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.

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

Related People

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

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

See also

Ailie Smith

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