Master Chemistry – Biorefinery at Centrale Lille

International Master 2 in chemistry taught in English, training specialists in biomass recovery and conversion processes to replace fossil-based processes. Supported by the UCCS laboratory, with more than half of students non-French speaking.

Faculty: Centrale Lille Institut, co-accredited with the University of Lille  |  Department: Chimie  |  Duration: 1 year (Master 2)  |  Study mode: full-time (taught in English)  |  Location: Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Hauts-de-France, France

What you will study

Semester 3 covers biomass production and recycling, bio and chemical processes, biomass pretreatment and thermal treatment, catalysis and English. Semester 4 is a bibliography project, a research project and a master thesis.

Career pathways

Graduates may apply for a PhD or work as R&D engineers, heads of research laboratories, project engineers or lecturers and CNRS researchers; of the 2017 graduates, half went on to a thesis and a third found a first job after their internships.

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