learning Resource Centres (LRCs) in regional universities in Vietnam, including support in organising finance, recruitment and training

Continuing support and encouragement to students of RMIT Vietnam to participate in charitable projects such as teaching blind children how to swim, teaching English and other skills to disadvantaged children, assisting aged people, raising funds and donations to help flood victims, and other initiatives

Promoting the development of a campus which can be an example of international best practice environmentally and socially

Promoting new teaching and learning methodologies, offering a student-centred approach, as well as a quality assurance system as a useful model to the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam and other local universities

Fulfilling financial obligations to the Vietnamese Government in a timely fashion

Ensuring full compliance with applicable statutory requirements