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Gouthami Vigneswaran - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

M. Molzahn - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Chemical Engineering Education in Europe: Trends and Challenges
    Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2004
    Co-Authors: M. Molzahn
    Abstract:

    At least three major issues influence the education of Chemical and process engineers in Europe at the beginning of the new century. First a lack of students entering Chemical Engineering programmes in several European countries, second the process towards a harmonized higher education area in Europe (Bologna Process), and finally a distinct uncertainty as to what Chemical Engineering as well as education in Chemical Engineering should be in the future. All three of these issues require full attention by the Chemical Engineering community. This paper will discuss them against the background of actual experiences gathered by the EFCE Working Party on Education.

John E. Gillett - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Chemical Engineering Education in the Next Century
    Chemical Engineering & Technology, 2001
    Co-Authors: John E. Gillett
    Abstract:

    This paper summarizes the work of the EFCE Working Party Education (WPE) over the last decade and attempts to identify effective educational solutions to meet the challenges caused by the rapid rate of change in technology and society world-wide. The paper uses the results of the 1994 WPE survey of curricula in European Chemical Engineering Universities to identify a first degree level core curriculum. The problem of how to adapt the discipline to meet technological and societal changes without losing its identity is addressed. Basic sciences, Chemical Engineering science, integrated systems design and holistic thinking are emphasized as essential elements of the discipline. The paper discusses how Safety, Health and Environment (SHE), biotechnology, computerized models, product design, sustainability and other new subjects have been incorporated into Chemical Engineering curricula since the original survey. A simple model of the education process is presented to indicate how students might obtain a Chemical Engineering understanding and mindset. The paper explains how Chemical Engineering evolved from its origins in the petroChemical, heavy Chemical and nuclear industries, to its current wide range of applications in industries, such as fine Chemicals, food, pharmaceuticals, software, and cybernetics. It is suggested that the impact of changes arising from industry, new technology and society has driven the Chemical Engineering discipline to a point where it is now ripe for re-invention. The effects of rapid industrial, technological and societal change on Chemical Engineering education are studied against the backdrop of a discipline on the threshold of a significant change. The paper concludes by identifying curriculum development, personal development and life-long learning as three important factors for educating Chemical engineers for a successful future.

R.w.h. Sargent - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • A new vista for Chemical Engineering
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, 1996
    Co-Authors: R.w.h. Sargent
    Abstract:

    Abstract The lecture first discusses what is the essence of Chemical Engineering and the impact of new concepts and new attitudes arising from developments in “Chemical Engineering science” and “process systems Engineering”. It then considers the implications for the structure and content of a modern university degree course in Chemical Engineering.

A.j. Biddlestone - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The school of Chemical Engineering at the university of birmingham
    Process Biochemistry, 1991
    Co-Authors: A.j. Biddlestone
    Abstract:

    Abstract The School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham has its origins in the founding of the University. The introduction of courses in petroleum mining in 1910 began a sequence of developments leading to the present day. The transition has been from a small activity within a Department of Mining, through the intermediate stage of Oil Engineering and Refining to a large and successful School of Chemical Engineering providing BEng/MEng graduates in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering with BioChemical Engineering and Chemical Engineering with Minerals Engineering.