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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2000-02-17 human Ailie Smith updated 2026-04-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A000154b.htm corporateBody Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) AACR2 March 1960 1 July 1992 Start Place Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Location Melbourne, Victoria Education Technical College 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. Royal Melbourne Technical College (1954 - 1960) Hare, William Samuel Calhoun (Bill) (1930 - 2013)

Chairman, Paramedical Course Advisory Committee 1979 - 1983

 Little, Donald James (1926 - 2026)

President 1987 - 1988

 Williams, James Stanislaus (Jim) (1948 - )

Professor and Director, Microelectronic and Materials Technology Centre 1982 - 1990

 Rand, Michael (1927 - 2002)

Adjunct Professor 1991 - 2002

 Crofts, William Leslie Joseph (Les) (1923 - 2010)

Part time lecturer in cast metals c1967 - c1987

 James, Frederick Charles (1929 - 2023)

Head, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences1 1973 - 1977; Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences 1977 - ?1987

 Taylor, Walter Harold (1905 - 1993)

Lectuer in civil engineering. His major text book, Concrete Technology and Practice was first published by RMIT in 1962.

 Faculty of Biomedical and Health Services, RMIT University School of Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) (c. 1887 - 1967) Faculty of Applied Science, RMIT University (1967 - ) Faculty of Engineering, RMIT University (1967 - ) RMIT University (1992 - )

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 'Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: RMIT University History RMIT University Archives RMIT University History RMIT University Archives 2022 Book: The Tech. A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John The Tech. A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Melbourne Hyland House 1987 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000