The RMIT Vietnam Smart and Sustainable Cities Hub (Cities Hub) leverages RMIT’s expertise to impact Vietnam and the Asia-Pacific through collaborative research, training, and engagement.
Overview
Over 2024-2025, the RMIT Vietnam Smart and Sustainable Cities Hub (Cities 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 benefit 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 realising their objectives of dual transformation encompassing digital and green advancements. The Smart and Sustainable Cities Hub is based at the RMIT Vietnam campus in Saigon South, linking with RMIT researchers in Melbourne, Hanoi and Barcelona.
Our vision
- To become a leading knowledge Hub for Smart and Sustainable Cities in Vietnam and Asia Pacific
- To promote digital transformation and sustainable development
Our mission
- To provide practical knowledge and strategic management recommendations to businesses and government agencies on the smart and sustainable transformation of cities
- To build a platform for sharing best practices for cities to become smarter and more sustainable
- To enhance capacity for businesses and government agencies managing smart and sustainable cities
- To achieve SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and SDG 17 (Goals on Partnerships)
Thematic content
Smart and sustainable city development
Focusing on strategy, leadership, governance, and management to enhance productive urban and digital technologies, infrastructure, transport and logistics, and economies
Multi-level urban planning and governance
Strategic precinct, metropolitan and national planning and policy for smart and sustainable housing, land-use, transport, infrastructure and tourism at multiple scales
City design, heritage and culture
Promoting innovative architectural, placemaking and city design and heritage preservation
Sustainable regenerative and climate resilient cities
Responding to climate risks and natural hazards while regenerating biodiverse ecosystems and shaping consumption and waste practices for net-zero transition
Get in touch
We collaborate with governments, private firms, international agencies, and partner universities to make a regional impact and drive innovation.
Contact us
Visit us
Address: RMIT Saigon South Campus, 702 Nguyen Van Linh, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam