About | College of Engineering & Petroleum

Vision:

"To have the College of Engineering and Petroleum be a pioneer in education, research and community service". 

Mission:

"To provide outstanding engineering education, conduct pioneering research, and make meaningful contributions to society through community service". 

Values:

1.    Meeting the needs of the nation through excellence in teaching, scientific research, and community service.
2.    Respect for all people and appreciation of diversity in our academic institutions.
3.    Civic responsibility as characterized by public participation, accountability, and integrity.
4.    Commitment to provide public services with responsibility and integrity.
5.    Commitment to implement effective institutional evaluation processes throughout the college.
6.    Commitment to basic principles and values.

The university's strategic plan consists of 4 strategic directives, 6 areas of focus, and 9 goals. The task of the college's Strategic Plan Committee was to prepare smart goals or indicators linked to the strategic directives, areas of focus, and goals prepared by the Planning Sector.

The committee consulted the following to create smart goals for the College of Engineering and Petroleum Strategic Plan 2018-2028:
•    Previous strategic plans of the college
•    Feedback from the academic departments and administrations of the college
•    Situation analysis
•    The strategic directives, areas of focus, and goals prepared by the Planning Sector
•    Performance indicators from previous years
•    Strategic planning tools
 

Kuwait University’s institutional mission to develop human capital and shape local progress and development promoted its leadership to establish the College of Engineering and Petroleum in September of 1975. The College of Engineering & Petroleum provides quality engineering education for the needs of the society, and the institutional vision to develop an elite college as the leading engineering institution in the Middle East, recognized for its outstanding education, research and outreach programs, and for the quality, character, and integrity of its graduates. The college endeavors to create a dynamic academic and research environment, keeping pace with scientific and technological developments in engineering for addressing the immediate and long-term needs of society. 

The College has seven departments, offering seven Engineering programs, and awards Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Petroleum and Industrial & Management System Engineering. Graduate programs leading to Masters of Science degree are offered in Electrical, Civil, Mechanical, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering. The students are admitted into the College after successful completion of secondary school, with science major or equivalent, and with a minimum overall score of 80%. The number of registered students in the academic year 2024/2025 was 4,236, and since its establishment, the College has graduated 13,874 students with Bachelor’s degree, and 1,316 with Master’s. The College has 253 faculty members, and a well-developed scholarship program facilitates Kuwaiti nationals to pursue doctoral studies aboard. Students in the engineering programs must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 132 credits.

The College of Engineering and Petroleum obtained ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certification in 2022 for streamlining and digitizing the office management work in the College at various levels and across multiple entities in the College. The College of Engineering and Petroleum is the first college in Kuwait University to obtain this certification.

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