Want to Study & Travel? The Best Locations to Study Abroad in 2024

Grab your passport, your suitcase…and your textbooks ✈️

This article is presented in partnership with JMC Academy.

It may only be the beginning of the school year but if you’re dying to rack up those airline miles, we see you.

Luckily if you’re studying, there are now heaps of options to study abroad. That way you can travel while you get that degree.

JMC Academy have loads of creative study tours and exchange opportunities around the world depending on where you want to go and what you study. It’s the perfect place for students looking to study degrees or diplomas in music, acting, film production, entertainment business management, animation and more.

Walk amongst the tulips of the Netherlands.

Known for being a vibrant country where one can easily pick up a bike and go from point A to B, the Netherlands is populated by dynamic cities known for their lively atmospheres and diverse cultural scenes.

So if you’ve absolutely dreamed of going to the Netherlands, students can spend a trimester abroad at JMC Academy at Fonty’s University Academy for the Creative Economy in Tilburg, participating in a student exchange.

You’ll be studying alongside students from everywhere in the world and can even receive subject credits for your time in the Netherlands! If you are studying Entertainment Management, Animation, Game Design, Design (visual communication) and Film and TV, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Experience the life of a musician in Los Angeles.

Hop off the plane at LAX for an international study tour in Los Angeles, California and maybe have some fun on Hollywood Boulevard while you’re at it.

In between posing in front of the Hollywood sign and visiting Venice Beach, you could spend two weeks in LA participating in workshops and collaborating on songwriting and performances at JMC Academy’s institutional partner at the LA College of Music.

If you’re studying a degree in Music and Audio you’ll love this tour as you can get feedback on your songs from A&R executives, visit famous recording studios and get a feel for the life of a musician in LA.

Sing your way around LA.

If your degree is more focused on Music Performance and Songwriting, why not apply for JMC’s Music Pathway Program. You’ll be spending two years at the Los Angeles College of Music (LACM), learning about music in a city full of sunshine and luscious landscapes.

If you’ve completed one year (three trimesters) at JMC, you’ll be able to transition to studying in LA at LACM.

Say ‘hola como estas’ to Madrid.

Thinking about studying Film, Acting and TV Production at uni? You could be heading to Madrid for a study tour hosted by the TAI School of the Arts.

Arrive in a bustling city, full of history and art and an upbeat cultural scene. The two-week study tour involves collaborating with other creatives and attending master classes by experienced professionals. All the while you could be cycling along the Manzanares River, attending the ‘Spanish Broadway’ Gran Vía or watching a Real Madrid soccer match.

Get game-ready in Japan.

Konnichiwa! If you love all things animation, games and design, you need to go to Japan. The birthplace of anime and manga there really is no better place to hone in on your craft.

If you’re enrolled in JMC Academy’s Animation, Game Design and Design (Visual Communication) programs you’ll get to live it up in Tokyo and Osaka for two weeks. Plus during your days off you could visit the Ghibli Museum, Tokyo Disneyland, teamLab Borderless, Osaka Castle and more.

In partnership with the Nippon Designers School, students at JMC will participate in Anime and Manga Creation classes at the Tokyo Design Technology Centre and return to Australia with all the skills and knowledge necessary to carry out a 12-week special project. You can check out the 2023 Japan tour wrap up below!