Petroleum and petrochemical

engineering
 
Head of the study programme:   Prof. Nenad Bolf, Ph.D.

Deputy:  Prof. Marko Rogošić, Ph.D.

Field:

 Technical sciences, Chemical Engineering

The study proponent: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and

Technology
 
General information
The aim of the study programme is to attract young professionals and to educate
specialists in the field of petroleum and petrochemical engineering. Its mission is to
transfer knowledge about new technologies, energy efficiency, new methods,
products and processes in the field, from academia to industry and vice versa, via
joint projects. The study programme will strive to be the gathering place for top
Croatian professionals from academia and industry, recognizable in the
neighbouring countries as well as in the whole Europe.
The complexity of petroleum and petrochemical facilities as well as the peculiarities
of particular process with respect to raw materials, technologies, economy, product
formulation, definition of standards, plant design, construction, process control,
safety and process development requires upgrading of the fundamental knowledge
of engineers acquired in the course of undergraduate and graduate chemical
engineering study programmes and similar study programmes. There the main
challenges are:

 refining of increasingly more complex („heavier“) raw materials

 new legislation pertaining to the fuel quality and environmental protection
 new approach to cost-efficiency estimate of petroleum refining
 ongoing increase in the demand for diesel fuels
 advanced process control methodology
 new formulations and types of catalysts
 change in the structure of available petroleum and natural gas reserves
 development of an alternative generation of biofuels
 etc.

 
The Conditions of Enrolment
The basic conditions of enrolment comply with the Regulations on the Postgraduate
Specialist Study Programmes of the University of Zagreb and the Articles of Statute
of the University of Zagreb. The students who have finished the university
undergraduate or graduate study programme of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
and Materials Engineering, EcoEngineering or Applied Chemistry or any similar
study programmes in the technical field may apply to enrol in the postgraduate
specialist study programme of Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering. The
students who have not finished the university undergraduate or graduate study
programme in the technical field may be requested to take differential exams.
 
The structure of the programme
The students enrol in the specialist study programme for a period of one academic
year (two semesters) with the total of 60 ECTS credits. Since it is expected that the
majority of students will be employees from the industry and companies, the study
programme is foreseen to be completed within two years from the enrolment year.
By way of exception and at the proposal of the Council of the Study Programme, the
Head of the Study Programme may grant the student’s request to prolong his/her
studies provided the student pays additional tuition costs for a maximum period of
four years.
The basic structure of the study programme is as follows:

1st semester 2nd semester

4 compulsory courses, 4x6=24 ECTS 1 elective course (out of 10 offered),

1x6=6 ECTS

1 elective course (out of 10 offered), Final thesis, 24 ECTS

1x6=6 ECTS

30 ECTS 30 ECTS

TOTAL 60 ECTS

 
 
The compulsory and elective courses are taught in the form of lectures, practical
exercises and seminars (analysis of case studies and examples), demonstration
exercises or field work. The assessment of all courses (compulsory and elective)
amounts to the equivalent of 6 ETCS points. Students select their potential mentor
when they enrol in the specialist study programme either alone or with assistance of
 the Head of the Study Programme and discuss with him/her the field of expertise in
which they will write their final thesis in the second semester. The study
programme is completed after students have passed all exams and written the final
thesis. To be able to enrol in the second semester, students need to pass three (3)
first semester courses. The students who have both semesters tested, but do not
manage to pass all exams or to write the final thesis within the period foreseen by
general University regulations, may obtain a certificate of attendance of the study
programme as a part of their lifelong learning.
Upon completion of the study programme the students will be awarded the academic
title of a university specialist in petroleum and petrochemical engineering .
All courses may be held in the English language in order to stimulate
internationalisation of the study programme and student mobility.
 
 
List of courses
Compulsory courses

Code Teacher Course title

ST-101  Katica Sertić-Bionda Conversion processes in the petroleum and

petrochemical industry

ST-102  Aleksandra Sander Separation processes in the petroleum and

petrochemical industry

ST-103  Nenad Bolf Advanced industrial process control

ST-104  Ljubica Matijašević Refinery process design and integration

 
 
Elective courses

Code Teacher Course title

SI-201  Nenad Bolf Optimization of industrial processes

SI-202  Vesna Tomašić Catalytic reactors in the petroleum and petrochemical

 industry

SI-203  Maja Fabulić-Ruszkowski, Ante Jukić Petroleum characterisation and motor fuel quality

SI-204  Ante Jukić Additives for fuels and lubricants

SI-205  Marko Rogošić Properties of gases and liquids

SI-206  Igor Dejanović, Jasna Prlić Kardum Heat exchangers

SI-207  Veljko Filipan Stress and elasticity analysis of the piping systems

SI-208  Tomislav Bolanča, Krešimir Košutić, Industrial water systems: characterisation and treatment
 Danijela Ašperger, Marija Vuković
 Domanovac, Šime Ukić

SI-209  Jasminka Giacometti Terminals for transhipment of liquid and gas petroleum
derivatives

SI-210  Jasminka Giacometti Protection of the Adriatic Sea against land-based

pollution