Long-Term Engineering Abroad Program (LEAP, aka Semester Exchange)
LEAPs are available for students who want to experience living abroad for an extended period of time. Purdue partners with universities around the world and a majority of the programs have no language requirement. The lists shown below are preferred locations identified by your engineering school to ensure your academic success. A full list of all exchange opportunities can be found on the Study Abroad website.
LEAP FAQ
Engineering Study Abroad Course Equivalency Database
Purdue Giant Leaps Scholarship Information
Additional Scholarship Information*
National and International Scholarships Office (NISO)
NISO is Purdue University's hub for national and international awards. They coordinate the application, campus evaluation, and nomination processes from helping students learn about the scholarships, fellowships, and grants to submitting nominations to the granting foundations and programs.
*Read all options under "Additional Funding for International Study"
Select LEAP locations by School
Open to All College of Engineering Undergraduates
Delft University of Technology - Netherlands
ETH – Switzerland
GEARE Karlsruhe - Germany
KIT Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Germany
KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stokholm – Sweden
Lancaster University - UK
Leibniz University Hannover - Germany
Massey University - New Zealand (run by IPIA, College of Ag)
Monash University - Australia
Nanyang Technological University – Singapore
National University of Singapore – Singapore
Osaka University - Japan
Politecnico di Milano – Italy
Tec de Monterrey-Monterrey - Mexico
Tec de Monterrey-Queretaro - Mexico
Technical University of Braunschweig - Germany
Technical University of Denmark – Denmark
Tohoku University – Japan
Universidad del Norte – Colombia
Universidad EAFIT – Colombia
Universitat Politècnica València – Spain
University College London – UK
University of Canterbury – New Zealand
University of Magdeburg – Germany
University of New South Wales – Australia
University of São Paulo - Brazil (run by IPIA, College of Ag)
University of Stuttgart - Germany
University of Sydney - Australia
University of Western Australia - Australia
Waseda University - Japan
Yonsei University - South Korea
School Specific
(Note: Students interested in completing courses while abroad from Purdue colleges or departments that are not listed above should discuss this with their study abroad advisor before applying to the program.)
Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering
ESTACA – France
ISAE-SUPAERO - France
National Cheng Kung University - Taiwan
Universidad Carlos III Madrid – Spain
University of Queensland – Australia
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Federal University of Vicosa – Brazil
University of Queensland – Australia
Biomedical Engineering
Federal University of Vicosa – Brazil
University of Galway – Ireland
Universidad Carlos III Madrid – Spain
Universidad San Francisco de Quito - Ecuador
Chemical Engineering
Federal University of Vicosa – Brazil
University of Galway – Ireland
Ruhr-Universität Bochum - Germany
University of Queensland – Australia
Civil Engineering
Federal University of Vicosa – Brazil
University of Galway – Ireland
Ruhr-Universität Bochum - Germany
University of Queensland – Australia
Construction Engineering & Managment
Universidad San Francisco de Quito - Ecuador
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Federal University of Vicosa – Brazil
National Cheng Kung University - Taiwan
National Taiwan University - Taiwan
University of Galway – Ireland
Ruhr-Universität Bochum - Germany
University of Campinas (Unicamp) - Brazil
Environmental & Ecological Engineering
Federal University of Vicosa – Brazil
National University of Ireland - Galway – Ireland
Engineering Education
Universidad Carlos III Madrid – Spain
University of Queensland – Australia
Industrial Engineering
Universidad Carlos III Madrid – Spain
University of Queensland – Australia
Universidad San Francisco de Quito - Ecuador
Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary Engineering
University of Queensland – Australia
Materials Science Engineering
Universidad Carlos III Madrid – Spain
University of Queensland – Australia
Mechanical Engineering
ESTACA – France
National University of Ireland - Galway – Ireland
National Cheng Kung University - Taiwan
Ruhr-Universität Bochum - Germany
Universidad Carlos III Madrid – Spain
Universidad San Francisco de Quito - Ecuador
University of Queensland – Australia
University of Tsukuba - Japan
Nuclear Engineering
University of Tsukuba - Japan