RMIT University (officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) is a public research university in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1887 as the Working Men’s College by Francis Ormond, it was initially a night school offering classes six nights a week to help working men gain additional skills. Over time, it became a day college and then an institute before gaining university status in 1992.
Today, RMIT is ranked as one of the top universities in Australia and the world. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs across a broad range of disciplines, including business, design, engineering, health sciences, information technology and communication. The university has campuses in Melbourne city centre and Brunswick (Melbourne), as well as several smaller sites around Victoria.
RMIT is a member of the Innovative Research Universities network and ranks highly in international rankings for education and employability. It has produced numerous notable alumni, including Nobel laureate Peter Doherty, four Australian prime ministers (Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, Gough Whitlam and Kevin Rudd) and nine state governors.