International Connections

The School of Art (SoA) has a long history of international activities in Asia, Europe and the USA. The activities are various and range from co-teaching programs, International Pathways Articulation Agreements, Global Intensives courses, Cotutelle and collaborative PhD arrangements, Research and Engagement projects, Student Semester Exchanges to other universities and Artist/Scholars-in-Residence.  

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RMIT University has campuses in Vietnam and Barcelona. We regularly engage our partners in research projects and engagement activities through our international campuses. Since 2020, School of Art researchers have been working on Here/There, an RMIT Melbourne and Vietnam research project focusing on the role of traditional crafts in the development of contemporary design. In 2023 RMIT staff led our first Global Intensive to Vietnam, partnering with local staff for the course and visiting the Saigon South campus. We’ve been engaged with RMIT Europe to extend our networks and develop projects to engage European audiences with our creative projects. 

Project examples

• đây đó (here/there) – exhibition in Vietnam for the Festival of Creativity & Design 
• Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design 2023 officially opens

The School of Art students have the opportunity to engage in student exchanges with our partner universities. Exchanges are managed by the Global Experience Office, with many official university partners signed up to the program. Students in the past have exchanged to LaSalle College of the Arts, Singapore, The Chicago Arts Institute, USA and the Hong Kong Art School, Hong Kong.

The School of Art has developed Cotutelle (joint PhD programs) and Collaborative PhD programs with our partnering universities to build our capacity in the international PhD research context. International PhD candidates are supervised by teams from RMIT and the partner institutes, enriching the PhD through a cross-cultural context.   

We host international artist and scholar residents, who are often aligned with our disciplines or studio areas. Over the past few years, we have hosted art teaching residents from HBK Braunschweig, Germany, such as artist Wolfgang Ellenreider who have contributed to our Honours program and developed new art works on campus leading to an exhibition Blanko. 

The Global Experience Office (GEO) also offers internships in the summer and winter breaks, mostly in Asia and around different subjects. Scholarships are also available, subject to specific conditions, enquire with the GEO. 

*Image credits

• Raghav Kumar, ‘Ankita Midha’ from the series ‘The Parting Memory’, 2023, photograph.
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• 3D models of architectural elements from a collective housing complex, created by Lucas Horta