The University of Moratuwa has earned IChemE accreditation, being the country's first academic institution to earn this endorsement.

Moratuwa’s BSc (Hons) in chemical engineering has been accredited at bachelor level, from the current academic year up to and including entry year 2011.

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is an international professional membership organization for people who have an interest in and relevant experience in chemical engineering. It is a registered charity in England & Wales and in Scotland. IChemE is the only organization to award Chartered Chemical Engineer status. They are licensed to award the titles of Chartered Engineer (CEng), Chartered Scientist (CSi) and Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) to suitably qualified members.

“We benchmark academic programmes against high, internationally recognized standards. Our accreditation process assesses programmes against the learning outcomes achieved by students and is grounded in a philosophy of continuous improvement,” IChemE CEO, David Brown said.

IChemE accredits more than 50 leading chemical engineering courses in 17 countries.