The Department of Chemical Engineering at KFUPM is ranked among the best institutes in this field in the nation. This department is indeed the largest in the entire kingdom, and is committed towards providing the students with the best facilities and research opportunities. The aim of this department is not limited to providing the students with strong knowledge of the subject, but also to encourage them to develop their inter personnel skills, confidence and professionalism, which inadvertently would lead to their overall development.

This department is one of its kinds, as it likes to keep itself updated with the latest changes in the industrial methods and concepts, so that the students are up to date with the latest technological developments in the industrial fields. In fact, this department leads the league of such institutes and departments which recognize the importance of industrial advances, and this is proved by the department’s emphasis on 28 weeks of industrial program, which is miles ahead of other programs which limit themselves to eight weeks. It is because of the above reasons that this department has carved a special place for itself in the educational scenario of Saudi Arabia. In fact, this department is the undergraduate chemical engineering department of choice in the entire kingdom.

The Chemical Engineering department of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) strives to provide the students with innovative and up to date educational programs and curriculum, which would help the students to prove themselves as the leaders in this field once they are ready to implement their skills and expertise in the industry. It is good to know the courses in this department, in spite of being exigent and precise, are also very accommodating and flexible. In a nut shell, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the department of chemical engineering at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) is a class apart. It leaves no stone unturned to ensure that the students of this department are well-equipped with the knowledge, professional expertise, communication and leadership skills, required to prove them as undisputed leaders in their chosen fields.