UTS Bachelor of Arts in International Studies 25th Anniversary

Andrea Myles, ICS China

My fondest memory of ICS was meeting [another ICS China Major student] Rachel Walters, Co-founder of the China Australia Millennial Project. We were both such fish out of water, two tall blondes just trying to make sense of the Chinese city we were studying Mandarin in. The trust we built in country meant that when it came time to build the foundation team of the business, drawing on the skills and friendship we’d built earlier was a no-brainer. After spending every last penny I had backpacking solo through China in 2002, I was feverishly searching for a way I could get myself back to a nation clearly on the rise.

After undertaking ICS in China and graduating, Andrea co-founded and became CEO  of the China Australia Millennial Project.

I knew if I was accepted into UTS, the ICS program would ensure my first trip wouldn’t be my last. Since then, my career has grown in lock step with China’s meteoric economic story.

Andrea Myles