At the end of 1988 or the beginning of 1989, with the assistance of my brother who was living in Sweden, I organized a study tour for this consultative economic council to Stockholm to do a report on the Swedish economy.
In addition to the Year 9 programmes, a two-week study tour for Year 11 students studying Chinese as a Second Language is held annually in the break between Term 3 and 4.
The 2003 Lancet series on child survival was shared at stakeholder meetings, and UNICEF sponsored a study tour for Ministry of Health officials in 2009 to Malawi, Ethiopia and India to see iCCM policies in action.
With support from the Government of Japan, USDA, CIFOR, and the MacArthur Foundation, RAP organized a study tour for policy makers on reduced impact logging in Sabah, Malaysia.
When the Curriculum Development Centre (within the Malaysian Ministry of Education) wanted to learn more about a life-skills approach to HIV/AIDS education, the UNICEF Regional Office in collaboration with its Thailand country office supported a study tour for nine ministry officials and teachers to visit two schools in Thailand.
While being caught watching South Korean soap operas does not seem on par with treason, the activity is actually "highly illegal," according to Matthew Reichel, founder of Pyongyang Project, a group that organizes study tours of North Korea for foreigners.
Georgia Kelly is the Founder/Director of Praxis Peace Institute, a non-profit peace education organization in Sonoma, CA. She creates educational programs and study tours abroad for Praxis.
This year, AFSC brought five Korean farmers to China for a study tour of agricultural practices.
UNICEF also organised a study tour of four countries in Southern Africa for Malawi staff so that they can learn about their systems and improve their own systems in Malawi.
While the National Steering Committee has not formally met for over a year, members have taken part in the Study tours, evaluation meetings for sanitation technology and HEP.
