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2020 | A Century of Chemical Engineering at UCT

We recently had our 100 year birthday! Learn more about our department’s journey by reading our open-access centenary book and watching our celebratory event.

Postgraduate studies

Our fully accredited postgraduate degree programmes offer students the opportunity to continue learning from the best within Africa's leading chemical engineering department.

Undergraduate studies

Our Department offers an internationally recognised undergraduate degree, producing highly sought after graduates and the leaders of tomorrow.

Premier research department in Africa

Our state-of-the-art facilities and robust synergy between research, business and education have set us apart as the leading Chemical Engineering Department in Africa.

The Department of Chemical Engineering at UCT aims to educate students in modern process engineering principles and prepare them for lifelong professional growth and a dynamic range of careers.

Our approach is to integrate the fundamentals of science and the principles of process engineering into multi-disciplinary teaching and research programmes aimed at producing world-class graduates and internationally competitive research.

Undergraduate and postgraduate programmes promote student learning and development, with staff providing a caring and supportive environment. Our programmes are fully accredited with the Engineering Council of South Africa. As a result, our graduates are highly sought after and occupy key positions in leading companies.

Our multi-disciplinary postgraduate research programmes are aimed primarily at benefiting the process industries, specialist technology firms, business and service sectors. Industrial partners are a part of our team, contributing to bursaries, commissioning research and serving on our Advisory Board. The Department is committed to maintaining world-class standards of academic excellence and to preserving our core values of scholarship, professionalism and integrity. We firmly believe that our profession must continue to find ways to improve the quality of life of all South Africans.

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