Academic calendar
Foundation Studies Semester 2 2026 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Jan 22, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Higher Education Semester 2 2026
- Foundation Studies Semester 2 2026Relevant now
- Higher Education Semester 3 2026
- English for University Term 9 2026
- English for University Term 1 2027
- Higher Education Semester 1 2027
- English for University Term 2 2027
- Foundation Studies Semester 1 2027
- English for University Term 3 2027
- English for University Term 4 2027
- Higher Education Semester 2 2027
- English for University Term 5 2027
- English for University Term 6 2027
- Foundation Studies Semester 2 2027
- English for University Term 7 2027
- English for University Term 8 2027
- Higher Education Semester 3 2027
- English for University Term 9 2027
Campus language
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C
- Canteen
- The general term for the food court area located outside Building 1.
- Club Day
- The periodic campus event where student organizations recruit new members.
H
- How2RMIT
- A specific series of workshops and sessions designed to help new students navigate campus life.
N
- Newbie
- The universal term used by both students and the university to refer to first-year/freshman students.
R
- RC
- A common shorthand abbreviation for the Residential Centre used by students and staff.
- Residential Centre
- The official on-campus housing facility at the Saigon South campus.
S
- s-number
- The student identification number (e.g., s1234567) used as a primary login and ID identifier.
- SAS
- Student Academic Success, a service providing learning support and tutoring.
- SC
- The RMIT Vietnam Student Council, the primary representative body for students.
- SCD
- School of Communication & Design.
- SEP
- Students & Education Portfolio, the division managing student-related services.
- SEUP
- School of English & University Pathways, providing foundation and language programs.
- Sorrento
- One of the established on-campus restaurants frequently used for student meals.
- SSET
- School of Science, Engineering & Technology.
T
- TBS
- The Business School, one of the main academic divisions on campus.
- The Lygon
- A popular indoor restaurant located on the second floor of Building 1.
- Turtle Lake
- A major off-campus landmark and street food hub in District 1 where the student shuttle bus picks up.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AB1
- Shorthand for Academic Building 1, the campus's original main structure.
- AB2
- Academic Building 2, the second major teaching facility on the SGS campus.
- Beanland Building
- The formal name for Building 1 (Academic Building 1).
- Building 8
- A key academic building containing specialized labs and studios.
- Canvas
- The primary online Learning Management System (LMS) where course materials and assignments are hosted.
- food_court
- Food Court
- food_pavilion
- Food Pavilion
- lygon_caf
- Lygon Café
- myRMIT
- The student portal used for enrollment, updating personal details, and accessing schedules.
- nine_restaurant
- Nine Restaurant
- Printing Credit
- A pre-loaded balance of VND 50,000 given to new students to use for campus printing services.
- REC
- The Recreation and Events Complex (Building 10), which houses the gym and sports hall.
- Shuttle Bus
- A free university-run transit service connecting the Saigon South campus with District 1 (Turtle Lake) and District 7.
- sorrento_restaurant_caf
- Sorrento Restaurant & Café
- Student Connect
- The central hub for all administrative student inquiries, located on the ground floor of Building 1.
- Student ID Card
- Essential physical card used for building access, library borrowing, and identifying yourself during exams.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Foundation Studies Semester 2 2026 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Jan 22, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 17 approved campus terms and 16 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.