Take on an intern

Take on an intern

We connect your organisations with skilled interns from Australia and Vietnam. Gain flexible, cost-effective resourcing, fresh ideas and the chance to mentor future professionals.

We connect your organisations with skilled interns from Australia and Vietnam. Gain flexible, cost-effective resourcing, fresh ideas and the chance to mentor future professionals.

We connect your organisations with skilled interns from Australia and Vietnam. Gain flexible, cost-effective resourcing, fresh ideas and the chance to mentor future professionals.

Internships offer cost effective and flexible resourcing to support your business goals, as well as direct access to the next generation of workers. It also provides you with a unique opportunity for professional development through mentoring and guiding a student.

RMIT encourages partner organisations to pay students an award wage, however it’s at a host's discretion to decide on the suitable remuneration – advice is available from RMIT.

What are the benefits?

Create a talent pipeline

Opportunity to identify top talent, commitment and suitability to your organisation as a pipeline of potential employees.

New ideas

Get fresh and innovative ideas from RMIT students across different disciplines.

Develop links with RMIT University

Open doors to opportunities in other areas such as collaborative research and development.

Flexible to suit your needs

Internships run on a flexible term so can be organised to suit your business needs.

How does it work?

  1. Your company submits an internship position.
  2. RMIT students will apply for your role.
  3. Interview the applicants and select preferred candidate(s).
  4. Sign a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Agreement with RMIT and the student(s). 
    • A Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Agreement is a contract that is required for any student who commences an internship with an industry partner. This must be signed by all parties including RMIT, partner and student, prior to the student commencing the internship.
  5. Complete a Due Diligence form.
  6. Intern travels to Europe to undertake internship.

Internship disciplines

We are looking for internships in Engineering, Software Engineering, Biotechnology, Business, Design, Media & Communication, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Landscape Architecture.

Internships from other disciplines are also welcome and can be discussed individually.

Take on an undergraduate or postgraduate student from RMIT Australia to work on projects in aerospace, civil, electrical, environmental or other engineering disciplines, tailored to your needs.

Student profile

  • Undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students.
  • Students from RMIT Australia.

Disciplines and skills

  • Aerospace engineering and aviation
  • Chemical and environmental engineering
  • Civil and infrastructure engineering
  • Electrical and biomedical engineering
  • Electronic and telecommunications engineering
  • Manufacturing, materials and mechatronics engineering
  • Mechanical and automotive engineering

Internship timeframe

  • Full-time or part-time
  • The placement must last at least 10 weeks/50 days full time (or part-time equivalent). (Approx. 350-400 hours).
  • Paid internships can last up to 1 year.
  • Unpaid internships cannot be more than 12 weeks/ (or part-time equivalent).

Remuneration

  • Internships can be unpaid (up to 12 weeks/60 days/350 hours).
  • If unpaid, a stipend to cover travel and living costs is required.
  • Paid internships must be remunerated in line with the country's minimum standard.

Company requirements

  • The internship should be supervised by a qualified and practising engineer.
  • Internships should involve work that only an engineer can do, not administration. The work should involve elements of design, planning, and problem solving.
  • Students must have consistent work with an engineer or engineering team - a weekly meeting of 10 minutes.

Start dates

  • Students often prefer to undertake internships between their third and fourth years of study over the Australian summer break Oct – Feb, however, start dates are flexible.
  • Please submit positions well before the proposed start date, as approval and enrolment processes can take 2-3 months.
Submit a position

Prior to submitting an internship, we encourage you to email global.europe@rmit.edu.au so that we can set up a meeting with the Engineering team to discuss some requirements.

Interns will apply their skills in programming, cloud deployment, database management, and agile methodologies to support your software development needs.

Student profile

Disciplines/skills

  • Full-stack software development (Java; C/C++; Python)
  • Design and design patterns, coding, testing and associated tools
  • Cloud-based deployment and management
  • Database management and security
  • Modern Agile methodologies and SDLCs
  • Completed a programming boot camp

Internship timeframe

  • Full-time for 40 weeks

Remuneration

  • Internship must be paid at the national minimum wage or relevant award.

Company requirements

  • Must be software-based, e.g., not basic IT helpdesk roles

Start dates

  • Position descriptions to be provided between November - March for interns starting in Semester 1 (March), or June–August for interns starting in Semester 2 (July).
Submit a position

Student profile

Disciplines and skills

  • Microbiology
  • Biochemistry
  • Gene Technologies
  • Genomics
  • Protein Technologies
  • Biostatistics

Internship examples: Assistance developing a protocol for a flu vaccine, analysing microbial/chemical profile of soil/water samples, creating homology models / docking lead compounds for drug discovery, understanding protein structure/function via computational biology. Genetic analysis i.e., differential expression, protein-protein interaction analysis.

Internship timeframe

  • Students work 480 hours over 12-15 weeks.
  • Can be undertaken flexibly across 4-5 days per week depending on arrangements between the student and the host company.

Remuneration

  • Can be paid or unpaid. (If unpaid, a stipend to cover travel and living costs is preferred).

Company requirements

  • Industry partners appoint a supervisor to work with students.
  • Industry partners should meet with students for at least 1 hour per week.
  • Industry partners are required to provide feedback on student's work during the placement, and again upon completion.
  • Encouraged to attend final presentations.

Start dates

  • Interns start in Semester 1 (March) or Semester 2 (July). Positions should be submitted at least 1 month prior.
Submit a position

The internship can be online or in person.

Student profile

  • Postgraduate students from the Master of Cyber Security.
  • Students from RMIT Australia
  • Internships are typically completed individually; however, they can be completed in a team environment.

Disciplines/skills

  • Governance, risk and compliance (GRC)
  • Data analysis
  • Python & Java
  • Information systems
  • Blockchain
  • Pen testing

Internship examples: Development and testing of cybersecurity key risk assessments; analyse security questionnaires and develop consolidated lists of previous questions and good answers to train a neutral language processing model; implementation of AWS IAM roles and permissions.

Student contribution

  • Students work 120 hours over a 12-week period.
  • Students will present their findings/learnings at the end of the project.

Remuneration

  • Internships can be unpaid (up to 120 hours).
  • If unpaid, a stipend to cover travel and living costs is required (if the internship is undertaken on-site outside of Australia).
  • Paid internships must be remunerated in line with the local regulations where the internship is located.

Company requirements

  • Industry partners appoint a supervisor to work with students.
  • Industry partners should meet with students at least 1 hour per week.
  • Industry partners are required to provide feedback on student’s work during and on completion of the internship.

Start dates

  • March – May (Deadline for project proposals: 31 January)
  • July – October (Deadline for project proposals: 31 May)
  • November – January (Deadline for project proposals: 31 September)
Submit a position

Our business students (undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD) excel in areas such as innovation, social impact, financial planning, logistics, and blockchain, and are ready to support your goals.

Student profile

  • Business student cohorts available for internship positions:
    • Undergraduate
    • Postgraduate
    • Higher Degree by Research (Master/PhD)
  • Students from RMIT Australia

Disciplines/skills

  • Accounting
  • Blockchain Enabled Business
  • Business Information Systems
  • Business and Technology
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Financial Planning
  • Global Business
  • Human Resources
  • People and Organisation
  • Innovation and Enterprise
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Management and Change
  • Marketing
  • Social Impact

Internship timeframe

  • 120 hours (paid or unpaid)
  • 240 hours (paid or unpaid)
  • 480 hours (paid)
  • 12 months (paid)

Remuneration

  • Internships can be unpaid (up to 240 hours).
  • If unpaid, a stipend to cover travel and living costs is required.
  • Paid internships must be remunerated in line with the local regulations where the internship is located.

Company requirements

  • Industry partners appoint a supervisor to work with students.
  • Industry partners should meet with students for at least 1 hour per week.
  • Industry partners are required to provide feedback on student's work during the placement, and again upon completion.

Start dates

  • Semester 1 (March - June)
  • Semester 2 (July - October)
  • November Flex (November - February)
  • PhD and Masters by Research internships can take place anytime during the year.
Submit a position

Work with students skilled in web design, journalism, publishing, animation, game design, and more, gaining tailored solutions for your industry.

Student profile

Disciplines/skills

  • Communication Design, Web and App Design
  • Communications, Advertising, Public Relations and Journalism
  • Writing, Editing and Publishing
  • Film, Video, Animation and Game Design
  • Industrial Design
  • Human Centred Design and Research
  • Spatial and Environment Design
  • Music and Event Management

Find out more about what our students can do.

Internship timeframe

  • Students work 80 – 120 hours

Remuneration

  • Can be paid or unpaid. If unpaid, a stipend to cover travel and living costs is required.

Company requirements

  • The supervisor needs to have qualifications and/or verifiable experience in design, communications, media or marketing.
  • The tasks must be relevant to the student’s program of study.

Start dates

  • Students can undertake internships year-round.
Submit a position

Student profile

Disciplines and skills

  • Landscape architecture
  • Computer-aided design, drafting and 3D modelling programs
  • Graphic communication of landscapes and design ideas
  • Experience working in team environments

Internship timeframe

  • 3-6 months

Remuneration

  • Paid at the minimum award wage (or equivalent in each country).

Company requirements

  • A supervisor must be established within the host organisation.
  • The student must be given a range of tasks that introduce them to office practice.

Start dates

  • July - August
  • Deadline: February 2025 internships. December 2025 for subsequent years.
Submit a position
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