Study trips for academic impact, powered by 13 years of expertise and a global network.

Creating journeys

Explore is Cognicum’s education branch, dedicated to facilitating high-impact study trips for academic institutions. Go Explore, and benefit from 13+ years of experience in organizing study tours, conferences, development programs and reference visits. With our network, we can help you create unique learning journeys at inspiring locations.

Cognicum works together with the University of Amsterdam Business School (UvA ABS), the University of San Diego (Ahlers International) and the University of Cape Town.

Why go Explore?

From start to finish

From invitation to information, from hotel stays to meeting room space. From travel program to on-site coordination: we are with you every step of the way, with personal attention and flexibility.

Format Design & Facilitation

We help shape the study trip experience with interactive visits, reflection sessions, and cultural context. From turn-key programs to customized elements tailoring to specific wishes.

Company visits

Tap into our extensive partner network to complement the curricular program with inspiring real-world perspectives from AI giants, Deep Tech accelerators and many more organizations. You choose, we connect.

Competitive & transparent

We offer competitive pricing due to our large variety of logistical partners, venues, companies and universities. Our model is transparent: a fixed fee per participant, accompanied by a set organization fee.

Destinations

Cognicum works with partners across three continents: Europe, USA and Africa. Trip destinations include Berlin, Cape Town, Paris and San Francisco/Silicon Valley. Together, we can explore which destination best fits your specific learning goals to create the right itinerary.

Let's get started

Cognium supports you in organizing a high-quality, well-structured study trip that builds on your academic goals. The only things we need from you are: participants and a professor/program lead. Together, we transform this into a workable program from start to finish.
UvA Business School

Use case: Paris

An example of what’s possible is the study trip to Paris for the University of Amsterdam Business School in July 2025. The objective was to create a five-day itinerary that facilitates the professor of the EMBA program in giving several lectures, hosting guest keynotes, arranging multiple company visits for inspiration and have the group experience Paris from a cultural perspective, with:

✔️ 6 Hotel nights including breakfast (single occupancy)
✔️ Meeting room space allocation
✔️ Company visits to a Deep Tech & Start-Up incubator
✔️ Social events at various locations (opening drinks, cultural visit and closing dinner)
✔️ 1 Trip manager on location
✔️ Up to 3 meetings beforehand to review and construct the program
✔️ Web page with info for the participants, such as a program overview, practical information and travel tips.