Student news 2026

Delivering a presentation in class is one thing; pitching an idea that can stand up to industry scrutiny is another. At Perfect Pitch 2026, RMIT students discovered that a great pitch is built not just through confident delivery, but through strategic thinking, collaboration and the ability to defend every decision behind an idea.

Every semester seems to start the same way. You're assigned to a group with people you've never met before. A few weeks later, someone stops replying, another teammate takes over everything, deadlines become messy, and the project turns out to be far more stressful than it needs to be. If this sounds familiar, you're definitely not alone.

Val is RMIT’s generative AI tool, designed to support safer and more responsible use of AI for study. The latest features in July 2026 make it easier to bring in files, work with scanned content, and keep better track of your own AI setup.

What if men had one day a year when crying was not only accepted, but celebrated? That question inspired International Men’s Crying Day, a campaign created by five RMIT Vietnam students that went on to win a D&AD New Blood Yellow Pencil – one of the world’s most respected awards for emerging creatives.

What could make your RMIT experience better? From learning and campus facilities to student services, support, amenities and student life, your feedback can help RMIT understand what students need and where improvements can be made.

Sexual violence rarely begins with violence itself. More often, it begins with assumptions, blurred boundaries, and conversations that never happen. Discover how RMIT's Consent First: Understanding Healthy Sex and Relationships module is helping students understand consent, not simply as permission, but as a key step towards preventing sexual violence and building healthier relationships.

Long before Paris is the destination, three RMIT University Vietnam students had already imagined themselves there. What began as a daily affirmation - "We'll make it to Paris" became the mantra that carried Minh Trung, Anh Thu and Quynh Lam through six months of balancing university, work and one of the world's largest innovation competitions.

For many first-year students, adjusting to university isn't just about keeping up with assignments or navigating a new campus. It's also about learning a new way of communicating.

Sometimes, the biggest lessons from studying abroad aren't just the ones taught in a classroom. During two weeks at SGH Warsaw School of Economics, RMIT Vietnam students discovered new perspectives, built meaningful connections, and returned home seeing both themselves and the world a little differently.

Vietnam Young Lions is more than a contest for many emerging creatives, it’s a proving ground for young minds with big ideas. This year RMIT students answered that call with courage and creativity, turning pressure into growth: across multiple categories they earned top honours, including two Golds in the Film category.

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.