Papermaking Engineering

About this programme

Papermaking Engineering Bachelor programme (BA/ BSc) ”Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection IAŞI Program description The Papermaking Engineering is the only programme in Romania to offer an academic degree (B.S.E.) in pulp and paper technology, in fact, in the field of plant resources exploitation in the full sense of the concept of biorefining. The curriculum of the programme has been developed so as to integrate with the requirements of the curricula of Chemical Engineering domain. After two years of basic education in chemical engineering, the curricculum continues with mandatory and electives speciality courses: Wood chemistry, Pulping, Bleaching, Papermaking, Printing, Paper converting, Recycling of paper, and Biotechnology in pulp and paper industry. This programme aims at offering to students a broad range of technical competences, from use of methods, concepts and theories in analyzing of chemical compounds from vegetal materials, up to design and monitoring of processes and installations for manufacturing of pulp, paper, board and other fiber-based products. Papermaking Engineering is a traditional programme with an history of over 65 years whose graduates can access jobs in pulp and paper mills, printing houses, research institutes and in chemical laboratories of the wood processing industry.