When you graduate from VU, your connection doesn’t need to end. Participating in the alumni community gives you access to a range of benefits including networks with other professionals, career advice and participation in lifelong learning.
The VU alumni community is a global network of over 240,000 people across 130 countries. Being active in the alumni community can bring you both personal and business benefits, and your contributions help support VU achieve its aims.
In 2021, VU Alumni will be eligible for a 10% discount on tuition fees for eligible full fee courses. Alumni includes any individual who has successfully completed an award at Certificate IV or above at Victoria University and have applied directly to VU and not via an agent.
The Alumni discount applies to commencing:
The discount does not apply to students enrolling in:
The discount cannot be applied in conjunction with other discounts/scholarships. The usual rules about eligibility for admission will apply for all courses.
So why not take advantage and continue your studies at VU!
VU alumni are eligible to enrol in a free Mandarin course, designed and delivered by Victoria Business Confucius Institute to provide participants with an opportunity to learn Chinese Mandarin. Specifically, it provides an introduction at a reasonable pace with the emphasis on developing listening and speaking skills.
The introductory-level course includes five workshops (45mins each) covering 5 different topics, with 20 tutorials for daily practice based on the workshops. The first course is delivered from 5 October to 6 November 2020 with a workshop on the Monday, followed by lessons on Tuesday to Friday with a brief daily practice, 5 weeks in total. No prior knowledge or experience in Chinese is required.
On successful completion of this session, participants will be able to:
Our Career Development & Employment team provide a range of online and face-to-face career services for current students and graduates who have completed their studies in the last 24 months.
Services include:
We also hold a number of events throughout the year to help you develop personal and professional skills, ranging from social evenings to career planning workshops and industry information nights.
All Alumni receive invitations via the alumni e-newsletter to social functions including reunions, celebrations and networking events. You can also check the VU events listing.
You are a lifetime member of the VU Alumni Community upon graduating from VU.
VU no longer offers paid alumni membership and will not contact anyone directly to solicit payment, unless we have received a direct query from you personally.
If you believe you have been contacted by somebody who claims to represent VU but does not seem legitimate, please email [email protected] to let us know, or alternatively, you can call the Alumni Relations Office on +61 3 9919 1017.
As alumni, you can access the library by applying for external membership at a cost of $55 per annum directly at a VU library.
During or upon completion of your studies at VU, you may have received a copy of your:
Contact VUHQ (Student Service Centre) to get copies of your academic records. You can also access digital versions of your documents through the My eQuals portal.
Please note that VU Alumni Relations cannot provide these documents.
