Students

Students

Activator is here to prepare you for the future of work, no matter what it looks like.

We believe that entrepreneurship is for everyone, whether it is about innovating within an organisation or gearing up towards the world of startups and unicorns. What we do is helping to cultivate the entrepreneurial mindset among the RMIT community.

Take part in our workshops, industry challenges, hackathons and other learning experiences to develop your innovation toolkit and competitive advantage to stand out from the crowd. You can also include these activities as part of RMIT Plus - a structured program that helps you develop the skills valued by employers.

RMIT Plus

Our programs

Hackathons

Design sprints empowering participants towards creative problem solving and fostering solutions to contemporary challenges.

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Industry-led Innovation Challenge (WIL)

Uncover sustainable real-world business solutions for an industry partner with this program. You’ll learn about industry challenges as an insider, unleashing your disruptive potential while crafting new solutions for a business in real time.

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Cyber Ready Innovation Challenge – in partnership with AWS (WIL)

Work on live industry challenges focused on the ever changing digital environment. These are dynamic opportunities for students to address an escalating need for organisations to protect their business from digital and cyber threats. 

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Prefer a self-paced online learning experience?

Micro-credentials introduce some key enterprise concepts and approaches that are useful regardless of career path. These micro-courses are designed with industry, accessible at any time and practice-based.

Student clubs supported by RMIT Activator

Join student-led clubs and network with curious-minded students from across the University. The Entrepreneurship Student Club (ESC) is an academic club supported by RUSU. Through activities, workshops and discussions, ESC transforms theory into practical skills, providing aspiring entrepreneurs the platforms to test out their ideas. ESC offers members the opportunity to network with industry professionals, RMIT Alumni and other current students to further their studies and career. Connect with ESC to discover your member perks!

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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.

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