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 R&D 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 that is the currently ongoing batch of students. In addition to the regular course units in the curriculum, this post-graduate degree program provides the opportunity for the candidates to join various supplementary sessions and learning activities, including Short-Courses offered parallel to the MSc Course, Guest Lectures by Foreign Professors, Guest Lectures by Industry Experts and Top Managers from renown Companies, Workshops/Seminar Sessions offered in collaboration with Industries and foreign universities, Virtual Factory Tours and Physical Field Visits to local process industries, Energy auditing and Sustainability Assessments for selected industry cases, etc. As the present course coordinator, it’s 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 that we make through this post-graduate degree program will contribute shaping-up expert professionals in the field of Sustainable Process Engineering and bring forward new dimensions to the SriLankan process industry in the near future.
Dr. Mahinsasa Rathnayake
Course Coordinator- MSc/PGD in sustainable Process Engineering
Senior Lecturer
Department of Chemical & Process Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Sri Lanka