Head of the study programme: Prof. Nenad Bolf, Ph.D.

Deputy: Prof. Marko Rogošić, Ph.D.

Field:

• Technical sciences, Chemical Engineering

The study proponent: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology

General information

The aim of the study programme is to attract young professionals and to educate specialists in the field of petroleum and petrochemical engineering. Its mission is to transfer knowledge about new technologies, energy efficiency, new methods, products and processes in the field, from academia to industry and vice versa, via joint projects. The study programme will strive to be the gathering place for top Croatian professionals from academia and industry, recognizable in the neighbouring countries as well as in the whole Europe.

The complexity of petroleum and petrochemical facilities as well as the peculiarities of particular process with respect to raw materials, technologies, economy, product formulation, definition of standards, plant design, construction, process control, safety and process development requires upgrading of the fundamental knowledge of engineers acquired in the course of undergraduate and graduate chemical engineering study programmes and similar study programmes. There the main challenges are:

• refining of increasingly more complex („heavier“) raw materials
• new legislation pertaining to the fuel quality and environmental protection
• new approach to cost-efficiency estimate of petroleum refining
• ongoing increase in the demand for diesel fuels
• advanced process control methodology
• new formulations and types of catalysts
• change in the structure of available petroleum and natural gas reserves
• development of an alternative generation of biofuels
• etc.

The Conditions of Enrolment

The basic conditions of enrolment comply with the Regulations on the Postgraduate Specialist Study Programmes of the University of Zagreb and the Articles of Statute of the University of Zagreb. The students who have finished the university undergraduate or graduate study programme of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Materials Engineering, EcoEngineering or Applied Chemistry or any similar study programmes in the technical field may apply to enrol in the postgraduate specialist study programme of Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering. The students who have not finished the university undergraduate or graduate study programme in the technical field may be requested to take differential exams.

The structure of the programme

The students enrol in the specialist study programme for a period of one academic year (two semesters) with the total of 60 ECTS credits. Since it is expected that the majority of students will be employees from the industry and companies, the study programme is foreseen to be completed within two years from the enrolment year. By way of exception and at the proposal of the Council of the Study Programme, the Head of the Study Programme may grant the student’s request to prolong his/her studies provided the student pays additional tuition costs for a maximum period of four years.

The basic structure of the study programme is as follows:

The compulsory and elective courses are taught in the form of lectures, practical exercises and seminars (analysis of case studies and examples), demonstration exercises or field work. The assessment of all courses (compulsory and elective) amounts to the equivalent of 6 ETCS points. Students select their potential mentor when they enrol in the specialist study programme either alone or with assistance of the Head of the Study Programme and discuss with him/her the field of expertise in which they will write their final thesis in the second semester. The study programme is completed after students have passed all exams and written the final thesis. To be able to enrol in the second semester, students need to pass three (3) first semester courses. The students who have both semesters tested, but do not manage to pass all exams or to write the final thesis within the period foreseen by general University regulations, may obtain a certificate of attendance of the study programme as a part of their lifelong learning.

Upon completion of the study programme the students will be awarded the academic title of a university specialist in petroleum and petrochemical engineering.

All courses may be held in the English language in order to stimulate internationalisation of the study programme and student mobility.

List of courses

Compulsory courses

Elective courses