Process Integration Education and
Training in the Philippines
Raymond R. Tan, Ph.D.
Professor and University Fellow
Chemical Engineering Department, De La Salle University
Manila, Philippines
Process Integration Jubilee Conference
March 18 - 20, 2013, Gothenburg, Sweden
From Manila to Gothenburg
Chemical Engineering Education in the
Philippines
 4 – 5 year undergraduate program
 Government professional licensing scheme (approximately
500 per year)
 Key employers: petroleum, chemical, food, semiconductor
industries
 Limited but growing demand for post-graduate (MSc, MEng
PhD) training
Chemical Engineering at DLSU
 220 credit units over a 4 year program + 1 semester (3
month) industry internship
 MSc program (30 credit units + thesis)
 MEng program (42 credit units + industry internship project)
 PhD program (18 credit units + thesis)
 BSc/MSc program (5 years for top 10% of student
population)
Process Integration Education
 Heat Integration and Mass Integration as separate 3 credit
electives in undergraduate programs (Year 4)
 Other PI concepts integrated in design course
 Similar courses taught in MSc, MEng and PhD coursework
 Some industry projects/theses (by choice) are on PI,
including theory/applications
 Industrial short courses upon request for professional
engineers
Summary
 Limited knowledge and awareness of PI in chemical
engineering circles – opportunity to reap low hanging fruits.
 Secondary school curriculum reforms to take effect in 2016
offer unique opportunity to revamp undergraduate
curriculum and train academic staff on PI fundamentals.
 Conditions in industry are conducive to PI adoption:
 Energy dependence + cost
 Scarcity of resources in some islands
 Etc.
Thanks for your attention
Comments and questions are welcome
Or contact me via e-mail:
Prof. Raymond R. Tan
[email protected]