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This type of program is perfect for students who are looking for a short-term study abroad experience accompanied by fellow Saints. Students will have the opportunity to connect with their professors and earn course credit.

Upcoming trips

City scape at evening

Buenos Aires
December 13-21, 2025
All majors
Led by Dr. Matondo Wawa & Dean Chung-Shing Lee
Application deadline: September 5, 2025Learn more

 


 

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Office of International Programs and Development
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360-438-4597
studyabroad@stmartin.edu

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Past faculty-led trips

Thailand: an alternate approach to end of life care 2025

Students work with children on art therapy in Thailand
Nursing students with Thai nursing students participating in art therapy with patients
Students pose in front of foreign architecture on historical site
Saints exploring the historical ruins of Ayutthaya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Students stand under sign in foreign language next to water
Experiencing the iconic floating markets of Bangkok
Students pose with a community of people
Saints alongside new friends including Thai partners and patients
Saints in matching red t-shirts in front of red airplane
Saints looking sharp for their travel day to Sakon Nakhon
Students and faculty sit beneath a tree with intricate root system
Taking a rest and moment of reflection
Trip description

Nursing faculty, Dr. Nikki Berry and Anne Schuchmann, led 11 nursing students to Thailand for 10 days to explore alternative forms of end-of-life care at a temple. The group enjoyed spending time exploring sites in Bangkok and the beautiful natural landscape of the temple in Sakon Nakhon. Students had a transformative experience learning what true holistic patient care entails and made some great friendships with patients and temple nurses and staff.

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Czechia 2025

Czechia 2025

Students and faculty with luggage in airport holding signs written in foreign language
Arrival to Prague and welcome from Silesian University in Opava partners!
Students dance with people in traditional clothing
Dancing and learning about Czech folklore!
Students and faculty pose beneath sign on street in Poland
Checking out Poland for the day!
Students and faculty seated at table in plaza at dusk
Enjoying a nice cafe in Karvina!
Students and faculty in hard hats on top of building
Learning about industry through a factory tour!
Students and faculty pose on back of a boat on the river
Cruising down the Vltava River on a beautiful evening!
Trip details

Professors Chung-Shing Lee and Matando Wawa of the School of Business led a group of students on a unique program to the Czech Republic to visit our partner university, Silesian University in Opava. Students explored the historic city of Prague, experienced university life and Czech culture. They even had time to pop over to Poland for the day!

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Japan 2024

Japan 2024

Faculty and students stand in front of building in Japan
Trip participants got to admire the beautiful architecture in Japan!
Students standing in front of Japanese university sign
Visiting a Japanese university
Students sit at a booth sharing a meal
Sharing a delicious meal
Students and faculty pose with people in historical Japanese clothing
Having a bit of fun at a historical site
Students and faculty standing outside a Japanese baseball stadium
Enjoying a baseball game in Japan

 

Trip details

Professors Chung Lee and Gina Armer of the School of Business led graduate students on a memorable trip to Japan where they visited the cities Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto. Students explored our partner universities and met with local students. They also visited businesses like Shiseido and Toyota. Students even had time to catch a Hanshin Tigers baseball game!

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France 2024

France 2024

An ancient stony street with greenery
A stony street in Sarlat
Three students on a beach with turquoise water
Enjoying the Plage SJL
An old building surrounded by tree-clad cliffs under an azure sky
Perigord
Students posing at the foot of the Eiffel Tower
Paris Tour Eiffel
Prehistoric cave paintings of bison
Cave painting at Lascaux
Students in front of a weathered cave
Grotte de Font de Gaume
Trip details

French professor Kathleen McKain led students to learn about Paris, Perigord and the French Basque country. Students visited world-renowned museums, prehistoric caves, Troglodite villages, chateaux, the cathedral where Louis XIV was married and so much more! Students also had the unique experience of staying in a 12th century gite.

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Denmark 2023

Denmark 2023

A group of people walking down a street
A stroll through town
A row of colorful buildings along a pier
Colorful buildings along the water
Plates of food on table
Danish delights
A group of people standing around a conference table
Learning a lot at the drone testing center
People standing around and on giant Legos
Visit to Lego
A group of people standing in front of staircase
Visiting Partner University of Southern Denmark
Students and faculty pose at a bus stop at Copenhagen Airport
Waiting at the station
Trip details

Professors Chung Lee and Gina Armer of the School of Business led students on a trip to visit our partner university the University of Southern Denmark, located in Odense, Denmark. Students visited the headquarters of well-known multinational corporations, saw robot technologies and automation and learned about sustainable entrepreneurship programs. 

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Italy 2022

Italy 2022

Faculty in front of Leaning Tower of Pisa
Dr.s Julia Chavez and Stephen Mead in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Students and faculty in front of Dante's tomb
Posing in front of Dante's tomb in Ravenna
Students sitting on a train by the window
Sitting on a train on the way to the next adventure!
View of Italian river with buildings on either side, a partly cloudy sky above
Taking in the beauty of Florence
Two students enjoying popsicles
 Students cooling off at the beach with a fresh popsicle
Trip details

Literary Studies professors Julia McCord Chavez and Stephen Mead led students on a trip to Italy where they studied Dante and traveled to Florence, Rome, Assisi, Lucca, Montecatini Terme and Pisa. Students saw incredible monuments like the Colosseum and the Leaning Tower of Pisa!