CHEMICALCHEMICALENGINEERINGin Leuven

Peter Van Puyveldedi tprogramme director

peter vanpuyvelde@cit kuleuven bepeter.vanpuyvelde@cit.kuleuven.be

content

• presentation (English) master programmepresentation (English) master programme• presentation Erasmus Mundus programma EURHEO

rationale

• chemical industry in Belgium is bigy g g• mainly consists of multinationals (ExxonMobil, BASF,

Bayer, TOTAL, Monsanto, Borealis, Evonik, ...)y )• chemical engineers work in an international environment

• integration of foreign students (with conservation of quality, EURHEO, Erasmus-programmes)

• upcoming exchange programmes with Université de Montréal, Univerisity of Delaware, Université de Nancy

• internationalisation is ‘the’ trend for the next coming years

rationale

• focus to recruit European students with bachelorfocus to recruit European students with bachelor degree from other universities of good standards

• unique aspects of chemical engineering research in q p g gLeuven with respect to other European programmes→ process intensification→ chemical product design→ microbial process technology

t t t i bl h i t→ exergy route to sustainable chemistry

new programme (120 ECTS)

9 ECTS general educational courses (GEC)g ( )

9 ECTS current trends in chemical engineering

63 ECTS core courses

9 ECTS current trends in chemical engineering

63 ECTS core courses

process product planetengineering engineering engineering

9 ECTS comp 9 ECTS comp 9 ECTS comp9 ECTS comp.

6 ECTS choice

9 ECTS comp.

6 ECTS choice

9 ECTS comp.

6 ECTS choice

24 ECTS master thesis

common branch in mastercurriculum

• to provide a strong chemical engineering backgroundto provide a strong chemical engineering background

COMMON BRANCH (63 ECTS) ECTSDesign of chemical production units 4 + 5 = 9Design of chemical production units 4 + 5 = 9

Transport phenomena: chemical engineering applications 6Applied Physical Chemistry 6

C t l t h l i th h i l i d t 6Control technology in the chemical industry 6Analytical Chemistry part 2 3Separation processes part 2 3

Hazardous materials and safety 3Biochemical process engineering 6Analysis of chemical processes 6y p

Chemical reaction engineering part 2 3Materials in the chemical industry 3

Management challenges in the chemical industry 3Management challenges in the chemical industry 3Industrial chemical processes 6

current trends in chemical engineering

• unique courses offered in Leuven (research basedunique courses offered in Leuven (research based education)

→ process intensification in the chemical industries (3 ECTS)→ process intensification in the chemical industries (3 ECTS)→ chemical product design (3 ECTS)→ microbial process technology (3 ECTS)

• students take 3 out of this 4 courses

→ exergy route towards sustainable chemistry (3 ECTS)

students take 3 out of this 4 courses• 4th course can eventually be chosen within the option

content options (9 ECTS compulsory, 6 ECTS choice)

• process engineeringp g g→ advanced process control in the (bio-)chemical industries→ powder technology

t t t t t t h l

• product engineering

→ waste water treatment technology

applied rheology for product engineering→ applied rheology for product engineering→ polymer processing→ design and analysis of polymeric systems

• planet engineering→ water technology→ recycling and energetic valorization of reststreams→ air pollution and control

master thesis + GEC

• within option: 6 ECTS choice (can be one of the otherwithin option: 6 ECTS choice (can be one of the other courses, internships, other potentially interesting courses)

• master thesis not necessarily connected with option choice (24 ECTS)

• GEC as before→ possibility to do Athens exchange→ language class (e.g. Engels in de bedrijfsomgeving)→ total quality management→ innovation management and strategyg gy→ industry and environment → ...

conclusion

• chemical engineering in Leuven...chemical engineering in Leuven...

→ a solid engineering educationd h i l i i d ti→ a modern chemical engineering education

→ an internationally oriented education→ a strongly research based education→ strongly linked with the important chemical industry

EURHEO

• prestigeous Erasmus Mundus programme‘E i i Rh l ’• ‘Engineering Rheology’

• importance of rheology in a scientifically based product f l ti ( l ti i t f dformulation (polymers, cosmetics, paints, food applications, ...)

• participating universities (double degree)• participating universities (double degree)→ K.U. Leuven (Belgium)→ U.C. Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)U.C. Louvain la Neuve (Belgium)→ Universidade do Minho (Portugal)→ Universidad de Huelva (Spain)

h l hi il bl l f EU iti i

→ Università degli studi della Calabria (Italy)→ Univerza Ljubljana (Slovenia)

• scholarships available, also for EU citizins

EURHEO

• master programme (120 ECTS)master programme (120 ECTS)

EURHEO

• year 1: regular curriculum in host universityyear 1: regular curriculum in host university• year 2, first semester: common branch modules

taught in Universidade do Minho (Portugal)g ( g )• students choose 3 out of 4 common branch modules

→ material science (5 ECTS)ate a sc e ce (5 C S)→ experimental techniques (5 ECTS)→ constitutive modelling and computational rheology (5 ECTS)

• year 2 second semester: other university than year 1

→ rheology in material science (5 ECTS)

year 2, second semester: other university than year 1→ master thesis project (30 ECTS)→ 15 ECTS Advanced Topical Modules (e-learning over internet)15 ECTS Advanced Topical Modules (e learning over internet)

nieuw vanaf 2011-2012

• mogelijkheid tot inschrijven voor de Engelstalige enmogelijkheid tot inschrijven voor de Engelstalige en Nederlandstalige versie van het programma

• enkel Engelstalige opleiding zal geïmplementeerd g g p g g pworden als hoorcolleges

• Nederlandse versie zal op papier blijven bestaan (decretaal vereist) maar zal aangeboden worden voor zij die het willen met andere werkvormen (begeleidingssessies aangepast cursusmateriaal(begeleidingssessies, aangepast cursusmateriaal (ingesproken commentaar bij slides, stukken opgenomen lessen )opgenomen lessen, ...)

nieuw vanaf 2011-2012

• we hopen dat jullie allemaal kiezen voor de Engelstaligewe hopen dat jullie allemaal kiezen voor de Engelstalige opleiding→ meerwaarde van het internationale diploma→ meerwaarde naar vaardigheden in het Engels→ verantwoordelijkheid nemen en fier zijn op het ‘anders’ zijn

van de Leuvense chemical engineering opleiding

• ... maar we begrijpen de drempelvrees

van de Leuvense chemical engineering opleiding

t k b l ft k lit it ll d t i→ onze taak om onze beloftes van kwaliteitsvolle ondersteuning waar te maken

→ uiteraard nog steeds de mogelijkheid om ‘hulp’ te krijgen in g g j p jghet Nederlands

CIT.KULEUVEN.BEPeter.vanpuyvelde@cit.kuleuven.be

Room 01.43 department of chemical engineering

EURHEO -> prof. Paula Moldenaers