Founded by Stanford alumni in 2000, Abbey Road summer study abroad programs have built a legacy of excellence, offering life-changing experiences for students worldwide. Our mission is to deliver high-quality academic programs that foster cross-cultural understanding, experiential learning, personal development, and academic enrichment. Abbey Road was born from a unique collaboration of top educators and professionals from world-renowned institutions. Our faculty and curriculum developers hail from prestigious organizations and universities such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Duke, Cambridge, La Sorbonne, the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Parliament, and the U.S. State Department, among many others.

Dr. Arthur Kian, Director of Abbey Road, earned his Ph.D. in International Relations from Stanford University, where he also served as an instructor for the Stanford Program for Gifted Youth and the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education. e developed and taught courses in International Politics and Foreign Languages for both college and high school students at Stanford and UCLA. In addition to his academic work, Dr. Kian has been actively involved in consulting for various international organizations, focusing on diplomacy, conflict resolution, and cross-cultural communication. He has published extensively on topics related to global governance and has been a guest speaker at numerous international conferences. Dr. Kian continues to mentor young professionals and students through Abbey Road’s global education programs.