International MSc in Chemical Engineering? Background –Continuing crisis in student recruitment –Desire to provide an international option, more international collaboration, exchange –Benefit from ”quota-programme” Solution? –International MSc-programme in Chemical Engineering –2 year programme (120 credits), with 1 term ”diploma-dissertation” – parallell to exisisting programme Today about 10 such programmes at NTNU Issues –Can we improve numbers/recruitment by going ”international”? –Can we compete internationally? –Can we get good students this way –Will we hurt/damage the existing programme?

Key questions 1 Structure of programme Across the entire department? –As the 5 year programme Only selected topics/directions (with market power)? –E.g. Pulp & paper Oil production and processing ….. Example: Dep. of Material Technology: –Only one spcialized programme. Int. MSc in light metals production

Key questions 2 Language All teaching will have to be in English year 4 & 5 What about year 3 (and even 2 )? –Some students may need 1 or more of e.g. Chemical Reaction Engineering Separation Technology Colloid and Surface Chemistry –Separate courses in English for these students, or strict admission requirements?

Key questions 3 Admission requirements –BSc Chemical Engineering or similar Should in general remove all issues with mathemathics, basic engineering subjects Limited number of candidates? –BSc in chemistry or ”other science” Would require more basic subjects (maths, basic chem.eng.) More available candidates? –BSc in other engineering sciences (e.g. Mechanical Engineering) Lack of basic Chem. Eng. subjects –”3rd world”, outside area of Bologna decl. What background do candidates from these countries have?

Science and mathematics: min 45 ECTU Mathematics, statistics, numerical methods, information science min 20 Chemistry, physics and molecular biology (incl. laboratory) min 25 Chemical engineering:min 65 ECTU Material and energy balance calculations min 4 Thermodynamics / physical chemistry min 10 Fluid dynamics min 6 Separations (mechanical, equilibrium based, mass transfer based) min 5 Heat transfer min 3 Reaction engineering min 3 Materials of construction min 2 Basic product engineering min 3 Process control and instrumentation min 3 Process analytical techniques min 3 Safety, health, environment min 3 Chemical engineering laboratory min 6 First cycle thesis / chemical engineering project min 12 Non-technical topics:min 10 ECTU Economics and management min 2 Total sum min 120 ECTU Reminder: EFCE/Bologna declaration recommendations First cycle (BSc) core curriculum:

Contents We have a 2 year programme for engineering candidates with BSc equiv (ing.høgskole): Year 1:

Year 2 Contents of Int. MSc should be built upon the same model Some adjustments programme might be necessary NTNU demands ”Experts in Teams” Difficulty in fitting in Plant Design Project?

Internasjonal MSc – Chem. Eng.: Rekruttering Nødvendig med bilaterale avtaler med utvalgte universitet: Med tanke på olje- gass- industri –Russland? –Argentina? Kvalifiserte ingeniører som vil bli i Norge: –Polen Utviklingsbistand: –Tanzania

Støtteapparat må være på plass! Effektive og klare rutiner for sjekking av bakgrunn (kan ligge i bilaterale avtaler) – ufravikelig krav om engelskkunnskaper Bilaterale avtaler kan redusere behovet for å involvere internasjonal avdeling kontinuerlig Dedikert person i administrasjon assisterer ved ankomst –Hvem tar imot? –Skaffer bosted –Ordner med praktiske spørsmål

Andre krav Datablad (lab.er) må være på engelsk –Sikkerhet og opplæring på lab? Fadderordning for praktiske spørsmål i undervisningen og sosial integrering

? Skal vi gjøre dette Hvis ja – hvordan skal det se ut? –Innhold/navn/retning –Omfang –Marked/rekruttering –….andre poeng som bør tas med i betraktning