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.



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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
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