International Business program at RMIT University

Career Prospects

Our Bachelor of Business (International Business) graduates possess a global outlook that increases career prospects both in Vietnam and overseas. You can expect to find employment in government, private corporations, import and export businesses, trade, tourism, and foreign affairs. Job opportunities can be found in many areas, including:

• Business consultancy
• Diplomatic & foreign affairs
• Logistics & transportation
• Import & exports
• International business development
• International trade relations
• International marketing
• Operations management
• Project coordination
• Research
• Sales & buying
• Tourism & travel.

Learning, teaching & assessment

• Teaching methods include face-to-face delivery, tutorials, workshops and industry seminars.
• Ongoing assessment throughout the semester includes examinations, essays, reports, presentations, group projects, research projects, laboratory projects and practical assignments.

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

• High school graduation diploma with a minimum GPA of 7.0/10.0 for Grade 12, for other international qualifications please view entry requirements by country(link is external)​; or
• Successfully complete the UniSTART for Business with a minimum GPA of 1.0/4.0 with no double fail of a course
• If you have completed or partially completed a similar program at another institution you may be accepted with some academic credit, or exemptions, being granted toward this program.

English requirements

Successfully complete RMIT English Advanced or complete one of the following English proficiency tests:

• IELTS (Academic) 6.5+ (no band below 6.0)
• TOEFL iBT 79+ (with minimum score of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing)
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) 58+ (no communication band below 50)
• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Proficiency (CPE) 176+ (no band below 169)

For other international English entry requirements, please view English equivalency requirements(link is external).

Note: TOEFL, IELTS, Pearson and Cambridge results are recognised for two years from the test date. RMIT English results are recognised for one year from the test date.

Please contact the RMIT Vietnam Student Recruitment team for more information.

Fees

Students can choose standard fee or fixed fee program. Payments can be made each semester, on a course-by-course basis.

Standard tuition fee 2019

• Annual tuition fee: 11,589 USD ~ 277,920,000 VND (based on full time study load - 8 courses)
• Whole program fee: 34,769 USD ~ 833,760,000 VND (24 courses - 288 credits)

Fixed fee 2019

• Annual tuition fee*: 12,387USD ~ 297,043,000 VND (based on full time study load - 8 courses)
• Whole program fee*: 37,161 USD ~ 891,130,000 VND (24 courses - 288 credits)

(*) Fixed Fees are offered to brand new students who would like to fix their course tuition fees for a specified period of a Higher Education degree program. The fixed fee program guards against potential fee increases and currency fluctuations. All fees noted above with * are fixed fees, and are correct for 2019.

Notes:

1. The duration of programs is flexible and can be adapted on an individual basis upon enrolment.
2. Program fees are priced and invoiced in Vietnam Dong (VND).
3. Payment in other currencies will be converted to VND at the exchange rate on that day. Bank transfer is the preferred method of payment.
4. The fees in USD are ONLY applicable to those international students who arrange for payment from overseas, as per Circular No. 32/2013/TT-NHNN.

2020

Chuyên gia Đại học RMIT: Thách thức lớn nhất trong triển khai Chính phủ điện tử là thiếu hụt nguồn nhân lực; by M.T (baomoi.com)

Tiếp đà cải thiện môi trường kinh doanh; by Thế Vinh (thoibaokinhdoanh.vn)

2019

Walsh, John, Nittana Southiseng and Nguyen Quang Trung, “Lao PDR and Vietnam Border Trade and Economic Linkages: Performance and Prospects,” VNU Journal of Science: Economics and Business (2020, forthcoming).

Nguyen, Q.T., McClelland, M. Nkhoma, M. (2019) Administrative Capacity of State and E-Government Development: The Case of Vietnam. Paper presented at the conference: Public Value Leadership and Management for a Sustainable Future: Vietnam, 26-29 Sept 2019.

Perryman, S. J, Nguyen, Q.T., (2019) o what extent can digital government strategy leaders in the developing world learn from developed world experience? Paper presented at the conference: Public Value Leadership and Management for a Sustainable Future: Vietnam, 26-29 Sept 2019.

Haron, A, Nguyen, Q.T., (2019) An analysis of Design-Reality Gap in Smart City Building:The case of Ho Chi Minh City Paper presented at the conference: Public Value Leadership and Management for a Sustainable Future: Vietnam, 26-29 Sept 2019.

Nguyen, Q.T., Walsh, J. “Cashew Nuts in Vietnam: From the Farm to the International Marketplace,” paper presented at the 9^th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) (RMIT University, Ho Chi Minh City, 15^th–18^th December, 2019).

VN start-ups eyeing the world must have global mindset: forum; by Vietnamnews.bizhub

Dùng ý tưởng “khởi nghiệp toàn cầu” để thúc đẩy kinh tế số; by Huy Tấn (Kinhtethoidai.vn)

Đưa doanh nghiệp Việt vào quỹ đạo toàn cầu; by Thế Vinh (Thoibaokinhdoanh.vn)

The second Trump-Kim Summit and what this means for Vietnam; by Trung Nguyen

2018

E-government in Vietnam: Why potential only?; by Trung Nguyen, Doan Nguyen

Doanh Nhân Plus: Cổ phần hóa, thoái vốn doanh nghiệp nhà nước: Rất dễ xảy ra tiêu cực nếu thiếu luật, by Xuân Lộc (doanhnhanplus.vn)

Doanh Nhân Online: Thoái vốn doanh nghiệp nhà nước: Cần tạo động lực mạnh mẽ hơn, by Thanh Nhã (doanhnhansaigon.vn)

Recommendations for Vietnam’s equitisation of state-owned enterprises, by RMIT Vietnam News

Researchers assess Vietnam businesses in global value chain, by RMIT Vietnam News

2017

Boosting international business environment in Vietnam, by SGGPO (sggp.org.vn)

Business Environment in Vietnam, by VTV 1

MOOCs promise to open up Vietnamese higher education, by RMIT Vietnam News