[[File:Qiaochu Yang UIF profile photo.jpeg|thumb|right|Qiaochu Yang UIF profile photo.jpeg]]Once lost and confused, Qiaochu made many poor life decisions after graduating from high school, one of which is the time consuming restoration of a 1976 British sports saloon. He finally quit his degree in geological science after performing poorly but learnt the importance of passion and dedication.
With help of many other students at the University of Canberra, he is able to initiate a program to integrate students from different year levels to share knowledge and a platform for peer learning support. Beyond his dedication to the university, he is working on a collection of hypothetical projects and writings where much of his time goes to exploring concepts of postmodernism, technology and mass fabrication of architecture within the framework of critical theory. Drawing similarity between architecture and garment making, he is currently designing and prototyping his own a line of clothing menswear that criticize marginalization of tectonic/construction methods in the age of mass production.