Program Description

Around the world, Chemical engineers are involved in all kinds of industries namely food and drink, pharmaceuticals, energy, oil and gas, water, chemicals, materials such as plastics, metals and ceramics and products such as toiletries, fertilizers and detergents. Chemical engineers are also involved in assessing health, safety and environmental issues, manufacture of life-saving vaccines and managing projects for the treatment of wastewater. Chemical engineers use information technology extensively for process development, design and to solve industrial problems using sophisticated computer aided design software’s to simulate the process and to know what will happen during the process and to solve the problems to be encountered during the process. Therefore, the B.Sc. programs in Chemical Engineering prepare the students for a multidisciplinary career and give the students a broad option when they face the job market. Such as; they can act as a process design engineer, a process engineer, a Project Manager, a Technical Manager, a project Engineer, a plant manager, a research and development engineer, a Process Safety Engineer, a Quality Control Engineer, and a Computer Applications & Technology Engineer.

Duration of the program

• Five years

Medium of Instruction

• English

Admission criteria

Applicants should achieve the minimum score on Ethiopian Higher Education Qualification Certificate Examination (EHEQCE) or equivalent which satisfies admission cut point to higher education set by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency.

Annual intake

180 students

Tuition fee 

(2020/21 rate)

Program Educational Objectives

 Our Program Educational Objectives are broadly stated, as is appropriate for the wide range of careers that our graduates will pursue, in industry, business, government, academia, and nonprofit institutions. The Department recognizes that our graduates will choose to use the knowledge and skills they have acquired during their undergraduate years to pursue a wide variety of career and life goals. We encourage our graduates to explore diverse opportunities for employing their chemical engineering skills.

These objectives for our undergraduate program are consistent with the department mission and vision statements.

The Chemical Engineering Department at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology strives to produce graduates of the undergraduate curriculum who:

PEO 1: Graduates will demonstrate scientific and technical foundation for an immediate employment in related fields of chemical engineering involving planning, analysis, design, and solution of engineering problems.

PEO 2: Graduates will have the ability to pursue graduate studies in chemical Engineering or related fields

PEO 3: Graduates will use their skills to contribute to the various communities, both local and global, within which they work, live, and function; and

PEO 4: Graduates will show a commitment to lifelong learning through ongoing professional development, leadership training, and research opportunities along with a deep understanding of the social, ethical, and environmental context of a changing global work environment.

B.   Student Outcomes

The program outcomes comprise what students should be able to know, think, or do across all courses within a curriculum. Course level outcomes are more specific and describe measurable achievement expected in a particular course, identifying the unique knowledge, skills, abilities, or values expected to be gained from a given course. Course outcomes contribute to the achievement of program outcomes. ABET has defined specific program outcomes listed in Criterion of the Engineering Criteria of ABET Inc. and referred to as the 3(1) – (7) outcomes.

Program Outcomes

The programme outcomes of the Department of Chemical Engineering are:

1. .An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.

2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.

3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.

4. An ability to recognise ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informal judgements, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.

5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.

6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyse and interpret data, and use engineering judgement to draw conclusions and;

7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

              Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering      

       Contact person

Alelign Anmaw

Email: aanmaw19@gmail.com

Abebaw Eshetie, Ph.D

Email: abebaw.eshetie@gmail.com 

Tesafaye Alamrew, PhD

Email: teseyosi@gmail.com