Honors Academies
August 27, 2021 2026-09-02 21:40Honors Academies
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Applications Open on November 7, 2025
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Innovative Approaches in Medicine using AI
Business & StartUp Accelerator
Engineering & Video Game Design
Cognitive Neuroscience
Design Thinking for Real-World Problem Solving
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Bioengineering and Human Physiology
Human Metabolism & Diseases
Genome & Protein Engineering
Finance, Investing, and the Psychology of Money
Mastering Business Skills
Business Essentials for Success
Innovation through Design Thinking and Creativity
Engineering & Video Game Design
Beyond the Rules: A Course for Mavericks, Ruler-Breakers, and Creators of Tomorrow
Neuroscience: Exploring the Senses
Business & StartUp Accelerator
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Neuroscience
Mechanical Engineering: Mastering Problem-Solving
Course Examples
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Courses by Academic Area
Bioscience & Medicine
Bioengineering and Human Physiology
Human Metabolism & Diseases
Genome & Protein Engineering
Microbiome and the Future of Personalized and Precision Medicine
STEM
Innovation through Design Thinking and Creativity
Engineering & Video Game Design
Beyond the Rules: A Course for Mavericks, Ruler-Breakers, and Creators of Tomorrow
Humanities & Social Science
Finance, Investing, and the Psychology of Money
Mastering Business Skills
Business Essentials for Success
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
International Political Economy Impact on Markets
Effective Communication and Leadership
Instructors We’ve
Worked With
Edgar Rios Piedra, PhD
Marjan M. Hashemi, PhD
Alan Ceaser, PhD
Alvin Jin
Suzanne Taylor, MBA
Honors Academies
The Honors Academies is a one-week intensive program with courses held during the school holidays period in your home country. The courses are designed to be academically challenging, engaging, and interactive, using hands-on activities and projects with an emphasis on critical thinking, collaboration, and communication.
The Honors Academies take place at a local university, in the classrooms and facilities used by regular college students. The program is an opportunity to meet talented students like you from your home country who attend different schools.
Classes are held in your home country. We bring instructors and the international academic experience to you.
Classes are held Monday to Friday, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm.
Participants of the Honors Academies must be in 6th to 12th grade at the time of the program.
In the application form, students will be able to choose up to 2 course preferences. Students may be accepted to their first or second choice.
Tuition: US $1,150 Tuition for partner institutions: US $950 Tuition with Scholarship: US $800
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Artificial Intelligence
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View course →Savvy Investment Strategies
View course →Research and Medical Technologies for the Brain
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Instructors
The Honors Academies instructors are experts in their fields, including graduate students, postdocs, and industry professionals affiliated with Stanford, Yale, and UC Berkeley, who come to your home country to teach leading topics. Instructors customize the learning based on their own research and professional experience, and at the end of the course each participant receives a personalized evaluation from the instructor.
Dr. Alvin Jin
PhD, MIT / UC Berkeley
Rosa Serrano
Yale University, UC Irvine
Dr. Alan Ceaser
PhD, Stanford University
Joel Simon
Stanford University d.school
Amiah Sheppard
Master's, Columbia University
Yuliya Monastyrska
UC Santa Cruz
Dillon Dinh
Savvy Investment Strategies
Maya Foster
Medical Technologies for the Brain
Testimonials
I have participated in several courses from Eduexplora. Each time I have been able to take away relevant tools to guide me for what I want to do in the future. At the same time, it has helped me discover interest in other areas that did not appeal to me before. Thank you very much for the opportunity!
