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RMIT University

RankingQS World University Rankings 2026: 125UpdatedJul 19, 2026

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10 reviewed claims

Ai Tool Treatment

Val GenAI Chatbot is listed for RMIT University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"val","rawToolName":"Val GenAI Chatbot","description":"RMIT private and secure student generative-AI chatbot.","howToObtain":"Launch Val and sign in with an RMIT email address and password.","costToUser":"Free for eligible RMIT students.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"not_specified"}

Last checked
Jul 16, 2026
Last changed
Jul 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
RMIT calls Val its generative AI tool, private, secure and free for RMIT students. It is accessed with RMIT email and password and is currently available to Australian-campus RMIT students, RMIT Vietnam students and RMIT UP students.

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RMIT calls Val its generative AI tool, private, secure and free for RMIT students. It is accessed with RMIT email and password and is currently available to Australian-campus RMIT students, RMIT Vietnam students and RMIT UP students.

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English (en)
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Jul 16, 2026

Source Status

RMIT has a Responsible Artificial Intelligence procedure that establishes ethical principles and a risk-based framework for safe and responsible AI adoption across RMIT Group functions and activities.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: responsible_ai_procedure_risk_based_framework

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May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
This procedure establishes the ethical principles and risk-based framework which underpin the safe and responsible adoption of AI to support the functions and activities of the RMIT Group.
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English (en)
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Section 1 - Context, paragraph 3

Academic Integrity

RMIT academic integrity guidance says students cannot use AI to complete or contribute to an assessment task unless specifically allowed, pass off unreferenced AI-produced ideas as their own, or submit AI-produced content they cannot understand or explain.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: ai_use_not_allowed_without_permission_reference_understand_explain

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May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
You cannot use AI to: Complete or contribute to an assessment task when it has not been specifically allowed. Check your course guide or ask your educator if you're not sure; Produce ideas that you don't reference and try to pass off as your own; Produce content that you are unable to understand or explain in your own words.
Source language
English (en)
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May 14, 2026
Evidence locator
Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) appropriately, How not to use AI

Security Review

Before RMIT initiates its AI Governance Framework for an AI initiative, existing governance assessments include Privacy Impact Assessment, Security Risk Assessment, and Third-Party Risk Assessment.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: pia_sra_tpra_before_ai_governance_framework

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May 14, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Existing risks assessments, indicated below, must be completed before the AI Governance Framework is initiated. These assessments will also determine if the initiative is introducing an AI component(s): Privacy Impact Assessment(PIA); Security Risk Assessment (SRA); Third-Party Risk Assessment (TPRA).
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English (en)
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May 14, 2026
Evidence locator
Section 4 - Procedure, Existing Governance Controls, paragraph 18

Academic Integrity

RMIT assessment guidance tells students to review and fact-check AI outputs and acknowledge AI tools when those tools contribute ideas, text, images, or other content to assessment work.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: fact_check_and_acknowledge_ai_assessment_contributions

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May 14, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
You should always review and fact check AI outputs and acknowledge the tool just as you would any content, ideas or media that you use in your assessments. Just like when we reference books, articles or websites in our assessments, if an AI tool has contributed ideas, text, images or other content to your work, you need to acknowledge it.
Source language
English (en)
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May 14, 2026
Evidence locator
Know how to reference AI

Academic Integrity

RMIT says whether students may use AI in assessments depends on their course and Course Coordinator instructions, and students should check with the Course Coordinator if unsure.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: assessment_ai_use_depends_course_course_coordinator

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May 14, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Can I use AI for my assessments? This depends on your course and instructions from your Course Coordinator. If you're unsure, always check with your Course Coordinator.
Source language
English (en)
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May 14, 2026
Evidence locator
Can I use AI for my assessments?

Ai Tool Treatment

RMIT describes Val as its generative AI tool for eligible students, powered by OpenAI models, and says course guides determine whether Val or other AI tools are appropriate for learning and assessment.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: val_supported_genai_tool_course_guides_assessment_use

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May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Val is RMIT's generative artificial intelligence tool - powered by OpenAI's GPT-4.1, GPT-4o and o3-mini models. Val is private, secure and free for RMIT students to use. Your course guides will provide guidance on how you can use Val or other AI tools in your learning, including whether or not it's appropriate to use AI tools in your assessments.
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English (en)
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May 14, 2026
Evidence locator
Val introduction; Using Val in your learning

Privacy

RMIT's Val guidance says data shared with Val is kept private, secure and confidential, is not shared with OpenAI or other external organisations outside RMIT, and should not include personal, sensitive, or health information.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: val_data_private_not_shared_external_no_sensitive_prompts

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May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Any data you share with Val is also kept private, secure and confidential - it's not shared with OpenAI, or any other external organisations outside RMIT. Do not enter prompts that contain: Information that you would not usually share with other people; Personal, sensitive and health information about yourself or anyone else.
Source language
English (en)
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May 14, 2026
Evidence locator
Val private tool description; Is there information I shouldn't tell Val?

Ai Tool Treatment

RMIT student AI learning guidance says RMIT has approved tools with AI capability and that students should be cautious when using public AI tools outside that approved set.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%

Normalized value: approved_ai_tools_public_tools_caution

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May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
RMIT has a list of approved tools with AI capability and students should be cautious with using any public tools outside of that.
Source language
English (en)
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May 14, 2026
Evidence locator
Using AI responsibly in your learning

Privacy

RMIT tells students to verify AI outputs and treat public AI tools as privacy, security, and reputation risks because inputs could be shared.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%

Normalized value: verify_ai_outputs_public_ai_privacy_security_risk

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May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Always verify the information you receive from AI and make sure you can understand it and explain it in your own words. Treat public AI tools like a megaphone - anything you input could be shared and be a risk to your privacy, security and reputation.
Source language
English (en)
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May 14, 2026
Evidence locator
Using AI responsibly in your learning, two rules

Source record

Official sources

6 sources

Record information, JSON & citation
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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "RMIT University AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/rmit-university

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