Current activities
Countries participating in WPE:
Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland
France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy The Netherlands Norway
Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom
Recent and upcoming WPE Business Meetings:
- April/May 2025 Porto
Teaching methodologies
The description of active teaching tools and/or methodologies.
Professional Ethics teachinG
You can share your good practice examples of teaching professional ethics using the following form. These will be shared with the community similarly to the teaching methodologies resources.
> Professional Ethics Form
EFCE Bologna Recommentations Update 2020
EFCE Bologna Recommendations (2020)
- Interview with Eric Schaer (published in EFCE e-newsletter February 2021)
- Croatian translation of “EFCE Bologna Recommendations” publish in April 2021
EFCE – Bolonjske preporuke 2020. (prijevod: M. Rogošić), Osvrti, Kem. Ind. 70 (3-4) (2021) 212–220.
Spotlight Talk
Mission
Who we are and what we do
The Working Party Education (WPE) consists of members from academia and industry out of 22 European countries (+ 2 corresponding members from Australia and South Africa). It considers the current and future education and formation of chemical engineers through higher education and continuing professional development, promoting co-operation and sharing of best practice.
Objectives
- Review current good practice, promote and provide information on
- "Chemical Engineering Education"
- "Continuing Professional Development"
- Comply with EFCE Scientific policy and objectives:
- Convene regularly European actors in chemical engineering
- Co-ordinate events at European level to avoid overlapping
- Promote visibility and a strong image of the EFCE
- Support development of Sustainable Technology
- Partcipate effectively in CHISA end ECCE-Conferences
Scope
- To perform and internal SWOT analysis of the WPE.
- To carry out a project on Good Practices in promoting Chemical Engineering.
- To develop a project on modern ways of teaching and learning in Chemical Engineering.
- To follow-up the Bologna process and review the EFCE-WPE Bologna recommendations.
- To continue in developing the WPE Website as a means of communication to relevant users
in order to distribute the above mentioned information and to contribute to the visibility of EFCE.
Members of the Working Party, 2024
AUSTRALIA |
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Prof. David Shallcross (Corresponding member) |
Department of Chemical Engineering University of Melbourne Parkville VIC 3052 Contact |
BELGIUM |
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| Prof. Florence Vermeire |
KU Leuven Chemical and Biochemical Reactor Engineering and Safety |
BULGARIA |
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| Prof. Bogdana Koumanova | Department of Chemical Engineering University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (UCTM) Kliment Ohridski Blvd 8, 1756 Sofia Contact |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
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| Prof. Milan Jahoda | University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague Faculty of Chemical Engineering Technická 5, 16628 Praha 6 Contact |
DENMARK |
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| Prof. Jens Abildskov | Department of Chemical Engineering Technical University of Denmark Soltofts Plads, 2800 Kongrens Lyngby Contact |
ESTONIA |
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FINLAND |
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| Prof. Tuomo Olavi Sainio | Lappeenranta University of Technology Dept. of Separation Science Mukkulankatu 19, 15210 Lahti, Finland Contact |
FRANCE |
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| Dr. Marie Debacq |
AgroParisTech |
| Prof. Jean-Marc Le Lann | Université de Toulouse INP-ENSIACET 4 allee Emile Monso 31030 Toulouse Cedex 4 Contact |
| Prof. Eric Schaer | Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques (ENSIC) rue Grandville 1, 54001 Nancy Cedex Contact |
GERMANY |
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| Dr. Hermann J. Feise (Chair) |
BASF SE |
| Prof. Marcel Liauw | RWTH Aachen University, ITMC Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen Contact |
| Dr.-Ing. Michael Wilk |
Merck KGaA |
GREECE |
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| Prof. Nicolas-Chris Markatos |
National Technical University of Athens |
HUNGARY |
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| Prof. Edit Szèkely (Secretary) |
Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Chemical and Environmental Process Engineering Műegyetem rkp 3., Budapest, H-1111 Contact |
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Dr. Lajos Höfler (Guest) |
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, |
IRELAND |
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| Dr. Cillian Ó Suilleabhain | Munster Technological University 21 Ros Barra, Friars Walk, T12 KH6X Cork City, Irland Contact |
ITALY |
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| Ing. Alessandro Bettoni
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Technip Energies 2126 Boulevard de la Defense, Nanterre, France Contact (private); Contact (company) |
| Dr. Francesco Di Natale | Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Piazzale V. Tecchio, 80 – 80125 Napoli Contact |
| Prof. Patrizia Perego | University of Genoa Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Via Opera Pia 15, 16145 Genoa Contact |
The NETHERLANDS |
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| Prof. Nieck Benes |
University of Twente, Faculty of Science & Technology Faculty of Science and Technology Horst Complex ME322, P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede Contact |
| Prof. Jan van Esch | Chemistry at Delft University of Technology van der Maasweg 9 2629HT Delft Contact |
NORWAY |
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| Prof. Lars Erik Oi |
University of Southeastern |
POLAND |
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| Prof. Marek Henczka | Warsaw University of Technology Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering ul. Waryńskiego 1, 00-645 Warszawa Contact |
PORTUGAL |
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| Prof. Luis Miguel Madeira | University of Porto (FEUP) Faculty of Engineering - Department of Chemical Engineering Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200 - 465 Porto Contact |
ROMANIA |
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SERBIA |
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| Prof. Dunja Sokolović | University of Novi Sad Faculty of Technical Sciences Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21000 Novi Sad Contact |
SLOVAKIA |
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| Dr. Jan Janosovsky | Slovak University of Technology Institute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Radlinskeho, 9 81237 Bratislava Contact |
SLOVENIA |
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| Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kravanja | University of Maribor Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Smetanova 17, P.O. Box 219, 2000 Maribor Contact |
SPAIN |
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| Prof. Carmen Gonzalez Azón | Universidad de Barcelona Chemical Engineering Dept. Marti i Franques 1, 08028 Barcelona Contact |
| Dr. Moises Graells | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Chemical Engineering Department Av. Eduard Maristany 16, 08019 Barcelona Contact |
SWEDEN |
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| Prof. Simon Harvey | Chalmers University of Technology Department of Space, Earth and Environment Division of Energy Technology M-Building 41296 Gothenburg Contact |
SWITZERLAND |
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| Prof. Dr. Thierry Meyer |
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL EPFL/SB/ISIC/GSCP CH J2 (Batiment (CH), Station 6, 1015 Lausanne Contact |
UNITED KINGDOM |
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| Dr. Colin Deddis | Greymore Engineering Services Ltd Slioch 2 Orchard Grove Echt, Westhill, AB32 6UL Contact |
| Prof. Jarka Glassey | Newcastle University School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU Contact |
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Prof. Martin Pitt (Honorary) |
Contact |
Conferences
Here you can find conferences dealing with education in Chemical Engineering:
- 1st International Conference on Science and Technology Education - STE 2020
Porto, Portugal, 8-9 October 2020 - CHISA 2018, Prague, Czech Republic
- CHISA 2016, Prague, Czech Republic
- ECCE 10, Nice, France, 27 September - 1 October, 2015
- CHISA 2014, Prague, Czech Republic, 2014
- ECCE8, Berlin, Germany, 25-29 September 2011
- ECCE7 / CHISA 2010, Prague, Czech Republic, 28 August - 1 September 2010
- WCCE-8, Montreal Quebec, Canada, 23 to 27 August 2009
- CHEMPOR 2008, Braga, Portugal, 4 to 6 September 2008
- CHISA 2008, Prague, Czech Republic, 24 to 28 August 2008
- 6th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007
- CHISA 2006, Prague, Czech Republic
- 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Glasgow, Scotland, 2005
(incorporating the 5th European Congress of Chemical Engineering) - CHISA 2004, Prague, Czech Republic
- 4th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, Granada, Spain, 2003
- CHISA 2002, Prague, Czech Republic
- 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Melbourne, Australia, 2001
- 3rd European Congress of Chemical Engineering, Nuremberg, Germany, 2001
- CHISA 2000, Prague, Czech Republic
EFCE Spotlight Talks
| Date | Title | Recording on the EFCE YouTube channel |
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| 26 April 2022 | Innovative Chemical Engineering Education Working Parties on Education |
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| November 2020 |
Chemical engineering education in Covid-19 era - experiences in ensuring distance learning achieves the necessary learning outcomes? |
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Publications
Here you can find interesting papers dealing with education in chemical engineering:
- Meyer Th. et al.: The importance/role of education in chemical engineering, ChERD 187 (2022) 164-173
- EFCE Bologna Recommendations (2020)
Croatian translation of “EFCE Bologna Recommendations” publish in April 2021
EFCE – Bolonjske preporuke 2020. (prijevod: M. Rogošić), Osvrti, Kem. Ind. 70 (3-4) (2021) 212–220.
- EFCE Bologna Recommendations (2010)
- Sebastião Feyo de Azevedo: The Reforms of the Bologna Process - Recognition of Chemical Engineering Qualifications (2009)
- Molzahn M.: Chemical Engineering Education in Europe - Trends and Challanges (2004)
- Molzahn M. and Wittstock K.:
Chemical Engineers for the 21st Century - Challenges for University Education (2001)
by courtesy of Wiley VCH Weinheim
- Gillett J. E.: The education of chemical engineers in the third millenium (2000)
Links
Here you can find important links to the Bologna Process:
Ministerial Conference of Leuven and Louvain-la-Neuve 2009
Bergen Summit on Higher Education 2005
.... as well as interesting links with respect to engineering education:
Bologna Permanent Secretariat - information on documents and events
Quick path to main documents concerning the Bologna Process (organized by topics and keywords)
SEFI - European Society for Engineering Education
TIME - Top Industrial Managers Europe
.... and links to other European institutions in chemistry and engineering:
CEFIC - European Chemistry Industry Council
FEANI - European Federation of National Engineering Associations
Previous activities
Projects
Here you can find the outcomes of several projects, the EFCE Working Party on Education performed since 1994:
- EFCE Bologna Recommendations - Revision 2010
- EFCE Bologna Recommendations (2005)
- EFCE Student Mobility Award (2004-2005)
- EFCE Bologna Statement (2003)
- Core Curricula Summary (1994, updated 2000)
- Biotech Study (1996)
The WPE has developed the following guidelines to design national education websites:
Guidelines for Webpages
Summary
April 2013
- 34 Working Party members
- Academic 24
- Industrial 10 - 23 European countries represented
- Working Party meets usually twice a year
- additional 2 forum meetings to prepare meetings and to discuss special topics
- Re-formed 1992 to study chemical engineering curricula in Europe
- Survey of "Chemical Engineering Curricula" completed 1994
- Recommendation of a "Chemical Engineering Core Curriculum" 1994/2000
- Survey of "Biochemical Engineering Education" completed 1996
- Development of a website (http://www.efce.info/wpe ) 2001 - ongoing
- Preparation of EFCE's statement on Bologna Process 2003
- Concept of the EFCE Student Mobility Award developed 2004
- EFCE Bologna Recommendations elaborated 2004/2005 and published in September 2005
- International conferences and symposia supported:
"Chemical Engineering Education" sessions run at WCCE, ECCE and CHISA - Current work in 2013: see page "Mission"
Members area
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