Study tours: Academic excellence meets cultural experiences

To inspire your study abroad plans, dip into these three study abroad experiences arranged by SAF in London, Los Angeles and San Diego. Study tours with SAF take you on a journey of academic discovery and enlightenment on which you make friends and memories that last a lifetime.

SAF Students stepped into the fascinating world of digital marketing in London, a global leader in digital marketing strategy. Guided by expert IES Abroad tutors, they learned to develop consumer personas and worked through the process of writing for online customer acquisition and retention. 

The students worked through practical exercises with industry experts and local students, discussing case studies and attending insightful guest lectures to really get under the hood of e-commerce and digital communication. 

But it wasn't all work. They enjoyed downtime together, giving them the chance to have as many authentic cream teas as possible, in super modern London buildings and more traditional local tearooms.

Over in Los Angeles, a cohort of students on their UCLA Big Data & Business Application study tour had an equally thrilling experience shopping, dining out, visiting local hotspots, and building lifelong friendships. 

Cultural experiences aside, they also enhanced their expertise in exploratory data analysis and data visualization and improved their statistical model analysis, working in rigorously academic classes in one of the most iconic universities in the world. 

In sunny San Diego, a group of aspiring medics joined the University of California’s Medical Education & English study tour to sharpen their English medical communication skills, and learn about advances in medical research, healthcare policy, and health technology.

Of course, San Diego beach life featured in their experience!