Pioneers in biosystem engineering
UNIVERSITI Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Chemical & Bioengineering Technology (UniKL MICET) offers the Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Hons) in Biosystem under the Section of Bioengineering Technology.
UniKL MICET is a higher educational institution that specialises in chemical and bioengineering technology education. It is located in Taboh Naning, Alor Gajah, which is approximately 35km from the Malacca town centre.
Being Malaysia’s first technical university, UniKL MICET has the latest equipment used in chemical and bioengineering technology.
It is also one of the private universities ranked Tier 5 (Excellent) in SETARA 2009 and SETARA 2011 by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA).
Biosystem engineering is a science-based engineering discipline that integrates engineering science and design with applied biological, environmental and agricultural sciences. Biosystem engineers apply engineering analysis and design to solve problems involving biological organism and their natural or controlled environments.
The advances in quality of life and health made possible by biosystems engineering are potentially enormous.
New technologies and techniques are emerging, which are made possible by enhanced computational power, new scientific discoveries and advances in fundamental sciences.
Biosystem engineering technologists have the ability to understand and unite these concepts, accelerate development and the use of new biotechnologies through better education of the public, governments and other influential bodies.
The bedrock of advancement will involve a radical increase in interdisciplinary work relations and mutual understanding, which will promote new bioprocess technology and innovative manufacturing applications.
Involving biosystem engineering technologies earlier in the development cycle will enable companies and institutions to increase the speed and efficiency of their process development and product manufacture.
Various employment options
Graduates can apply their expertise to various jobs.
They can be involved in pioneering a scientific breakthrough in biotechnology or in the preservation and protection of the Earth’s resources.
The systems they design for the life support of plants and animals may include structures, machines, processes, management models, energy systems or controlled environments.
Specific applications include environmental quality and monitoring, bioreactor for bacterial/ pharmaceutical applications, plant tissue culture and micropropagation, irrigation, drainage and environmental control for agricultural production, biological waste processing and management for minimal environmental impact, environmental regulatory activities, remediation of environmental damages, and the production, storage and handling of agricultural products.
The Section of Bioengineering Technology in UniKL MICET also offers two education programmes that are structured towards bioprocess engineering – Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Technology (Hons) in Bioprocess and Diploma in Chemical Engineering Technology in Bioprocess.
For more information, visit www.unikl.edu.my