UTS Bachelor of Arts in International Studies 25th Anniversary

Joanne Wong, BA IS/ B Laws, ICS Switzerland

I have so many [memories of the Bachelor of International Studies], but I very fondly look back on the dinners we organised in our student residence in Lausanne with fellow students from all over the world.  I currently work in the Legal Department of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) that works to support MSF operations in more than 70 countries and works with very intercultural teams.

Joanne undertook ICS in Lausanne in 2012 and graduated from her combined degree in 2014.  She now works as an in-house lawyer.

The critical reflection skills and practical experience in navigating cultural diversity acquired during the BAIS has made an invaluable contribution to my being able to work in an organisation as international as MSF today.

Joanne Wong