Asia Society Australia and RMIT announce new strategic partnership

Asia Society Australia and RMIT announce new strategic partnership

RMIT and Asia Society Australia have formed a partnership to advance Australia’s economic, education and people-to-people engagement with Asia and strengthen Victoria’s position as a centre of Asia insights and capabilities.

The partnership will co-locate Asia Society Australia at RMIT, bringing together its global think-tank and convening capabilities with the University’s world-class research, teaching and infrastructure.

news_higgins-ivanov_1220px RMIT interim Vice-Chancellor Dionne Higgins and Asia Society Australia CEO Philipp Ivanov at the virtual signing

Central to the agreement will be the creation of a new Asia Trade and Innovation Hub at RMIT’s CBD campus on Swanston Street in the heart of Melbourne’s academic and innovation precinct. 

RMIT interim Vice-Chancellor Dionne Higgins said the new Asia Trade and Innovation Hub would foster greater connectivity with Asia, providing a physical and digital ‘front door’ for Victorians to engage in the region when it opens next year.

“The Asia Trade and Innovation Hub will leverage both partners’ expertise and networks to create new opportunities for Victorian economic and social engagement in Asia.” 

RMIT and Asia Society Australia will work collaboratively to build the Hub that has been funded by the Victorian Government through the Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund (VHESIF). 

The Hub will offer a central space for virtual, face to face and hybrid events, policy discussions and debate, applied research, social and traditional media engagement, and online and blended learning opportunities. 

Asia Society Australia CEO Philipp Ivanov said the new partnership was a powerful alliance that would create an ongoing platform for new research, innovation and regional connectivity. 

“RMIT’s footprint in Asia, industry-focused research capabilities and world-class facilities in Melbourne complement Asia Society’s global network, policy impact and mission to prepare Australians for engagement with a more complex Asia,” Ivanov said.

As part of its ongoing activities, the Asia Trade and Innovation Hub will produce a series of applied research roadmaps, designed to help Victorian businesses succeed in priority markets and sectors across the Asia-Pacific region. 

The Asia Hub will officially open in the first half of 2022.

 

Story: Andrew Tijs and Karen Phelan

12 October 2021

Share

12 October 2021

Share

  • Society
  • Business
  • Industry
Engage

Related News

upm-mou-thumbnail.jpg

RMIT and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) announce dual degree partnership for civil engineering students

A new strategic collaboration with UPM will allow students to enrich their academic experience in an international environment.

Dr. Darcy Allen on stage in front of PowerPointPowerPoint slide reading 'The Supertransition'

“We are on the cusp of a technology-driven ‘supertransition’” - RMIT expert says deep economic change is occurring with profound consequences for business

RMIT economist Dr. Darcy Allen says the world is in an economic ‘supertransition’: profound economic change driven by the simultaneous combination of technologies.

news-carpet-concrete-1220px.jpg

Carpet fibres stop concrete cracking

Engineers in Australia have found a way to make stronger and crack-resistant concrete with scrap carpet fibres, rolling out the red carpet for sustainability in the construction sector.

Group photo of speakers on stage in front of black backdrop

New-look Centre for Urban Research ready to shape future of our cities

The newly refreshed Centre for Urban Research (CUR) is exploring critical urban questions relating to geographies of land, regenerative environments, climate action and planning and transport.

Show more
aboriginal flag
torres strait flag

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

More information