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CACEI National Accreditation

CIEES Level 1

Double Degree option with City U of Seattle

"Innovating the present and transforming the future"

The Chemical Engineer is the professional who performs various functions in the technical, scientific, administrative, and humanistic aspects within the economic sectors that have to do with the implementation of production processes that transform raw materials and basic energy sources into products useful to society. Manages as a rule the optimization and improvement of existing processes through the simulation and generation of new technologies, with ecological bases that prevent pollution and degradation of the environment.

The Program objectives are:

• Apply knowledge to innovate, develop, and optimize sustainable and economically feasible processes in chemical, food, environmental, cosmetic, polymer, metallurgical, and pharmaceutical industries.
• Venture into new professional fields such as energy, automotive, and biotechnological industries.
• Pursue graduate studies (MSc and Ph.D.) in ChE and related disciplines.
• Work professionally as Chemical Engineer in public and private industries. 

Labour Market

The Chemical Engineer can solve a wide variety of problems. Among them are:

• The sustainable use of our natural resources to increase the availability of processed products.
• Control and optimization of industrial processes.
• The field of work is found in industries such as: chemical, petrochemical, oil, pharmaceutical, mining-metallurgical, plastics, metalworking, textile, automotive, etc.
• The area of work may be in production, administration, design and construction, research and development of new products, quality assurance and environmental engineering.
• Can also perform in teaching and research in Higher Education Institutions and Research Centers.