Postgraduate Study Tours

Take your degree into the world

Explore the places you study. Meet the people shaping them. Our postgraduate Study Tours give SOAS students  - on campus and online - the chance to gain first-hand global experience in some of the world’s most important regions.

Every SOAS postgraduate programme includes the opportunity to take part in an exclusive, academically led study tour across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. These tours are designed and delivered by SOAS academics from within the top QS ranked Department of Politics and International Relations, working closely with trusted partners on the ground, and are open to both campus-based and online students.

You won’t just observe - you’ll engage. Study Tours connect classroom learning with real-world practice through meetings with policymakers, researchers, NGOs, community leaders and regional experts.

Where you could go

Each destination is chosen to illuminate key global issues:

South Asia

• New Delhi – rising powers, inequality, urban governance and cultural diversity
• Lahore – regional security, climate change, Islam, law and politics

East and Southeast Asia

• Seoul – advanced capitalist democracies, the ‘high-income trap’ and regional diplomacy
• Luang Prabang – regional integration, governance, development and sustainability

Central Asia

• Almaty & Bishkek – transition economies, labour migration, geopolitics and regional organisations

Africa

• Kigali or Johannesburg – post-conflict recovery, grassroots engagement and regional relations

Middle East

• Doha – global politics, regional diplomacy and cross-cultural exchange

Why take part?

Study Tours are designed to deepen your academic insight and strengthen your professional profile. You will:

• Experience global issues as they unfold on the ground
• Learn directly from regional experts and practitioners
• Build international networks for research and careers
• Enhance your CV with applied, field-based learning

Whether you study in London or online, these tours bring SOAS’s global classroom to life.

Practical details

Each tour includes academic events, accommodation and most meals, with an estimated cost of £1,750 plus airfare.

Tours run subject to minimum and maximum participant numbers.