Enhancing Learning Engagement Through Creative Design: A Case on Chemical Engineering Training

This research aims to contribute to the innovative capabilities of future engineers required to face current societal challenges. Hence, engineering students should not only be able to create advanced and sustainable technologies, but also anticipate the future needs of humanity and feel the future changes and challenges of societal development This paper proposes experience feedback, on an innovative learning integrating C-K theory-based creative design in a traditional chemical engineering training, after several years application period. The lecture deals with physical separation unit operations (filtration, fluidisation, membrane processes, decantation and porous media applications). A Challenge Based Learning (CBL) module-based learning has been developed and applied with cohorts of students for a decade. The proposed module integrating theoretical scientific learning and a set of workshops challenge projects. The proposed approach is described and finding and evidences formalised. Concluding remarks and perspectives are then highlighted.