Corporate Body
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) (1960 - 1992)
- From
- March 1960
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - To
- 1 July 1992
- Functions
- Education
- Location
- Melbourne, Victoria
Summary
It was agreed that the institution that is now RMIT University would undergo yet another name change in March 1960. The Royal Melbourne Technical College became the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. It was decided that the word "institute" was more appropriate than "university" for the title as it indicated the presence of higher education in addition to the trade and industrial streams offered.
Related entries
Timeline
1882 - 1933 Working Men's College
1933 - 1954 The Melbourne Technical College
1954 - 1960 Royal Melbourne Technical College
1960 - 1992 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
1992 - RMIT University
Subordinate
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Department of State and Regional Development, Guides to Current Research in Victorian Universities, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/asaw/exhib/awvs/awvs.htm. Details
Books
- Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech. A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Melbourne: Hyland House, 1987), 495 pp. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1057890. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/262196396. Details
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-522456. Details
- RMIT University History, RMIT University Archives, 2022, https://www.lib.rmit.edu.au/university-archives/finding-aids/ohrm/web/index.html. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_r.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 17 February 2000, Last modified: 28 November 2006