Studies and Studying

[Deepurple]

May I ask what is the differences between "studies" and "studying".
In the following sentence, what is the more preferable?

"To prepare for their further studies/studying in future, we hope that students can acquire the necessary knowledge and think in different perspectives."

Thank for advice.

[Soup]

Try the collocation future studies. By the way, the sentence you provided doesn't really work. Try rewording it.