Short Term Engineering Program (STEP) Abroad

Faculty-led (Departmental) STEPs Abroad are fast-paced, unique international experiences typically lasting from one to six weeks. Credits earned vary by program, and most will involve a combination of industry visits, lectures, site visits, class work, and visits to tourist destinations. These programs may take place during Spring Break, May/Summer or Winter Break. Students will earn one to six credits depending on program length and academic content.

Frequently Asked Questions

STEP Abroad Programs

2025 Programs

Winter Session 2024

International Perspectives in Water Sciences and Management- India - Closed

Spring Break 2025

Gender in the World-Madrid and Paris - Closed

Bioinformatics ABE 327 in Tanzania - Contact International Programs in Agriculture (IPIA) for more information

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Ireland - Closed

Medical Device Development and Manufacturing Tour in Ireland - Closed

Water and Infrastructure Resilience: Public Health and Extreme Events-UK - Closed

Maymester 2025

Australian Transportation and Supply Chains - Closed

Bioinspired Materials and Structures-Singapore - Closed

Biomedical Modeling for Global Health in Scandinavia - Closed

Energy and Motorsports in Italy - Closed

Engineering in the Southern Cone- Buenos Aires and Patagonia - Closed

EPICS Rwanda- You must be part of the Rwanda EPICS team so contact EPICS for availability - Closed. You may contact EPICS about joining future teams.

Experience German Engineering - Closed

Additive Manufacturing and Art in Paris and Rouen, France - Closed

Global Design Team- PUP- Kenya - You must be part of the PUP team to be eligible. Contact Logan Heusinger lheusing@purdue.edu for more information

Global Health and Biomedical Engineering in Japan - Closed

Introduction to Finite Element Analysis-ME 489 in Rome Italy - Closed

Medical and Sports Technologies in Austria - Closed

Quantum Computing for Engineering in Barcelona -Closed

Roller Coaster Design in Ireland-Dublin and Cork - Closed

Semiconductors in Korea - Closed