RMIT graduation ceremonies

Find out about RMIT graduation ceremonies in Australia and around the world.

Apply to graduate

To graduate at a ceremony, you must first apply to graduate in Enrolment Online. When you apply, you'll be asked to select the ceremony you want to attend.

If you don't want to graduate at a ceremony, you can apply to graduate in absentia instead. 'In absentia' means that your award is conferred without attending a formal graduation ceremony. These options determine when you'll get your graduation statements. Read more about your graduation options.

RMIT graduation ceremonies

RMIT hosts ceremonies for graduates in Australia, at key partner institutes outside Australia, and at our Vietnam campuses. Select a ceremony below to find out who is eligible to attend, application deadlines and ceremony dates and locations.

2025 Vietnam Graduation Ceremonies

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Vietnam Graduation Ceremonies

Hanoi - Thursday 10 April 2025 

Ho Chi Minh City - Monday 14 April, Tuesday 15 April, Wednesday 16 April and Thursday 17 April 2025.

How to apply  The RMIT Vietnam Graduation team will send an invitation to your personal email address closer to the ceremony date.
Who can attend All bachelor degree and higher students studying in Vietnam and higher education students studying in Melbourne who have family and friends in Vietnam.
Contact graduations@rmit.edu.vn

2025 Melbourne Doctoral Degrees Graduation Ceremony

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2025 Doctoral Degrees Graduation Ceremony

Date: Wednesday 14 May 2025

Venue: Storey Hall, 336/348 Swanston Street, RMIT City campus

Eligible attendees: 2025 completed doctoral students and in absentia doctoral graduates. If you are an in absentia doctoral graduate and wish to attend the May ceremony, please fill out and submit the May Doctoral/PhD Graduation Ceremony Expression of Interest Form.

Pre-ceremony deadlines

Activity Date/deadlines Location
Final archival submission

Friday 21 March 2025

N/A

Confirmation of attendance and ceremony payment

Completed’ PhD students confirm and pay the ceremony fee via Enrolment Online  to attend the ceremony

In absentia’ (alumni) PhD students confirm and pay the ceremony fee via this link to attend the ceremony

Monday 31 March – Friday 11 April 2025

Online (see links across)

Gown and ticket collection

Please bring your RMIT ID card or another form of photo ID when you collect your gown (academic dress) and three tickets for the ceremony.

Tuesday 13 May 2025, 3pm – 6pm RMIT Storey Hall (Building 16), Level 7, 336/348 Swanston Street, Melbourne 

Ticket limitations

Given the venue capacity and the number of attendees expected to attend, each graduate will be allocated 3 guest tickets. We will not be able to meet requests for additional guest tickets for this ceremony.

Ceremony livestream

This ceremony will be available to watch via YouTube livestream. The livestream will commence at 3pm Melbourne-time Wednesday 14 May 2025.

Ceremony schedule

Ceremony date: Wednesday 14 May 2025

Ceremony venue: Storey Hall (Auditorium, level 5), 336/348 Swanston Street, RMIT City campus

Note: at this stage, times are indicative and subject to change. 

Time Activity
1.45pm Graduate registration and briefing at Storey Hall, Auditorium, level 5. Please ensure you arrive on time for your rehearsal wearing your academic dress. 
2.15pm Graduates to be registered and seated in your allocated seat for rehearsal. The seat number on  your ticket must match the number on your seat.
2.30pm Auditorium doors open for geusts
2.40pm Guests are seated
3.00pm Ceremony commences
4.13pm Closing of ceremony
4.15pm

Photos

Post ceremony reception

5pm

Return of academic dress (level 5 foyer)

Collection of testamur (level 5 foyer) – only applicable to candidates who graduate on the day. 

2025 SUIBE Graduation Ceremony

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2025 SUIBE Graduation Ceremony

Date: Thursday 19 June 2025

Venue: 5th floor, Information Building, Songjiang Campus, SUIBE, No. 1900, Wenxiang Road, Songjiang, Shanghai, China

Eligible attendees: All SUIBE-enrolled students

Contact: zhangkk@suibe.edu.cn

2025 Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) Graduation Ceremonies

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SIM graduation ceremonies

Dates: Wednesday 20 August - Friday 22 August 2025

Who can attend: All SIM-enrolled students

Where: Singapore

Contact: students@sim.edu.sg

2025 KAPLAN Graduation Ceremony

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KAPLAN Graduation Ceremony

Dates: Thursday 9 October 2025

Who can attend: All KAPLAN-enrolled students

Where: Sheraton Towers, Singapore

Contact: Submit an enquiry to Student Connect

2025 Hong Kong Graduation Ceremonies

2025 in absentia Hong Kong graduates will also be invited to attend the Melbourne 2025 ceremony. Please check your personal email address for updates closer to the time.

Group of graduates at the Hong Kong ceremony

Hong Kong Graduation Ceremonies

Hong Kong Art School 

Date: TBC

Where: TBC

VTC Shape

Date: Sunday 12 October 2025

Where: Grand Hyatt

Contact: Submit an enquiry to Student Connect

2025 Melbourne Graduation Ceremony (HE and VE students)

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Melbourne Graduation Ceremony

When: 3pm, Wednesday 17 December 2025

Where: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

Who can attend How to confirm attendance
Students completing their program at the end of Semester 2 2025 who meet the eligibility criteria
Details will be published here later in 2025.

2025 in absentia graduates (including Semester 1 graduates) and 2024 graduates who have not already attended a ceremony. 

If you have graduated and want to attend the 2025 graduation ceremony, please fill out and submit the December Melbourne Graduation Ceremony Expression of Interest Form and we will contact you later in 2025.

Photography and recording at RMIT events

When you attend RMIT official events or activities you may be photographed or recorded. By attending the event, you agree to RMIT's Terms. To opt out of having your photography and recordings used by RMIT, email academic.registrar@rmit.edu.au.

Need help?

Vietnam students - Contact the Vietnam Graduation team at graduations@rmit.edu.vn.

Australian students - Contact the Graduation team via Student Connect.

Students at partner institutes - Click the relevant tab above to find your contact. 

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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.