RMIT University, Melbourne City Campus (RMIT University, Melbourne City Campus) is located in downtown Melbourne, Victoria's capital.
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology is an integrated public university, one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in Australia, bringing in a large number of outstanding graduates from academia, politics and business. RMIT has three schools: business school, school of design and social sciences, and institute of science, engineering and technology. As early as it was founded in 1887, RMIT became famous for its professional curriculum standards. During World War II, RMIT trained a great deal of technical talent for the coalition forces, so Queen Elizabeth II granted RMIT the title of Royal and awarded the Royal Special Fund. Today, after 130 years, RMIT has become the world's top university with the largest engineering institute in Australia; in the 2016 QS World University rankings, it ranked 16th in arts and design and 36th in construction and construction environments. Its graduates are internationally recognized for advertising, art, communications, design, engineering and technology.
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology has multiple campuses that, like other Australian universities, are open campuses that integrate with the surrounding communities:
- City Campus: located at the "top" of Swanston Street, extending from Lygon Street to Bourke Street Shopping Centre through the central business district (CBD). The campus is close to the central business district, with excellent public transport and easy access from all parts of Melbourne. Nearby campus includes Victoria State Library (State Library of Victoria), Melbourne Central Shopping Center, City Bath and Queen Victoria Market (Queen Victoria Market), among others.
- Bundoora Campus: Bundoora, 18 km northeast of downtown Melbourne, is a 42-hectare, high-speed campus with more than 6000 students. Campus is divided into east and west two parts, bus service connects railway station, parking lot, rail transit is all available. Sports venues include track and field, tennis, rugby and football;
- Brunswick Campus: located 5 km away from the heart of Melbourne, there is plenty of space, nearby the famous Sydney Road Shopping District. The campus has parking space, rail and railway traffic can be reached on foot;
- PointCook Campus: located south-west of Melbourne, RMIT's flight training course will be located on the campus, which is also the world's first military flight base;
- Hamilton Campus: Hamilton (Hamilton), about 300km west of Melbourne, offers a variety of short courses, TAFE, Bachelor's, Master's programs, etc.
