Biochemical Engineering

The mission of the Biochemical Engineering bachelor's degree program is in line with the mission of the "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau, which is to ensure the acquisition of knowledge and the development of the skills necessary to exercise the engineering profession, in the Biochemical Engineering specialization. The Biochemical Engineering bachelor's degree program within the Chemical Engineering field of study, full-time education, operates within the Faculty of Engineering of the "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau, under the tutelage of the Department of Chemical and Food Engineering.

The mission of the Biochemical Engineering specialization has two important components: a didactic component and a research component.

The didactic mission of the specialization aims at knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts and theories of engineering sciences and their application within the Biochemical Engineering specialization. The Biochemical Engineering study program trains specialists with solid theoretical, practical and research knowledge, specific to the field.

The mission of the Study Program, being didactic and scientific research, is focused on regional needs, with openness to partnerships with the academic, economic and social environment at national and international levels.

To achieve the mission of the Biochemical Engineering study program, the following objectives are pursued: deepening theoretical knowledge and identifying them in certain practical cases in the field; developing the capacity to synthesize scientific and technical information in the field; developing appropriate skills for the study, research and design of solutions; developing skills and technical thinking, in accordance with the new market requirements, the nomenclature of disciplines, respectively national requirements, the National Register of Qualifications in Higher Education and the national qualifications framework.

Achieving the objectives of the disciplines included in the curriculum of the Biochemical Engineering study program will facilitate the acquisition of competencies on the basis of which future specialists will be able to carry out their activity.

Considering the research mission, the program graduates are trained to work effectively both individually and in teams and to have a continuous concern for the new. Thus, the development of incipient research skills is stimulated in order to improve performance in the field of Chemical Engineering and the specialization in Biochemical Engineering.

The Biochemical Engineering study program, in accordance with the specialization mission, proposes the following main objectives:

• to train highly qualified personnel and to update their training in the field of Chemical Engineering, specialization in Biochemical Engineering. In this field, there are requirements on the market for highly qualified labor, and the university has proven its competence and responsibility to provide educational services whose quality is compatible with an acceptable level of university standards. The training of personnel will focus on the acquisition of knowledge and skills specific to the specialization.

• to produce and transmit scientific knowledge in the field of Chemical Engineering, thus contributing both to the enrichment of the universal knowledge heritage and to the maintenance and development of the professional capacity and performance of teaching and research staff.

• to provide various specific activities requested by beneficiaries, under competitive commercial conditions.

The stated outcomes of the Bachelor of Science in Biochemical Engineering program translate into the professional competencies that graduates of this program acquire: ensure process management; handle chemicals; develop environmentally friendly blending solutions; test materials; record test data; analyze gas purity; monitor plant production; provide advice on nitrate pollution; apply liquid chromatography; analyze pollutants in samples; manage chemical analysis procedures; develop materials for training activities in the field of biochemistry; use chromatography software; monitor fermentation; improve chemical processes; take action after receiving laboratory test results; plan engineering activities.

Transversal skills:  adopts ways to reduce pollution; applies scientific, technological and engineering knowledge; uses equipment, instruments or technological equipment with precision

The entire teaching and research activity of the Biochemical Engineering undergraduate study program is designed to be student-centered and great emphasis is placed on the use of modern methods and techniques, of high academic and scientific level, both in the teaching process and in research.