RMIT Career Advisers' Update - July Issue

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RMIT Career Advisers' Update - July Issue
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                     RMIT Career
                          Career Advisers’
                                 Advisers’ Update
                                           Update –– July
                                                     July Issue
                                                          Issue

> The Future of Business
> Term 2 school group event winner
> RMIT’s Equitable Learning Services
> RMIT 2022 Scholarships
> Marieluise Jonas Scholarship for Landscape Architecture
> 69th Australian Book Design Awards
> Support for Indigenous Students
> Global High School Cybersecurity Competition
> Key Contacts

                                                            Congratulations to our winner, James P. in Year 10 at St
                                                            Moncia's College!
                                                            Each term, RMIT Student Recruitment gives away a
                                                            $200 voucher of the student’s choice from a range of
                                                            options when students elect to stay in touch with
                                                            RMIT. Not only do students then receive
                                                            communications from RMIT specific to their interest
                                                            area, they also go in the draw and could be the next
                                                            winner!
                                                            Request an Event
We’ve adopted a new agile, non-traditional course
structure to equip students with greater hands-on
learning opportunities and industry engagement.
The Bachelor of Business and the Bachelor of
Business Professional Practice have been designed
with and for industry, ensuring that you’ll develop         Starting uni with a disability, long-term illness or mental
relevant and highly sought-after skills and                 health condition can be daunting at first, but RMIT’s
knowledge.                                                  Equitable Learning Services (ELS) are designed to
We’ve removed the traditional course structure              support students all the way.
focusing on lectures and exams (except where                At RMIT's on-campus Open Day events, parents and
required by accrediting bodies) to concentrate on           students will have the chance to speak to ELS advisors
real-world business problem solving, that allows you        and learn more about the transition to uni. At Next Fest,
to build a portfolio of industry-relevant                   featuring online and on-campus events, you’ll also have
achievements and transferable experiences.                  the chance to chat with academics and future
Find out more                                               employers, explore our campuses and unlock a range of
                                                            study options.
                                                            Find out more about ELS
RMIT Career Advisers' Update - July Issue
RMIT Career Advisers’ Update – July Issue

                                                        at RMIT, where she spent eight years as part of the
                                                        Landscape Architecture program.
                                                        This annual Scholarship provides Landscape Architecture
                                                        students with the opportunity to undertake either an
                                                        international internship in Landscape Design practice or
                                                        self-guided research and exploration in Landscape
                                                        Architecture. It allows for global activities, with a
                                                        preference for activities in Asia in keeping with
                                                        Marieluise's passion.
                                                        Find out more

RMIT has a range of scholarships to help students
make the leap to study at RMIT University. We have a
great range of scholarships including ones for
Indigenous Australians, for migrants, for women in
STEM, for those who need financial assistance, for
those who need to move to study or for those
studying particular courses.
Applications direct to RMIT are opening 30 July 2021
and most close on 30 October 2021. Students should
put a reminder in their phones to check out RMIT’s
scholarship website in early August.
Find out more

                                                        Each year the Australian Book Design Awards celebrates
                                                        the best and brightest in Australian book design. These
                                                        awards are open to books designed and published for
                                                        the first time in Australia.
                                                        Kespa Katsuk, currently in his final year of our bachelor
                                                        of communication design, has been announced as the
                                                        winner of the 'Best Designed Student Series' category.
                                                        There were several other high-quality shortlisted works
                                                        produced by RMIT students who also received
                                                        nominations within this category.
                                                        At the 58 minute mark of this broadcast you can hear
                                                        Kespa's thoughts about his winning designs, as well as
                                                        view some of the other outstanding works in the
                                                        category that were shortlisted.
In honour of Marieluise Jonas, an educator who
inspired many with her passion for Asian urbanism,
the Marieluise Jonas Scholarship has been established
RMIT Career Advisers' Update - July Issue
RMIT Career Advisers’ Update – July Issue

All schools will soon receive updated information for       03 9925 2555 or student.recruitment@rmit.edu.au
your Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
                                                            Kate Tangas - Manager, Student Recruitment
from the Ngarara Willim Centre.
                                                            (Campaspe Cohuna Careers Network, Eastern Careers
Upcoming events include the Kingston Koorie mob on-
                                                            Network, Geelong CTA, Hamilton CTN, North East CN,
campus experience, Central Victorian Indigenous
                                                            North West CG, Peninsula CEA, Waverley CA)
Careers Expo at Bendigo, and the VIEWS camp for
                                                            03 9925 0374
aspiring Engineering students.
                                                            kate.tangas@rmit.edu.au
Contact Jordan at Ngarara Willim to arrange an
experience with your school.                                Theresa Joachim - Student Recruitment
Find out more                                               Engagement Coordinator
                                                            (Albury Wodonga, Bendigo Region, Central
                                                            Gippsland, Central Murray, Dandenong Valley,
                                                            East Gippsland, Maroondah, Moreland Darebin,
                                                            Shepparton and District, Sunbury-Gisborne,
                                                            Wellington, Whittlesea and Yarra Careers Groups)
                                                            03 9925 3993 or 0408 476 498
                                                            theresa.joachim@rmit.edu.au
                                                            Tarika Singh - Student Recruitment Officer
                                                            (Ballarat, Banyule Nillumbik, Bayside, Brimbank
                                                            Careers and Pathways Network, Knox, Sunraysia,
                                                            Warrnambool and District & Wimmera, WRICA, and
                                                            Southern Mallee Careers Groups)
                                                            03 9925 0469
                                                            tarika.singh@rmit.edu.au

Virtual competition – Friday 1 - Sunday 3 October           Britney Jebb - Marketing and Recruitment
RMIT Activator would like to invite Victorian high          Assistant
schools to nominate students to represent Australia         03 9925 5418
in the California Cyber Innovation Challenge (CCIC)         britney.jebb@rmit.edu.au
virtually on Friday 1 - Sunday 3 October 2021.              Alec Pangalidis - Marketing and Recruitment
The CCIC cyber security competition is designed to          Assistant
inspire technology career pathways in students and          03 9925 5417
develop interest and knowledge in the cybersecurity         alec.pangalidis@rmit.edu.au
industry, one of the key technology worker gaps
                                                            Claudia Nabalarua, Extension Studies Student
identified.
                                                            Recruitment Officer
This is a global challenge, filled with exciting
                                                            9925 5661
Gamification & Esports elements to assist in
                                                            claudia.nabalarua@rmit.edu.au
developing their cyber security skills for their futures.
Each school team not only gets access to the latest         Indigenous Student enquiries
cyber security training but also receives a industry        Jordan Carter
mentor to work with students teams and their                0419 839 183.
teachers as they prepare for the competition.               jordan.Carter@rmit.edu.au
Register your interest
Learn more about the challenge
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