Working Party on Education in Chemical Engineering (WPE)
Summary
September 2009
- 41 Working Party members
- Academic 31
- 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 WCCE8, ECCE-6, CHISA 2006, CHISA 2004, ECCE-4, CHISA 2002, ECCE-3, CHISA 2000, ECCE-2, and ECCE-1
- Current work in 2009:
see page "Objectives and Scope 2008-2010 "
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