Home to more than 6,000 students and staff from over 25 countries, RMIT Vietnam offers a diverse learning experience in a vibrant and culturally rich country. With campuses in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the University offers internationally recognised degrees taught in English, with the same content as is delivered in Melbourne.

Students from RMIT in Melbourne can undertake one or two semesters of study at RMIT Vietnam. As it takes time to complete the application process and arrange a visa, the application deadline is six to eight months prior to the semester start. Students should therefore plan ahead if they are considering applying for an exchange program at RMIT Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City is a fascinating blend of the modern and the traditional, making it more a place to 'be' than a place to 'see'. Although attractions like Reunification Palace and the War Remnants Museum are well worth a look, the experience of sitting and chatting with the locals, or getting on the back of a motorbike taxi just for the sake of being in amongst it all, or just relaxing and watching Vietnam change, right before your eyes - those are the moments that you will treasure when your overseas study experience is just a memory.
Whatever you feel like eating, chances are you'll find it in Ho Chi Minh City. Grand Lebanese courtyard dining sits alongside tiny Vietnamese noodle shops; Imperial haute cuisine vies for attention beside the Japanese pancake diner. If you want to live it up like a local, you'll want to be equally comfortable on a plastic stool by the riverside drinking some of the world's cheapest beer, or perched atop the world sipping cocktails at Chill, Ho Chi Minh City's answer to the world's best 360 degree sky bars.

Hanoi

Sometimes referred to as 'the grand old dame of the Orient', Vietnam’s capital Hanoi is a city of intense tradition and robust culture. Unlike so many Asian capitals, Hanoi has maintained its historical authenticity, developing as a commercial hub that is uniquely Vietnamese. In 2010, Hanoi celebrated its 1000-year anniversary with a year-long celebration to honour those Vietnamese who fought, in myriad ways, to develop Vietnam into the nation it has become, and to pass this proud history onto future generations. This quantifies what Hanoi is all about – looking to the past to inspire the future. There is a quiet confidence about Hanoi that is seductive to those who stay still for long enough to find it; an edgy subculture that hums with creativity and artistic endeavour. Compared to their counterparts in the South, friendships in Hanoi are slower to kindle - but when they do they last a lifetime.

Living costs are low in Vietnam. Lunch on an RMIT Vietnam campus will cost you anywhere from 50c to $4, while a local beer in an average pub is only 50c!