The School of Chemical and Biological Systems Engineering (SCBSE), was established in August 2019 to offer cutting edge professional and academic training in line with the College’s motto of ‘Education and Training for the Real World’.

The school’s mission is: “to be a centre of excellence in learning, creativity and enterprise, promoting more productive process industries, design, production and maintenance of medical and healthcare support facilities, better usage of agricultural production, processing, preservation and storage of food and non-food products, and environmental sustainability for the good of the society”. Engineering graduates produced by the school are trained to who work towards making life bearable to the society.

The school’s industry-driven research initiatives are transformative, and designed to solve real-world problems. The programs are specifically designed to enable the students and lecturers to develop concepts and discoveries in lecture rooms, laboratories and workshops, innovate in collaboration with industry, design the innovations, solve real-world problems, and lead in their respective areas of expertise.

CAREER PROSPECTS

Career prospects may be grouped by schools, and may be enumerated as follows:

• Occupation/Profession after graduation

Engineering is one of the broadest and most lucrative fields nowadays, but navigating through the options also means taking into consideration the career perspectives upon graduation. A Bachelor’s degree with a lot of potential and ample employment opportunities is Chemical Engineering. First of all, you should know that chemical engineers don’t just sit in labs all day, combining substances and making sure they don’t explode. That is just only a small part of their work; Chemical engineers work in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, design and construction, pulp and paper, petrochemicals, food processing, specialty chemicals, microelectronics, electronic and advanced materials, polymers, business services, biotechnology, and environmental health and safety industries, among others.

• General or specialized industry sectors where our graduate is likely to work

Chemical Plant and System Operator
Our graduates can get hired by chemical manufacturing companies that make soaps, paint, coating, pesticide manufacturing, and more.
Manufacturing Production Technician
The largest potential employers for graduates of Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s students are chemical goods manufacturing companies. Chemical engineers work directly with machinery and equipment used in the process of manufacturing raw materials (e.g.: oil, iron, coal, etc.), or goods (clothing, medication, pesticides, etc.).
Food Scientist
Chemical Engineering graduates are largely pursued by food manufacturing companies, as well as universities, government organisations, and research institutes. One of the most popular careers among chemical engineers is the food scientist position,that involves evaluating the nutritional value, colour, flavour and texture of food. In this field, chemical engineers combine knowledge and skills in Chemistry, Microbiology and Engineering to test food samples, produce new food products and make sure the end result meets government, processing, and consumer standards

• Prospects of entrepreneurship and job-creation

• Contribution to the social and economic growth of our nation.

• How practical skills approach and our unique {BL helps our students after (or even BEFORE) graduation.

Students are usually attached at the chemical engineering laboratories, allied chemical production centres, food science and technology laboratories and mechanical engineering workshops within the School of Engineering Science and Technology (SEST) and the University College at large to acquire relevant practical experience. This will include application of basic theory and safety practices in the laboratories and production centres.