First, the time: the study abroad is long, generally more than half a year, generally more than one year, and half a year to one year is a short-term study abroad; The study tour time is short, mostly from half a month to a month, as short as 10 days, while 3-6 months is a long-term study tour (someone once asked if there is a short-term study tour of 3-6 months, which is a misunderstanding of study tour).
Second, in terms of content: to study abroad, you need to apply for a fixed school, and take formal courses with local students at school, which is regarded as a formal student with many kinds of courses; The study tour is mainly based on visits and exchanges, and several days are arranged to study in the camp during the trip. These courses are specially prepared for this group of students, mainly language courses and mainly experiential learning.
3. Expenses: Studying abroad is a long-term project, and the expenses for studying abroad mainly include notary fees, medical examination fees, visa fees, school application fees, school registration fees, tuition fees, living expenses and travel expenses. And tuition and living expenses account for most of all expenses. In addition, the exchange rate between RMB and foreign currency, inflation and other factors need to be considered, so the general expenses are hundreds of thousands or even millions; Study tour is a short-term project, which mainly includes round-trip air tickets, accommodation fees and camp fees. Generally speaking, the cost is 30,000-50,000 yuan.
4. Visa: Studying abroad is studying abroad, so the visa is generally a student visa, while study tour is mainly for inspection and visit, which takes a short time, so you only need to apply for a tourist or business visa, while a long-term study tour of 3-6 months may also need to apply for a student visa.
5. The result is that after studying abroad, ordinary schools will give formal degrees and certificates; There is no degree in study tour, but there may be supporting documents.
VI. Conditions:
Studying abroad (taking the United States as an example)-1. Education requires at least high school graduation to apply for an American undergraduate course, and a bachelor's degree is required to apply for a master's degree. When applying for schools and majors, you should try your best to meet your academic qualifications, work experience and hobbies, but some special majors can also be considered for conversion.
2. English requirements: American universities require students to provide English scores when applying. The basic requirement is that the TOEFL score of undergraduate course is not less than 500 points. Graduate students not only require TOEFL scores above 550, but also may need to provide other related English scores, such as GRE scores of science and engineering, liberal arts and mathematics majors, GMAT scores of business majors, DAT scores of dentistry majors, MCAT scores of medical majors and LSAT scores of law majors. However, some American universities do not require GRE or GMAT scores for students applying for postgraduate courses. Excellent English scores can help students apply for scholarships at different levels.
3. Economic requirements: Due to the differences between schools and majors, the tuition fees of American universities vary greatly. Generally speaking, the tuition fee of community colleges is about $2,000 a year, while the tuition and accommodation fees of some excellent private universities are as high as $28,000 a year. American universities have 4-5 years of bachelor's degree, 0-3 years of master's degree/kloc, and 5-7 years of doctor's degree.
Generally speaking, study tour is not so strict, generally according to personal needs.