The VII Congress on Innovation in Chemical Engineering Teaching has concluded 

The Higher Technical School of Engineering of the University of Seville hosted the event from September 23 to 25 VII Congress on Innovation in Chemical Engineering Teaching (CIDIQ), which has brought together more than 150 professors and researchers from 30 Spanish universities.

Organized by the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the University of Seville, this congress has become a forum to share knowledge to improve and innovate the way of teaching practice within the area of ​​Chemical Engineering, being a unique opportunity to share experiences, methodologies, reflections and knowledge to face the development of the future of teaching in this area.

In the previous edition of CIDIQ, held in 2022 at the Complutense University of Madrid, the impressions and results obtained in student learning were analyzed after the implementation of innovative initiatives to improve the transmission of knowledge in the field of Chemical Engineering.

In this new edition, the future demands of students have been analyzed, where the academic community can address the challenges of the subject with new methodologies, and especially in the era of artificial intelligence.

The main objectives of this congress could be summarized as follows:

• Sharing experiences of good practices from the different teaching methodologies and activities that have been developed and are being developed in recent years, adapting to the challenges of introducing new methodologies as a result of the health crisis and focused on future challenges such as the integration of Artificial Intelligence in Teaching.

• To reflect and discuss aspects related to teaching, the training of our students and best practices for transmitting knowledge and skills within the field of Chemical Engineering.

• Promote dialogue and collaboration between universities and companies in the chemical sector, facilitating the adaptation of academic programs to the demands of the labor market.

The celebration of this 7th Edition of CIDIQ at the Higher Technical School of Engineering of Seville, marks the closing of the commemorative events on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the teaching of Chemical Engineering studies at the University of Seville, celebrated throughout the academic year 2023/2024.

25 years training chemical engineering professionals

The Chemical Engineering degree (Plan 98) was introduced at the ETSI in the 1998-1999 academic year, graduating approximately 600 students over 11 cohorts. The adaptation of university education to the European Higher Education Area led to the transformation of the Chemical Engineering degree into Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Chemical Engineering, which were implemented at the ETSI in the 2010-11 and 2014-15 academic years, respectively. Since then, 10 cohorts of Bachelor's students and 8 cohorts of Master's students have graduated, totaling 386 students. 

Currently, the Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Chemical Engineering have the collaboration of 4 Company Chairs: CEPSA Energy Foundation Chair, Chair of Waste Management in the Circular Economy (Aborgase), Inerco Chair, Water Chair (Emasesa) in addition to the agreement with Flacema.

The broad versatility of the training provided to graduates of the Chemical Engineering degree program at the Higher Technical School of Engineering of the University of Seville makes them a professional profile widely in demand by industry both nationally and internationally, as demonstrated by the wide variety of companies that have these professionals on their staff: Ayesa, CEPSA, REPSOL, Atlantic Copper or P&G are some of them.