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What's it like to study Chemical Engineering at Aalto University? Follow Luísa's day and hear about their study experience at Aalto! In the Chemical Engineering major students learn the basic skills and knowledge required for a transition from anfossil fuel-based to a sustainable society. The focus of the major is on biotechnology and biomaterials, complementing the strong basics in mathematics and programming obtained in the basic studies. Harnessing the tools offered by chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology and engineering the major introduces how bio-based “thinking” will help in finding novel solutions to make this world more sustainable and create innovative products and solutions for applications ranging from construction materials and textiles to biofuels and medicine.

In the Bioproducts Engineering Master’s Programme, you will acquire the knowledge and skills to develop innovative technologies that convert renewable bio-based resources into a variety of marketable, recyclable bioproducts. The world needs visionary experts who can create alternative ways to use bioresources and to develop recyclable alternatives to polluting materials and chemicals, e.g., fossil-based plastics and fuels. There is also a need to utilise industrial side streams and highly processed materials more efficiently to build a better circular economy. In this programme, teaching relies heavily on problem-based learning: in addition to lectures and seminars, there are project and group works in which students get to solve industry and research related problems given by companies the programme collaborates with.

The Master’s Programme in Biotechnology offers a first-hand look at one of the most crucial disciplines in creating both a greener and a healthier future. Biotechnical solutions play an increasingly important role in various industries – especially food, chemical, pharmaceutical, and forest. A growing number of biotechnology experts are needed to develop, for example, new food ingredients, more sustainable chemicals and fuel solutions as well as advanced medicine, such as vaccines. The programme equips students with the skills and knowledge to contribute biotechnology-based solutions in different fields while keeping up with the rapidly changing world. It covers the whole development chain from ideation of new concepts all the way to the implementation of biotechnological production.

Providing tools for developing molecules and materials that make modern, sustainable, and life-enhancing innovations possible – this is what the Chemistry and Materials Science Master’s Programme is all about. Today, a wide range of industries, such as energy, pharmaceutical, and electronics, utilise more materials than ever before to produce cutting-edge solutions. As a result, there is a globally growing demand for new and increasingly complex materials as well as for industry experts who have the skills to develop them. This programme provides students with the right skill set and hands-on experience needed to find solutions to these modern challenges. Aalto University’s chemistry and materials science education is based on high level research and the programme is one of the best in its field in the Nordic countries.

In the Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering (CME) Master’s Programme, the main focus is on sustainable process development and implementation combined with the responsible use of natural resources. Students graduated from the programme have the necessary skills to work in varying process fields, such as the metallurgical, chemical, energy, forest, food, and pharmaceutical industries as well as the energy sector. Graduates are set for an exciting and meaningful career that enables them to accelerate the green transition.