Digital Marketing

The viral buy effect

Laura Café, squishies, viral water bottles. One minute, they’re everywhere; the next, they’re in your cart. Explore how social influence, emotions and clever marketing can turn everyday products into the next viral must-have.

Digital Marketing

The cart never lies, marketers know why

“Any comfy pair will do!” Yet you still choose the viral Jennie's ballet flats everyone’s talking about. Step into a marketer’s shoes to decode what customers really want and turn insights into products and campaigns that hit the mark.

Tourism and Hospitality Management

How much “wow” does it take to earn 5 stars?

Is a comfy bed, great food or a beautiful room enough to earn a glowing review? Through interactive games and hands-on challenges, step into the world of tourism and hospitality, tackle real-life scenarios and discover what it takes to create a five-star guest experience.

Accounting

Accounting in the age of AI

Ever wondered what it's like to be an accountant in the age of AI? In this interactive session, you'll step into the role of a chief accountant and discover how AI supports accountants’ work, helping them to analyse data more efficiently and support strategic business decision-making.

Business – Economics

The price is right… or is it?

Free shipping, but the product costs VND 100,000 more. 50% off, but only if you buy another item. Every choice, however small, comes at a price. Put economic thinking and data to the test and see if you can spot the option that’s truly worth it.

Business – Entrepreneurship

The imagination lab: build your startup with LEGO®!

Discover entrepreneurial thinking through LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®. Use LEGO bricks to turn your imagination into meaningful models, tell the story behind your ideas, and experience how creativity can become the starting point for something new.

Business – Finance

Stock analysis and investment decisions

In this interactive workshop, you will use LSEG Workspace to explore real-world financial market data. You'll assess stock returns and risks, compare performance across Vietnamese and global markets, and make informed investment decisions. Get a practical introduction to investment and shows how finance professionals use data and technology to evaluate investment opportunities.

Business – Global Business

Think global, play local

If it could check in, a pack of Vietnamese coffee might have visited more countries than you. The phone in your hand has probably travelled through several economies before reaching you. Follow these cross-border journeys, tackle global business challenges and see if your strategic thinking and teamwork are ready for the world stage.

Business – Digital Economy

Unlocking the digital economy: AI, blockchain and platforms

In this workshop, you will examine the rapid growth of the platform economy such as Bitcoin, TikTok and Grab and discover how technologies like AI and Blockchain are reshaping industries worldwide. Let’s navigate the layers of the digital economy and uncover the exciting career opportunities emerging in this dynamic field.

Business – Logistics & Supply Chain

The untold journey of an order

Ever wondered how Shopee tracks millions of orders or how AEON Supermarket manages its massive inventory? This hands-on workshop covers the fundamentals of tracking and tracing in logistics, showcasing how innovative technology enhances efficiency, accuracy, and visibility across the supply chain.

Business – Business and Technology

Innovation pays: how technology drives the modern economy

In this interactive session, explore how businesses use technology to thrive. Through examples like Tesla, Netflix, and Amazon, you’ll uncover revenue models shaping the global economy’s future. Whether your passion is business, technology, or both, you’ll learn how innovation transforms bold ideas into profitable realities in today’s fast-changing world.

Business – Management & Change

Winning the digital race: leading change in the Age of AI

Nine people, ten opinions. Add AI, and suddenly there are twenty. How do you keep everyone moving in the same direction? Tackle a real-world challenge, test ideas with AI and try the tools managers use to align teams and lead change.

Business – Human Resource Management

Who fits in, who carries the team?

Five star profiles, three clashing personalities and only a few spots on the team. Who makes the cut? Step into the role of an HR professional and run your own team draft. Compare candidates, match skills and personalities, and consult AI insights as you decide who to recruit and how to build your line-up.

Professional Communication

Brand personality lab: bring a brand to life

If a brand were a person, who would they be? Work with your team to bring a brand character to life, combining audience insight, personality, visual identity and brand voice. Then introduce your creation in a fast-paced pitch and see how these elements build a distinctive brand.

Professional Communication

Social content studio: create a feed worth following

Move beyond random posts and design a social campaign with a clear purpose. Identify your audience, develop three content pillars and create six connected post ideas that inform, inspire and invite participation. See how a strong content strategy turns individual posts into a feed worth following.

Professional Communication

Storytelling sprint: six frames, one story

Turn an unexpected set of prompts into a story people want to follow. Working in teams, draw a six-frame storyboard featuring a character, challenge and compelling turning point, then pitch your story at speed. Learn to generate ideas quickly, shape a clear narrative and make every frame count.

Digital Media

Pocket studio: portraits with your phone

our phone can be a photo studio! See how light shapes a face, try classic portrait-lighting setups and put them straight into practice. No fancy gear – just a little know-how, teamwork and the device already in your pocket.

Digital Media

Zoetrope – Draw, Spin, Animate!

How can a few simple drawings suddenly start moving? Spin a zoetrope, uncover the optical trick behind early animation, then create a moving sequence of your own. A playful first taste of animation, movement and visual storytelling.

Game Design

Multiplayer games: friends or rivals?

What makes players team up one minute and turn on each other the next? Modify game mechanics and watch alliances, rivalries and strategies shift – all while learning what makes multiplayer games so much fun.

Game Design

Break the rules. Build the game.

Good game designers don’t just follow rules, they question them. Hack a familiar game of tic-tac-toe by changing its mechanics, then test how your choices reshape the fun, challenge and strategy. Ready to stop playing by the rules and start designing them?

Design Studies

Design your avatar

Build an avatar from shapes with a story. Inspired by artist Điềm Phùng Thị’s iconic seven-module visual language, mix and match laser-cut stencil forms to stamp, layer and create a character that is completely your own.

Design Studies

Your name, your brand: design your identity

What would your personal brand look like? Explore how designers use shapes, type and symbols to create memorable identities, then turn your own name, personality and story into a unique logo that represents you.

Design Studies

Draw beyond the lines

Put pencil to paper and see where your imagination takes you. Through a series of playful drawing activities, you’ll turn simple visual elements into original images while exploring your creativity, drawing ability and personal way of seeing the world.

Digital Film and Video

Shape the light, set the scene

Lights on. Patterns in. Scene transformed. See how filmmakers use cookies – patterned cut-outs placed in front of lights – to create shadows, texture and atmosphere. Experiment with your own setups, then jump behind the camera to capture the results.

Digital Film and Video

Roll to reveal: story dice film lab

Your next film starts with a roll of the dice. Draw a random character, setting and twist, then work in teams to shape them into a sharp one-sentence movie idea. You'll also use RMIT's VAL as an AI assistant to test variations, refine your concept and explore different creative directions. Along the way, you’ll learn to generate ideas fast, connect unexpected elements and find stories in unexpected places.

Fashion Enterprise

Style it. Shoot it. Share it.

Step into the roles of stylist, model and fashion influencer in this fast-paced styling challenge. Using a selection of pre-loved garments and accessories, you’ll create a bold new look, style yourself, and capture the final outfit through photography or short-form content. Playful, energetic and hands-on, the workshop introduces you to fashion styling, visual communication and social media content creation. With music playing and plenty of room to experiment, discover how styling, image-making and personal expression can transform the way fashion is seen and shared.

Fashion Enterprise

Cut it. Collage it. Reimagine it.

What happens when your imagination meets fashion? Start with images, colours, textures and unexpected combinations, then cut, layer and collage your way towards an original fashion look.

Once your design takes shape, use AI to transform your handmade creation into a digital fashion illustration. Discover how a simple idea can evolve into something bold, unexpected and uniquely yours.

International Studies

Beyond words: speak the culture

Love languages, anime, travel or meeting people from around the world? Explore how English, Vietnamese and Japanese communicate more than words through interactive cultural and communication challenges. You’ll discover how language and cultural awareness help you connect, avoid misunderstandings and communicate across borders.

International Studies

Lost in translation? Gen Z language across cultures

How does the same message change across languages and cultures? Explore the evolving language of Gen Z through films, news, slang and everyday communication, then test your skills with translation and live interpreting challenges. Discover how language, identity and culture shape the way we understand one another.

Information Technology

Crack the code: can you outsmart a hacker?

Can you send a secret message without a hacker reading or changing it? Take on team-based cyber missions using puzzles, role-play and hands-on challenges. Along the way, you’ll uncover the technology behind encryption, digital signatures, and see how they secure the digital services you use every day.

Software Engineering 

Code the challenge, catch the light

Think your timing is spot on? Put it to the test by building your own Arduino-powered reaction game. You’ll wire up LEDs, a push button and a buzzer, bring the game to life with code, then go head-to-head with your classmates to see who can catch the light at just the right moment.

Computer Science

Train your own AI: learn, play, create

Ever wondered how machines can think, create, or make decisions? Step into the exciting world of artificial intelligence! You'll explore how AI learns, recognises patterns and even creates. Using tools like ChatGPT and MidJourney, you'll get to train and test your own smart systems – no coding needed.

Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering

Build, connect, control: your robot starts here

What does it take to make a robot think, move and connect? Find out by building one yourself. Explore robotics and mechatronics, experiment with IoT and digital twins, and control autonomous systems while gaining a taste of the engineering behind Vietnam’s next generation of smart technology.

Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering

Design your own analogue IC (chip)

Ever wondered how the chips inside phones and computers are made? This workshop takes you through the full analogue IC design process – from schematic and simulation to layout and verification. You’ll also build and test a discrete circuit to see your design come to life.

Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering

Designing chips: from concept to prototype

Dive into the fascinating world of chip creation! Design your own digital circuits using specialised software and learn from industry professionals. This workshop is perfect for those interested in technology and engineering, offering hands-on activities and career insights! 

Psychology

Is it just about common sense?

Think psychology is just common sense? Think again! In this interactive session, you’ll bust myths about human behaviour and discover why psychology is a science. Join group discussions and then test your knowledge in a Jeopardy-style game for the chance to win RMIT prizes!

Psychology

Why your mind changes its mind?

What if your answer isn’t fully decided until you’re asked? Explore the curious science of human decision-making and see how psychologists use mathematical models inspired by quantum theory to understand uncertainty, changing opinions and the surprising ways questions themselves can influence our answers.

Psychology

The power of the mind

Your mind is the hidden boss behind every thought, feeling and action. But how does it really work? In this workshop, you’ll uncover how the mind shapes behaviour and learn ways to harness its power to grow your potential and live happier every day.

Food Technology and Nutrition

Snack lab: design your own nutrition bar

What makes a nutrition bar tasty, nutritious and satisfying? Put on your food scientist hat and experiment with oats, seeds, and natural binders. You’ll create and compare different formulations while discovering the science behind nutrition, texture, quality and, of course, taste.

Aviation

Airport challenge: from blueprint to takeoff

Portville is set to become the next tourism hotspot, and it needs an international airport. In your multidisciplinary team, you’ll explore the essentials of runways, taxiways, terminals, cargo facilities and ground access, then bring them together in a creative, technically sound airport concept – all in just 60 minutes!

English for University

English around the world

Explore how cultures differ – and how language shows it! In groups, you’ll use practical phrases to talk about countries and their traditions. A great chance to sharpen listening, speaking and intercultural skills!

Foundation Studies

How to design scroll-stopping posts

AI can produce a social media post in seconds, but will anyone stop scrolling for it? Find out where AI-made content falls flat, then learn four ways to make a post relatable, unique, unskippable and interactive. Put them to work by redesigning an AI-generated poster for a well-known brand so it speaks to Gen Z.

Career Orientation

Map your passion to profession

Not sure how your interests translate into a future career? Take the Holland Test to uncover your interests and strengths, then connect them with RMIT Vietnam’s 20 undergraduate programs and potential careers. You’ll also explore how AI is changing the world of work and map out possible next steps.