Chemical Engineering

The ‘Master of Science in Chemical Engineering’ is a 2nd cycle academic education. In agreement with the ‘Dublin’ descriptors this implies that it focuses on ‘acquiring of knowledge and insight’, ‘applying this knowledge and insight’, ‘formation of judgment’, ‘communication’, and ‘learning skills’. More specifically for an engineering education the ‘Eur-Ace Framework Standards for the Accreditation of Engineering Programmes’ translates these descriptors into results such as ‘knowledge and insight’, ‘engineering analysis’, ‘engineering design’, ‘research’, ‘engineering practice’, and ‘communication’.

In the program as implemented in the ‘Master of Science in Chemical Engineering’ the transfer and the application of fundamental scientific knowledge and insights is of crucial importance. In practice, this is achieved by relating the mathematical description with the physical reality, both for existing and new, innovative technologies. In this framework, achieving the synthesis of the different disciplines is essential. The successful realization of this all means that the aforementioned descriptors/results are fulfilled.

The 2nd cycle education ‘Master of Science in Chemical Engineering’ aims at the formation of broadly trained engineers that master the fundamental aspects of chemical technology and can ensure the design, the construction, the operation, the improvement and the maintenance of process installations and equipment in the chemical industry, in particular with respect to sustainable chemistry. A graduate of the ‘Master of Chemical Engineering’ has also to be capable to renew and to have insight both in the working of an entire process as well as in the individual parts and in the way these parts interact. To this end ‘innovation’ and ‘innovative thinking’ are important aspects, in the same way as ‘fundamental analysis’ of challenging problems and ‘the synthesis of different disciplines’ for obtaining a solution. Moreover, the graduate must be capable to bring himself/herself continuously up to date about the most recent technologies by a lifelong learning attitude. Besides this, the education guarantees the formation of people who can vouch for the operational safety of processes and process equipment, ranging from reactors to unit operations and the treatment of waste streams. Another important goal of the education is the training of people who vouch for research and development, e.g., by writing a PhD thesis. Finally, also necessary societal skills have to be obtained to be able to engage in executive functions and to communicate about results.

General Courses

• Unit Operations in Chemical Industry
• Chemistry of Industrial Processes
• Sustainable Chemical Production Processes
• Structure and Dynamics of Polymers
• Computer Control of Industrial Processes
• Chemical Process Design
• Kinetic Modelling and Simulation
• Computational Fluid Dynamics in Chemical Technology
• Thermal Installations
• Chemical Reactors: Fundamentals and Applications
• Polymer Reaction Engineering
• Safety and Environment
• Industrial Project

Elective Courses

• Operations Research Models and Methods
• Manufacturing Planning and Control
• Project Management
• Financial and Cost Price Reporting in Companies
• Chemistry of Nanostructures
• Chemical Modification of Renewable Resources
• Electrochemistry
• Advanced Instrumental Techniques for Chemical Analysis
• Advanced Polymer Chemistry
• Advanced X-ray Spectroscopic Techniques for Chemical Analysis
• Environmental Chemistry: Anorganic Polluents
• Environmental Chemistry: Organic Polluents
• Solid State Chemistry
• Bioprocess Control
• Experimental Design
• Linear Systems
• Modeling and Control of Waste Water Treatment Plants
• Modelling and Simulation of Dynamical Systems
• Molecular Modelling of Industrial Processes [nl]
• Analysis of High Dimensional Data
• Fluid Mechanics
• Mathematical Methods in Chemical Technology [nl]
• Technical Thermodynamics
• Combinatorial Materials Research
• Polymer Processing
• Mass Spectrometry & Isotopic Analysis
• Micro-analysis and Structure Determination in Materials Science
• Nanoporous Materials
• Surface Analysis
• Physical Materials Science
• Rational Use of Materials
• Superconducting Materials
• Chemical and Physical Textile Technology
• Clean Technology
• Sustainable Energy and Rational Use of Energy [nl]
• Ecotechnology
• Environmental Constructions
• Environmental Technology: Soil and Solid Waste [nl]
• Environmental Technology: Air [nl]
• Process Engineering 2 [nl]
• Technology of Vegetable Products
• Thermochemical conversion of biomass [nl]
• Metal Extraction and Recycling

Requirements

• The course is open to students with at least a bachelor's degree
• Reference letters
• A TOEFL-TEST with a minimum score of 90 (internet-based). Test participants should specify the "institution code" 2643 for UGent and 0749 for KULeuven, so that the score can be sent directly to the university.
• An original 'academic test report form' (TRF) from IELTS with a minimum overall band score of 7.0.
• A certificate awarded by the Ghent University Language Centre confirming proficiency in English, CEF-level B2
• Certificate Practical English 5, Upper-Intermediate Academic English or Preparing for an English test, issued by the Ghent University Language Centre.
• Cambridge-ESOL: First certificate in English (FCE)
• Enrollment fee of Ghent University for academic year 2016-2017 is 890 € for EER-students and students from OESO-DAC-list (developing countries), all other students pay an enrollment fee of 5330 €

Scholarships

• Ghent University Master grants