Study abroad – the ultimate cultural immersion!

For over 20 years Frontier has offered training and educational opportunities to students seeking a unique way to expand their knowledge and skills base while enjoying the experience of travel and cultural exploration abroad.

Everybody knows that the best way to learn a new language or culture is to live in the midst of it, be enveloped by it and understand the meaning and the history of it, rather than just reading out of a textbook.

The greatest challenges of studying abroad are also its greatest advantages. Thinking and living like a local will open up so many more opportunities and avenues for you explore, and the depth of your appreciation and your newly acquired knowledge will be all the better for it. The hardest part will not be arriving in your new home, it will be leaving to return to your old one!

What will your studying abroad entail?

Challenge yourself, push your boundaries, increase your knowledge and broaden your skills in any shape or form when you are abroad. Choose from structured lectures in a classroom environment to haggling with a local market trader over the price of their produce.

Not only will you make new friends with your fellow students, but your engagement and friendship with the local community could teach you more than would ever be possible at home. In an environment where you live and think like a local you will very quickly become a part of the culture itself and your knowledge and understanding will follow naturally as a consequence of this.

If your intended career path is dependent on your understanding of another culture or language, studying abroad could be the ideal opportunity to develop relationships with potential future colleagues and network with employers as well as giving you the experience to be sure you are embarking on your dream career.

You need not confine yourself to language and cultures when you study abroad. Courses and qualifications in field guiding, conservation, expedition management and diving could see you studying a subject you are passionate about in the challenging and exciting setting in which you see your career progressing.

Professional internships are becoming an increasingly popular way of combining studying and work experience in a unique and challenging environment, with internships being a great way of breaking into career sectors.

Where will your studying abroad take place?

Your destination and project will depend entirely on what you are doing, what you are hoping to achieve as well as your personal preferences. Whether it is a language and cultural immersion course, studying for a qualification in conservation or a professional internship in journalism or medicine, there are bound to be a range of options available to you.

If you are looking to join the 500 million people worldwide who speak Spanish as the second most widely spoken language in the world, a trip to Central America could be your ticket to success. Combine language classes with cultural insights, start your exploration of this fascinating region from the moment you arrive, and experience all that the Latino capital of the world has to offer.

You could go one step further and study Mandarin, the single most widely spoken language in the world. Renowned for its unique and historical culture, a visit to China is the ideal way to explore Mandarin, its intricacies and origins.

For those of you studying conservation biology, ecology or working with wildlife, studying for your BTEC in Tropical Habitat Conservation doesn’t get more enjoyable than doing it hands on, in the field, on a remote research project in a critical ecosystem of the tropics.

Study abroad with Frontier

Whatever your motivation for studying abroad, Frontier is sure to be able to arrange your perfect placement. With language courses in some of the most inspiring cities of the world, journalism internships and medical electives across several continents, and qualifications in conservation to work towards on our research projects, we are waiting to get you on your way.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss anything further then we’re happy to assist – just get in touch, we’re ready to help.

If you already know what you want to do and where you want to go, there’s no better time than now to get the ball rolling. Apply now and we’ll move things on to the next step with you.

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