After graduation
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Master Chemical Engineering
After graduation
Career opportunities after your Master's
The MSc program in Chemical Engineering prepares you for a varied career and gives you broad options when you face the job market. For example, you could work as a researcher, a research team leader, a process or product engineer, an environmental advisor, a policy assistant , or a lecturer. Many managers working in the chemicals industry have a background in chemical engineering.
In trade and industry, you can start work in a job in which your organizational, coordinating, and supervisory qualities are required. Governments, too, employ numerous chemical engineers. For example in environmental services and water boards, and in healthcare. You will even find our graduates in design consultancies and patent offices. Take a look at the current professions of our alumni.
## During my masters I learned about all the technical processes that are happening here live
Boris Zwaan (CPT track)
The chemical industry in the Netherlands offers a world of opportunities for graduates
With 45,000 employees, 395 companies, and an annual revenue of €67 billion, the Netherlands is the third-largest chemical industry in the EU, accounting for 16% of the country’s total goods export (source: VNCI). At TU/e, an impressive 80% of graduates are offered a job at the company where they completed their internship, with leading organizations such as FrieslandCampina, Canon, ASML, Dow, and Morphotonics among their internship partners. Additionally, 10 to 20% of students choose to continue their academic journey with a PhD at TU/e. A master’s in Chemical Engineering opens the door to a promising future in both industry and academia.
## The master alignes quite well with what I do now
Bart van den Bersselaar (MSMC track)
EngD Process and Product Design
Are you eager to further develop yourself after completing your master’s in Chemical Engineering? Consider pursuing an Engineering Doctorate (EngD) in Process and Product Design at TU/e. This two-year post-masters program offers a unique blend of theory and practice, preparing you to become an expert in high-quality technological design. In a paid position, you’ll work on innovative solutions for the high-tech industry or healthcare sector while honing your design expertise.
## After the bachelor I knew a lot about different subjects but I wanted to focus and learn more
Sven Doruiter (CPT track)
Extra stories of our alumni
"It’s a great job because it combines chemistry and technology, and experimental research and practical applications"
dr.ir. Mark van den Brink, alumnus
"My industrial internship in the USA was a real top experience for me: I had a fantastic time, and discovered the specialized field I like best - polymer chemistry. I gained my PhD in that subject in 2000, and now I’m still working in this field.
I’m manager for Process & Analytical Support at BASF in Heerenveen. It’s a great job because it combines chemistry and technology, and experimental research and practical applications. I’m still as happy as a child if I can think up a smart solution to something. Although I don’t do that alone; it’s the teamwork that makes it such fun. Making good and useful products together, that’s something I really like doing. And talking about teamwork: I met most of my friends at TU/e. That’s another important side of studying, as far as I’m concerned.”
## "My dream is working on production safety internationally."
Eveline Hermans\ Improvement engineer at Dow Chemicals in Terneuzen
At Dow they convert raw materials into different kind of plastics and specialty chemicals. Eveline studied Chemical Engineering and Chemistry and did a masters Process Engineering. See what her day to day life at Dow looks like.
"You never know what the day will bring, because a process is always to some extent unpredictable"
ir. Marijn Kappers, alumnus
"My main reason for studying Chemical Engineering and Chemistry in Eindhoven was my interest in the plastics industry. That’s why TU/e was a good choice, because of its partnership with the Dutch Polymer Institute.
Right from day one it was exactly what I wanted to do. It’s hard work, there’s no doubt about that, but you get intensive support in a closely knit team. And even though I’m now working in the Botlek in Rotterdam, and not in the ‘Eindhoven Brainport’ region, my time at TU/e was certainly a big help in my career. I’ve been working for ExxonMobil for five years, and now I’m just about to start work as process engineer at the refinery in Singapore. What I like most about my job? You never know what the day will bring, because a process is always to some extent unpredictable."
## "My dream is to solve all problems in recycling"
Jan Kolijn\ CTO and founder at Tusti
Tusti removes grease form plastic and recycles it. He started Tusti whilst studying Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at TU/e. Tusti developed the chemicals that cleans the plastic best. See what Jan’s work entails.
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