The degree course focuses on the fundamentals and methods, closely interlinked with the natural and engineering sciences; Current engineering issues are already tackled in the 1st semester; Special courses in the initial study phase, coaching and support system for students offered throughout the course; Comprehensive range of tutorials; Over 100 elective subjects; Practical relevance group work in the 7th semester demonstrates the quality of the training; Various forms of contact with the teaching staff, very active departmental student body; Excellent employment prospects.

The degree course focuses on research, closely interlinked with the natural and engineering sciences; Teaching of organisational design principles of Industry 4.0; Current issues in engineering sciences, in particular the topic of sustainability; Extensive range of in-depth and specialisation courses; Over 100 elective subjects; Various forms of contact with the teaching staff, very active departmental student body; Excellent employment prospects.

Internationally oriented specialisation taught in English in the Master's degree in Chemical Engineering (Process Systems Engineering) and in the Master's degree in Bioengineering (Biopharmaceutical Engineering); the option to spend time studying abroad at numerous appealing partner universities worldwide is promoted; Possibility of an industrial internship in Japan; The faculty is heavily involved in the International Summer Programme of TU Dortmund; Special counselling and advice for international students; Special programmes for refugees.

Premium, state-of-the-art PC rooms (including software), laboratories and technical facilities; the faculty has several rooms of its own for learning and for working in groups or alone, available 24/7; lecture and seminar rooms are equipped with the latest multimedia technology; Excellent IT infrastructure: In addition to the TU-wide facilities, there is also a dedicated IT department (computer operations group); modern engineering software on all PC workstations, available 24/7; workshops (mechanics, metalworking, glass blowing, electronics workshop) to support teaching and research.

Numerous research projects with national and international funding (projects with third-party funding), in particular financed by the EU; main research topics: Development and improvement of safe, environmentally and resource-efficient and effective, material-converting production processes; focal topics of overarching research: Chemical Process Engineering, Sustainable Biochemical Engineering and Product Development and Process Engineering for Speciality Products; Joint venture of the TU Dortmund University (Faculty of Biological and Chemical Engineering) with Bayer "INVITE".

Continuous quality management in teaching; ten-star service in teaching as a guarantee of quality; "Innovative Lehre" (Innovative Teaching) internal faculty competition; Master's degree course (held in English) available as an option; close links to the TechnologieParkDortmund (Dortmund Technology Park) and the research institutions and companies located there; internationally renowned biotech cluster in Dortmund.