Student news 2026

What started as a first year at RMIT Vietnam soon turned into an unexpected journey across continents for Nguyen Thuy Duong. Through the Erasmus Scholarship, she traded familiar classrooms for a new student life studying at CETT, a leading higher education school affiliated with the University of Barcelona, Spain.

After weeks of deadlines and late-night study sessions, it’s finally time to let your hair down. But breaks aren’t just for Netflix binges and late mornings. At RMIT, students are turning their time off into a mix of rest, skill-building, and new adventures, proving that growth doesn’t stop when classes do.

“If I get an NN (fail) or PA (pass), is it the end of the world?” Many students, especially newbies, ask this when results don’t go as planned. More often, bad marks reflect a gap between effort and strategy, expectations and execution, or pressure and capacity. The grade matters, but what matters more is understanding why it happened and what you do next.

Far beyond typical tourist sights, international students at RMIT Vietnam found the true heart of Vietnam inside a local children's hospital. Serving early morning bowls of porridge to pediatric patients revealed a profoundly different side of their host country, turning a simple meal into a lasting lesson in compassion.

End-of-semester season can feel like everything is due at once: assignments, presentations, exams, group projects, internships, and life outside university. The goal is not to become “perfectly productive.” The goal is to stay functional, protect your energy, and finish the semester without burning out.

RMIT Vietnam students transformed Barcelona’s anti-tourism protest message into an award-winning typography campaign about tourism, housing and belonging, earning 10 awards at the Crowbar Awards 2025.

Developed by the Career Ready Hub in collaboration with RMIT students, the Career Roadmap Game is an interactive tool that helps students explore themselves and discover personalised career pathways.

RMIT has been notified of a cyber incident impacting the Canvas learning management system. Instructure, the vendor of Canvas, has confirmed that RMIT data has been impacted.

First impressions form faster than we think; employers begin to decide how they see you, what they expect from you, and whether they want to keep the conversation going. That’s why learning how to show up with clarity, confidence, and intention can make all the difference.

Interviews are often the most daunting part of the job application process. But acing one isn’t about memorizing the “right” answers, it’s about preparing with intention, responding with clarity, and navigating each stage with confidence. Whether it’s face-to-face, online, or unexpected, here are four key steps to help you stand out and get ahead.

Not all learning challenges are visible to the naked eye. Discover how RMIT Vietnam’s Equitable Learning and Accessibility (ELA) service is breaking down barriers and leveling the playing field for every student.

An epiphany hit Trang during her exchange in Canada, where a finance student found herself working backstage at fashion weeks, making friends through small talk, and starting a blog that would eventually shape her career. What began as a spontaneous escape from a carefully planned life turned into a journey of self-discovery, uncertainty, and unexpected purpose.

Thi Tran Anh, with over 12 years of industry experience, is pursuing a Master of Business Administration at RMIT, where he is encountering new challenges not present in his previous studies, particularly in adapting to inter-teaching assignment formats, contributing to his growth.

Burning incense has long held a sacred place in Vietnamese culture, symbolising remembrance and a connection between the living and those who came before. Seeking to bring this tradition closer to younger generations, first-year Design Studies student Nguyen Tran Gia Huy and his team designed Hương, a contemporary incense packaging that earned 16 honors at the international stage.

What began as a love of storytelling grew into a deeper curiosity about people, culture and the ways meaning is made. That journey eventually led My Tam, a Professional Communication student, back to Hoi An, where she brought that understanding into her work, using storytelling not just to inform, but to help younger audiences connect more deeply with cultural heritage.

Every day, we see ourselves through the eyes of others: through reactions, expectations, and subtle social cues. Over time, these reflections begin to shape not just how we present ourselves, but how we think and feel about who we are. This piece explores how external judgments become internal voices, and how students gradually learn to navigate, question, and reclaim their sense of self.

Fourteen Student Council generations have each added a thread to a tapestry still being woven. What endures is a voice that continues to be carried forward. Today, the Student Council continues to connect, represent, and shape RMIT campus life, creating vibrant experiences for students, with the support of RMIT Vietnam’s Student Life Department.

New country, new life, new experiences, like dreams were the plan. But for Naw Gloria Htoo, studying abroad at RMIT Vietnam began with something else entirely: an unexpected wave of homesickness. This journey reflects not only the challenges of studying abroad but also the personal growth and transformation that shaped their experience into something meaningful.

RMIT Vietnam’s graduation ceremonies mark more than a personal milestone, more than a moment that belongs to just one name. On this special day, the connections behind each journey come to life, where our graduates were surrounded, celebrated, and supported by the people who matter most.

Every graduation story is about more than achievements. It is also shaped by uncertainty, resilience, and the people we become along the way. For the Class Representatives of 2026 from Hanoi, these are the lessons they carry with them and the words they hope will guide you forward.