Student news and events

For many students, volunteering is simply a way to give back. Compared with part-time jobs or club positions, it is often considered a lower-commitment activity with limited opportunities for growth. But for the students featured in this story, volunteering turned out to be something much more transformative.

Many students feel intimidated when starting their careers, especially when job descriptions ask for experience that they have yet to gain. But the fact is, everyone begins somewhere. For most beginners, experience starts with small opportunities that gradually build skills, confidence, and direction in the future.

Want to graduate with more than just a degree? The new RMIT Career Ready Award is designed to help you build real-world experience, develop key employability skills, and gain confidence about your future career while you study.

What does it take to turn a simple café visit into a meaningful creative artefact? Anchored in Vietnamese Gen Z’s café-driven digital culture, Urban Brews challenged students to look beyond the scroll, reimagining coffee dates as creative experiments where coffee culture evolved into purposeful digital production.

Organised by the RMIT Fintech Club, Hack-A-Venture 2025 grew from a campus observation into a hackathon competition that attracts 385 participants from 32 universities across Vietnam. Behind that journey lies a practical blueprint in ownership, trust, and building credibility for students ready to prove that “student-scale” is only a mindset.

RMIT Library can feel intimidating at first with rows of books and unfamiliar systems you’re not quite sure about. But beyond being a place to study, RMIT library is one of the most powerful academic tools you can use to navigate your academic journey, both online and on campus.

Making a beautiful vision board or claiming affirmations online can feel like a great first step. But as 2026 unfolds, discover what it really takes for you to manifest academic success once the semester gets busy and motivation starts to dip.

No work experience? No extracurricular activities? That doesn’t mean there’s nothing to talk about on your CV. Let’s break down five practical steps you can take to strengthen your CV from zero, helping you highlight your skills, mindset, and potential, even before your first job.