Research
Further information: List of research centres and institutes of the Royal Melbourne Institute of TechnologyRMIT is ranked as one of Australia’s top 10 research universities;, and has an "industry-relevant" ethos. It primarily focuses on applied research, outcome-related research and consultancy services, and has extensive partnerships with government and industry.
Its dedicated Portfolio of Innovation and Research operates on a similar scale to its colleges. It contains RMIT's major research institutes in: Design Research, Global Cities Research, Health Innovations Research and Platform Technologies Research. The four institutes operate on the same scale as RMIT's schools, and are focused in its historic research strength areas. It also contains a specialist research school to foster excellence in research methodology and pedagogy. In addition to its research portfolio, RMIT also has over 35 research centres based within its colleges and schools.
Major collaborative partners with RMIT include: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in the Australian APEC Study Centre, Australian Institute of Sport as its preferred partner in sports technology research, Boeing Company in a systems development centre called the Boeing-RMIT Phantom Works, Government of Australia in Cooperative Research Centres and Government of Victoria in a design industry advancement centre called DesignVictoria. RMIT is also partnered with Fujitsu, as well as Victoria's two other top-ranked universities - the University of Melbourne and Monash University, in Australia's first low carbon emission and energy-efficient technology data centre.
Many organisations are also permanently partnered with RMIT's institutes, centres and schools for research. Notable partners include: Airbus, Australian Defence Force, BHP Billiton, BMW AG, Country Road, CSIRO, Deloitte, Ernst&Young, Ford Motor Company, GUESS, GM Holden, IBM, Luxottica, Pacific Brands, Siemens, Subaru, Telstra, Tenix, United Nations and Volkswagen Group.
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