RMIT University Vietnam’s School of Communication and Design appoints a new Associate Professor and Senior Program Manager for their Bachelor of Professional Communication

RMIT is a multi-sector university of technology, design, and enterprise with more than 96,000 students and close to 10,000 staff globally. The University’s mission is to help shape the world through research, innovation, and engagement, and to create transformative experiences for students to prepare them for life and work.  RMIT University Vietnam (RMIT Vietnam) has campuses in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.

RMIT University Vietnam offers programs in business, technology, communication, design and fashion. The university is proud of providing a world-class reputation for excellence in higher education by providing quality and industry-responsive programs relevant to the national and global markets. RMIT Vietnam is part of the Australian RMIT University system, ranking in the top 150 global universities according to QS World University Rankings and students who graduate in Vietnam earn a degree from RMIT in Melbourne, opening professional and academic doors to the students. The School of Communication and Design is developing Vietnam’s creative industry leaders of the future, working closely with industry partners to ensure students are prepared with real life competencies. In 2019, the university ranked 12th in the world in the field of Design and number one in the Asia-Pacific region in Fashion. 

Society collaborated with RMIT Vietnam on appointing the Associate Professor and Senior Program Manager for their Bachelor of Professional Communication. We conducted a global search to identify suitable candidates who could drive the largest program at the School of Communication and Design, to ensure it continues providing the highest quality education to its students. We searched for candidates with experience in areas such as advertising, public relations, digital communications, among other fields in the industry, and who were Senior Lecturers. It was also crucial that the candidates had experience managing programs and staff, or experience in other administrative tasks in higher education, including curriculum development or other areas.

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Giannina Warren has been appointed as the new Associate Professor and Senior Program Manager. She brings over 15 years of experience both in industry and academia. In her experience, she has managed professional communication programs, and has also developed programs focused on Place Branding, an area where she has focused her teaching and research more recently. Her most recent role included being Programme Leader, MA Place Branding at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom.

Dr. Giannina Warren shared the following regarding her excitement to join RMIT Vietnam:

'I'm thrilled to begin this new chapter in my career at RMIT Vietnam, leading such a dynamic and successful program. Vietnam is a vibrant country with a thriving Higher Education sector that I've had the pleasure of engaging with many times over the years. I look forward to collaborating with the accomplished and motivated faculty and meeting the students!'

Society wishes Dr. Warren all the very best in her new role.