Chemical
Engineering at KFUPM
Welcome to the Chemical Engineering Department
of the King Fahd University of Petroleum &
Minerals here in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The
Department is one of the largest in Saudi Arabia
providing a broad range of educational and
research opportunities.
Chemical Engineers are at the forefront of
technology and their role in modern society is
becoming increasingly important. Chemical
Engineers design, implement and supervise
industrial processes where matter undergoes
change.
The Chemical Engineering Department provides two
undergraduate programs; chemical engineering
science and applied chemical engineering. Also,
it provides graduate programs that leads to a
degree of master of science (MS) and a degree of
doctor of philosophy (PhD). The mission of the
programs in the department of chemical
engineering is to equip students with high
quality education, fundamentals of chemical
engineering, interdisciplinary knowledge,
awareness of local industry needs, and skills in
lifetime learning, communication and leadership.
The mission of the applied program is more
industrially oriented as 28 weeks of industrial
experience are required in contrast to the
science program where only eight weeks are
required.
Department Vision Statement
The Department of Chemical
Engineering will be the undergraduate chemical
engineering department of choice in Saudi Arabia
and will be recognized as one of the top
research and graduate chemical engineering
departments in the Kingdom.
Department Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of
Chemical Engineering at King Fahd University of
Petroleum & Minerals is to provide an innovative
educational program that is rigorous and
challenging as well as flexible and supportive.
The program is designed to meet the challenges
that our graduates are likely to face throughout
their professional careers and to provide
a high level of scholarship and professional
capability, with highly-developed skills in
lifetime learning, planning, problem-solving,
communication and leadership.
Why Chemical Engineering ?
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