Launch Event: RMIT Vietnam Asia-Pacific Smart and Sustainable Cities Research and Engagement Hub

"The Cities Hub"  Welcome to the Launch of the RMIT Vietnam Asia-Pacific Smart and Sustainable Cities Research and Engagement Hub - an RMIT Vietnam Innovation Fund Initiative" 

Over 2024-2025, the the RMIT Vietnam Asia-Pacific Smart and Sustainable Cities Research and Engagement Hub will deploy RMIT's smart and sustainable cities capability on collaborative research, training and engagement to achieve impact for Vietnam and the Asia-Pacific, both within RMIT and with external stakeholders, across government, private firms, international agencies and partner universities in the region. This project leverages RMIT's extensive expertise in smart and sustainable cities research and training to generate significant impact, benefiting Vietnam and other Asia-Pacific nations where RMIT is active. Specifically focused on Vietnam, the initiative aims to assist both local and central government  in realizing their objectives of dual transformation encompassing digital/smart and green advancements. The project will be based at the RMIT Vietnam campus in Saigon South, linking with RMIT researchers in Melbourne, Hanoi and Barcelona.  We welcome those with a research interest in cities issues; design, policy, technologies to come along and find out how you can be involved.

Speakers: 

Associate Professor Trung Nguyen - The Business School, RMIT Vietnam. 

Professor Andrew Butt - the Centre for Urban Research and the Associate Dean of Sustainability and Urban Planning at RMIT Melbourne.  

Associate Professor John Doyle, School of Architecture and Urban Design, RMIT Melbourne