1862, US President Lincoln signed the land grant bill proposed by Vermont Senator Justin Moliere. The federal government allocates land to each state according to the number of deputies, and the funds from land sales are used to build universities that mainly teach agricultural and mechanical knowledge.

1865, the Indiana government received a donation of 150,000 US dollars from John Purdue, a business leader and philanthropist in lafayette, including 50,000 US dollars from TiPicano County and150 mu of land provided by lafayette residents. Purdue University was formally established on this land in the suburb of lafayette on 1869.

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Purdue University Karume (Hammond) is located in Hammond, Indiana, USA. The college was founded in 1946 and is affiliated to Purdue University. This college was built by John F. Polder with donations and allocated land from Indiana, and now it has six campuses.

Purdue University has six campuses, namely West lafayette Main School, gleim Campus, fort wayne Campus, Indianapolis Campus, North China Campus and German Graduate School of International Management in Hanover, Germany. Purdue University in Karume has colleges of arts and sciences, engineering, technology, management, nursing and education.

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