Chemical Engineering for Energy and Environment KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Overview

Throughout this Chemical Engineering for Energy and Environment MSc degree from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, you will gain advanced knowledge and skills in chemical engineering and obtain modern tools to analyse various processes. These processes can be anything from producing biofuels and energy storage to purifying drinking water and exhaust gases. You will acquire competence throughout the whole chain, from raw materials to the final product. The analyses of the processes often include aspects of chemicals, heat, electricity and the environment.

You will acquire modern tools to analyse various processes, from the production of biofuels to the purification of drinking water. Graduates have the engineering skills needed to meet the societal challenge of how best to use our available energy and finite natural resources.

Complementary skills such as problem-solving and teamwork are emphasised in many courses, as are written and spoken communication. Therefore, most courses offer seminars and project assignments to complement traditional lectures. A majority of the courses include laboratory work in the research labs. The education is closely linked to the research conducted at the School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health at KTH in general and the Department of Chemical Engineering in particular. The programme also has close links to the Swedish industry, especially the motor vehicle industry through Scania and Volvo, and the energy utility industry through Fortum och Vattenfall. The programme provides an excellent basis for activities in countries outside Sweden, as most of the teachers have close contact with foreign universities and companies. There are good opportunities to study parts of the programme abroad through student exchange with other prominent universities in the field of chemical engineering or carry out the degree project abroad.

Career opportunities:

The job market for engineers graduating from the programme is broad and international. Advanced skills in chemical engineering combined with an environmental focus provide an excellent basis for various careers in industry, government agencies, and academia.

Chemical engineers with a specialisation in energy and the environment are very attractive for many different branches of industry, such as suppliers of energy carriers and chemicals, the pulp and paper industry, the vehicle industry, and companies specialising in environmental issues such as the recycling of materials.

Programme graduates can be found in traditional Swedish industry, small start-up companies, consultant companies, governmental institutions, research institutes and universities. Examples of companies that employ chemical engineers from KTH are energy utlity companies such as Fortum, Stockholm Exergi, and Vattenfall, companies in the pulp and paper industry, e.g. Holmen and Stora Enso as well as research institutes like RISE and IVL, chemical production companies like Akzo Nobel and Nynäs, and car and truck manufacturing companies like Scania (buses and trucks), Volvo AB (buses, trucks and construction machines), and Volvo Cars (cars). Many graduates also continue their academic careers with doctoral level studies. The need for engineers with the competence offered by the programme will continue to be great in the future.