Every year, about 40 graduates finish their studies with a Bachelor's academic degree. In the field of teaching, the department offers courses in German and English in process engineering, bioprocess engineering and methods engineering. The Bachelor's degree courses prepare students for interesting careers in environmental engineering, the chemical, food, and pharmaceutical industries, as well as in emerging areas such as biotechnology and nanotechnology. Teaching methods include lectures, problem-based learning, tutorials, and laboratory and computer internships.

Every year, about 80 graduates finish their studies with a Master's academic degree. The degree courses offer process engineering, bioprocess engineering and methods engineering courses in German and English. The Master's degree courses prepare students for further careers in environmental engineering, the chemistry, food and pharmaceutical industries, in biotechnology and nanotechnology and work in academia. Teaching methods include lectures, problem-based learning, tutorials, and laboratory and computer internships.

The department collaborates with more than 63 international partner universities in research + teaching, enabling students to spend a qualified period of time studying abroad. The department's advisory service and the university-wide International Affairs department are available to assist them. Teaching in English, international course content and the international Master's degree course attract numerous international students to the department, especially from India, Azerbaijan, Colombia. Since 2024, the UNU hub "Engineering to face climate change" has enabled further international cooperation.

The laboratories and lecture rooms are modern and technically very well equipped. In the practical laboratory work, the students can become familiar with modern analytical methods as , well as traditional and innovative process engineering methods using a wide variety of test equipment. There are several reactors that are used in teaching. The PC rooms are very well equipped and allow modern simulation methods in process engineering to be demonstrated. The department collaborates with industrial and academic partners and research initiatives in Germany and worldwide.

The department is involved in various Clusters of Excellence in research, such as the German Research Foundation (DFG) Priority Programme "Productive Biofilm Systems" and the Collaborative Research Centre "Smart Reactors". The department has three cross-university research focuses: Environmental and Energy Systems, Biobased Processes and Reactor Technologies, and Advanced Materials. Cooperation with industry is primarily promoted by the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) subsidiary (TuTech Innovation GmbH (TuTech)).

The department combines classic process engineering with biotechnology and energy and environmental engineering, which is unique in Germany. This gives students a broad qualification that opens up employment opportunities in a wide range of fields. Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) is certified as a "family-friendly university", gender equality is embraced as a cross-sectional task in all areas. TUHH is currently working with internal and external experts to develop a diversity concept in order to harness the potential of social diversity.