The Four Year Chemical and Biopharmaceutical Engineering Programme recently hosted a visit by the IChemE Accreditation team and is Accredited at M-Standard for a Further 4 years.

Published on: Tuesday, 12 July 2022

Qualifications accredited at M-Standard meet the full academic requirements for Chartered Member (MIChemE) and Chartered Engineer (CEng). M-Standard recognises integrated degrees that provide both the solid academic foundation (in chemical engineering) plus the advanced chemical engineering knowledge and skills. 

Niall Morris (Head of Department),  Dr Aisling O’Gorman (Programme Co-ordinator) and the academic team involved in the programme are delighted to announce that the BEng (Honours) in Chemical and Biopharmaceutical Engineering has recently retained its IChemE accreditation at the “M-standard” issued by the Institution of Chemical Engineers.

This is a four year programme (CAO Code MT838  https://www.cit.ie/course/MT838 ) which is part of the Process, Energy and Transport Engineering Department within the School of Mechanical, Electrical, and Process Engineering in CIT.  This accreditation further validates the quality of the programme as being academically sound and industrially relevant. It also recognises the valuable contributions made by the academic staff, industrial partners, and students into the course which are all critical elements in maintaining this accreditation. 

IChemE has a long history of working with educators and currently accredits programmes at over 60 universities worldwide whose aim is to raise standards, foster good practices and progress challenging issues for the benefits of society.  IChemE not only supports the development of chemical engineering professionals but also, provides connections to a powerful network of over 35,000 members in more than 100 countries.  IChemE works with universities to benchmark their degree programmes against high, internationally-recognised standards. 

This IChemE accreditation of the Chemical and Biopharmaceutical Engineering programme to a M-standard is equivalent to a UK MEng degree which is internationally recognised to this standard. This offers our graduates enhanced qualifications with the potential opportunities to work and compete in a global market.