Chemical and Materials Engineering Nazarbayev University

Overview

Within three to five years after graduation, our alumni will:

• Excel in their chosen path in chemical or materials engineering or related fields, or through the pursuit of advanced technical or professional degrees.
• Advance their profession through effective leadership, communication, teamwork, and through creative solution strategies to address global and societal issues.
•  Apply their engineering knowledge to contribute to the health, safety, environmental and economic well-being of their communities and corporations.
•  Be a responsible engineer/scientist, demonstrating ethical and professional responsibility, and seeking out continuing education, professional development and career advancement opportunities.

Career

Data provided by the NU Career and Advising Center show that a total of 34% of the graduates of the previous Bachelor in the Chemical and Materials Engineering program from Nazarbayev University pursued careers in industry, while 48% opted for graduate degrees.Particularly, CHME is the engineering discipline which makes extensive use of physico-chemical transformations, in addition to materials science, in order to achieve added value. Because all manufacturing processes involve physico-chemical transformations and processing of materials in one way or another, chemical and materials engineers are employed in virtually all manufacturing industries, from the basic chemical, materials, energy, food, pharmaceutical, biomedical and microelectronics industries to the myriad consumer products industries, as well as in petrochemical industry, which is particularly strong in Kazakhstan.