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How to apply for RIIERP

Applications for placements commencing in 2013 are now open. The closing date is extended to Monday 30 April 2012.

Eligibility criteria

Who can apply?

In order to participate in RIIERP you have to be enrolled in an RMIT award program;

  • Undergraduate students undertaking four or five year programs must be in at least the third year of their programs before they are eligible to apply.
  • Undergraduate students undertaking three year programs must be in at least the second year of their programs before they are eligible to apply.
  • Undergraduate students undertaking two year programs must have completed at least one year of their programs before they are eligible to apply.

Application procedures

Documents required

All documents must be provided in hard copy and electronic format (on a CD). Please do not email any documents.

Submission

Applications must be submitted Monday 30 April 2012. Only applications submitted to the addresses below will be processed.

By mail:

RIIERP/Education Abroad Office
Professor Sylvester Abanteriba, Director RIIERP
RMIT University
GPO BOX 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001

In person:

RIIERP/Education Abroad Office
Building 15, Ground Floor
124 La Trobe Street, RMIT City Campus
Tel. +61 3 9925 2640

Application administration fee

$75 (GST inclusive) non-refundable application administration fee will be billed to you as per normal student debt payments.

Conditions of participation

Please read all the conditions outlined below before the submission of your application.

General conditions of participation

(1) If you have already graduated please note that you need to enrol into an RMIT program in order to participate.

Graduates have the following enrolment options:

(a) Graduate Certificate, Diploma, Master by Research or PhD program

(b) TAFE OHS Skill Set 1- RIIERP SSet BSB07

Graduates who enrol into the 6 month distance learning Graduate Certificate in Engineering Management Program GCO34 must complete 50% of this program before starting the RIIERP project.

(2) All students who have accumulated the required number of credit points to graduate but fail to apply to graduate will be treated as graduates as far as participation in RIIERP is concerned.

(3) All undergraduate participants are required to enrol in the International Industry Experience course (MIET2066), which is a university-wide elective.

(4) All graduate students are required to enrol in the International Industry experience course

MIET 2084 and in some cases MIET 2083 as approved by the Program Director.

(5) Applicants agree for the RIIERP office to release relevant personal details to overseas companies that participate in the program to facilitate the processing of their applications.

(6) Before departure, all students are advised to consult the directors of their programs to ensure that:

  • They are correctly enrolled;
  • Their participation does not cause significant disruption to their program of study.

Additional conditions for international students

For international students, who do not have permanent residence status, there are further conditions in order to comply with their Australian visa requirements.

  • International students are permitted to take one semester of RIIERP with RMIT recording that semester as a reduced study load. This will not affect the student’s place in the program and will provide the regulatory compliance to facilitate the student’s visa extension related documentation from RMIT later on.
  • International students may participate in RIIERP for two semesters with the understanding that their Australian visas may be cancelled, requiring them to apply for a new Australian visa from off-shore before returning to Australia to resume their studies.
  • We strongly recommend you to contact the International Student Services Centre at ISvisa@rmit.edu.au to discuss your options.

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