On behalf of the lecture panel, I warmly welcome all of you for the Course Program of MSc/Post-graduate Diploma in Sustainable Process Engineering at the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. This part-time post-graduate degree program was initiated in year 2007 with the name of MSc/PG Diploma in Sustainable Process Development with the first batch of 12 students in collaboration with the Telemark University College, Norway.
With this collaboration, there was an arrangement to offer MSc scholarships for the graduates of this degree program and Chemical and Process Engineering graduates in Norway. Since 2007, the degree program was offered for several intakes of post-graduate students as a part-time course for around 10 years.
In year 2018, the MSc/PG Diploma course in Sustainable Process Development was converted into MSc/PG Diploma course in Sustainable Process Engineering with a major curriculum revision by adopting the latest subject areas related to sustainability improvement the process industries, such as sustainability assessment tools like life cycle assessment and theories like circular economy, sustainable process design of new processes and revamping or retrofitting existing processes, simultaneous integration of safety, energy, environmental, social, and economic aspects, and process analysis and design aspects supplemented with Research & Development and Supply Chain Management.
The first student intake of the MSc/PG Diploma course in Sustainable Process Engineering was admitted in year 2019 with 21 students followed by the second student intake in year 2021. The currently ongoing intake is for the 2025/26 academic year which comprises of 50 students In addition to the regular course units, this program provides opportunities for supplementary learning activities including short courses, guest lectures by foreign professors and industry experts, workshops, seminars, virtual factory tours, physical field visits, energy auditing and sustainability assessments.
As the present course coordinator, it is an utmost pleasure for me to witness the success of the MSc/PG Diploma program in Sustainable Process Engineering for the two student intakes so far. I strongly believe that the genuine efforts made through this post-graduate degree program will contribute to shaping expert professionals in the field of Sustainable Process Engineering and bring forward new dimensions to the Sri Lankan process industry in the near future.
Dr. Mahinsasa Rathnayake
Course Coordinator – MSc/PG Diploma in Sustainable Process Engineering
Senior Lecturer
Department of Chemical & Process Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Sri Lanka