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MAKERERE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY MILLENIUM SCIENCE INITIATIVE PROJECT: UPGRADING THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY (BIC) PROGRAM TO THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PROCESS AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (BPCE) PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, MAKERERE UNIVERSITY Concept paper to be submitted for consideration to the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology in bid for sponsorship under the Millennium Science Initiative Through: The Head, Department of Chemistry, Makerere University. Principal Author: Dr. Steven A. Nyanzi, Head, Department of Chemistry, Makerere University. Co-Authors: Mr. G. M. Mabudo, Department of Chemistry, Makerere University. Mr. R. S. Muyanja, Department of Chemistry, Makerere University. Mr. Daniel Kasule, Department of Chemistry, Makerere University. Mr. James Ssekamatte, Department of Chemistry, Makerere University. March 2007 1.0 Introduction In the mid 21st Century, it was believed that only the three conventional engineering disciplines of Mechanical, Civil and Electrical, were sufficient for most African countries’ development. Hence, in Uganda, just like in most African countries, these were the only known engineering disciplines taught in tertiary educational institutions. This resulted in Africa being the mining fields of a number of minerals as well as the garden for crops like cotton, sisal, coffee, tea and many other cash crops. Just like most minerals which were just mined and not refined in Africa, so were most of the agricultural produce. This explains why countries like Uganda, Ethiopia and Angola which produce coffee, export more raw beans than process it to the value-added grade of instant coffee. In the European countries, Africa’s raw produce found ready market since technology had already advanced beyond these conventional engineering disciplines to include new ones like chemical, electronics and petrochemical engineering, which were hardly heard of in Africa. More and more engineers gradu