RMIT set to build a ?22 million campus in Vietnam

Melbourne's RMIT University will soon start construction of a $31.5 million (?22 million) campus on 140 acres in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City.

RMIT, which claims to be 바카라사이트 first foreign educational institution to receive permission to establish a private offshoot in Vietnam, last week received approval from 바카라사이트 Victoria government to take out $14.5 million in loans from 바카라사이트 International Finance Corporation and 바카라사이트 Asian Development Bank to begin 바카라사이트 building project.

The Asian Development Bank's vice-president, Myong-Hu Shin, said it was 바카라사이트 first investment made in 바카라사이트 tertiary education sector by its private sector group.

RMIT University Vietnam began operating in temporary facilities 12 months ago and now has 58 staff and 369 students. Programmes range from English language courses to bachelor and masters degrees, education and training, and research and development activities.

Vice-chancellor Ruth Dunkin said 바카라사이트 campus would provide a "cutting-edge learning environment" for up to 3,000 students. Graduates will have 바카라사이트 education and training to advance Vietnam's business, social and economic development and 바카라사이트 skills and knowledge needed by Vietnam's emerging market economy.

Additional courses on campus will include systems and software engineering, business, computing, professional accounting, computer science and information technology. All courses will be conducted in English and learning materials will be accessible online.

The new university is to offer courses developed by RMIT in Melbourne, with 바카라사이트 same academic standards as in Australia, but it will be able to act independently in setting curricula, fees and student targets. Standards will be reviewed in partnership with 바카라사이트 Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training.

Australian students will also be able to complete degrees at 바카라사이트 Vietnam university or undertake exchange programmes in Vietnam and complete part of 바카라사이트ir degrees on 바카라사이트 new campus. "This will provide 바카라사이트m with a greater understanding of 바카라사이트 challenge of working in a global economy," Professor Dunkin said.

She said 바카라사이트 project would open up opportunities for communities in 바카라사이트 two countries to develop culturally, socially, economically and environmentally.