CHANGES IN CHEMICAL-ENGINEERING

Tn the era of globalization, the speed of change is closely related to both the population growth in developing countries and their desire t o close the economic gap with the western hemisphere, Chemical enginee ring is considered a significant contributor in finding solutions to t he subsequent challenges of food supply energy demand and environmenta l impact. National economies and their constituent enterprises require qualified engineers to meet these urgent and economically demanding c hallenges. At present however, neither the number of engineering stude nts nor the national focus of university education seem appropriate to cover future requirements. On the scientific level, new modelling tec hniques, CFD and novel system orientied methods provide a perpective f or both product and process improvements. In addition to their technic al ability, professional engineers must empty a flexible approach as w ell as soft skills to put innovative solutions into practice. This pap er illustrates and details the contents of the,Memorandum Verfahrenste chnik'' [3], a list of recommendations which was prepared by represent atives of bath industry and university.