Maitane is an EACH student of the 2024 batch. Read next about her experience with the EACH program so far. EACH Master’s program is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, without a doubt. Over these two years, I have been continuously challenged…
On Tuesday, March 24, 2025 the web course Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty in Chemical Analysis was launched the twelfth time as a MOOC (Massive Online Open Course)! Altogether 797 participants from 96 countries are registered! In the map presented above,…
On March 6, 2026 the on-line course (MOOC) LC-MS Method Validation offered by University of Tartu finished successfully. Eventually, altogether 995 people registered from 95 countries. Roughly half of them, 486 participants, actually started the course (i.e. tried at least one graded test…
At the end of 2025, the Cultural Heritage work group of the Chair of Analytical Chemistry, University of Tartu, published an article, “Laser ablation APCI-HRMS method for the analysis of cultural heritage materials,” introducing the novel laser ablation-based APCI-HRMS system…
The current first-year students, with the support of the program coordinators, organised a Cultural Food Exchange. Students and some of the program’s alumni came together to discover different tastes from around the world. They brought dishes from their home countries…
The first-year EACH students: Not everything in our Erasmus journey happens in the lab. Some evenings, we meet at the court for relaxed volleyball games, just a way to move, clear our minds, and spend time together outside of classes.…
Jiahui is an EACH student of the 2025 batch. Read next about his experience with the EACH program so far. It’s been a semester since I enrolled. I’ve learned a lot of new things here. I’ve also realised that talking…
The first-year EACH students shared their Winter Break experiences; here’s what they had to say: Let’s recap the Winter Break❄️✨Before diving into a new semester, we made sure to make the most of our winter break, and what a break…
The 11th EACH Winter School took place from January 19 to January 23, 2026, at Aronsborgs Konferenshotell, Sweden. The Winter School brings a lot of knowledge, connections, and positive emotions for first-year students. At the start, they had a lot…
The 2026 edition of the web course (MOOC) Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty in Chemical Analysis will run from March 24 to May 6, 2026. Registration is now open! The full course material (as well as the registration link) is accessible…
On Tuesday, December 16, 2025 the web course LC-MS Method Validation was launched for the tenth time as a MOOC (Massive Online Open Course). There are 999 registered participants from 95 countries, ranging from Canada to New Zealand and from Peru…
Riin Rebane, Asko Laaniste and Ivo Leito from the University of Tartu participated on 10-11.12.2025 in the Joint IUPAC-DSM Workshop on LC-MS method validation and performance, organised jointly by the IUPAC’s Division of Analytical Chemistry and the Mass spectrometry division…
The tenth edition of the course on LC-MS Method Validation already has 536 registered participants! Don’t miss your chance to join – spots are filling up fast. Register now (here) and start learning! The course will be offered as a…
On September 4, 2025, five EACH students of the UCBL study track successfully defended their theses. As is customary at the UCBL track, the thesis work was carried out in industry, and the topics were very diverse and tackled relevant…
Ivo Leito and Koit Herodes were awarded honorary decorations by the University of Tartu.Professor Ivo Leito received the University of Tartu Grand Medal, and Associate Professor Koit Herodes received the University of Tartu Badge of Distinction. Ivo, our Professor of…
The admission for Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees programme Excellence in Analytical Chemistry (EACH) intake 2026 is now open! You can apply for the Erasmus Mundus scholarship until Jan 5, 2026 (and you can apply for a study place without…
Anh Vu: Looking back, the EACH program has been one of the most transformative experiences of my life. Studying in Estonia and Sweden not only deepened my scientific understanding but also shaped me into a more independent researcher. At the…
Currently, the Euroanalysis 2025 conference is taking place in Barcelona, Spain. A graduate of the EACH program, Quang-Dong Bui (EACH 2022-2022), is also participating and reflecting back on his experience with the EACH program: Dong: Time flies – it has…
On September 01, 2025 Ivo Leito presented a keynote lecture in the education session of the Euroanalysis 2025 conference in Barcelona (Spain) titled Excellence in Analytical Chemistry: a Joint Master’s Programme. The talk gave a brief overview of the programme,…
On the 19th of August, 2025, five EACH students successfully defended their master’s theses at Åbo Akademi University (AAU), Finland. The titles of the theses were the following: Conrado Pabustan IV – Electrochemical Rust Removal on Medical Grade Stainless Steel…
It has been about a year since the eighth intake of EACH students graduated from the programme, and it is time to look back at where they are now, roughly one year after defending their master’s theses. Out of 15…
Great news for the EACH community! We’re proud to share that the EACH Joint Master’s Programme has been approved to receive EU Erasmus Mundus funding and scholarships for 5 more academic years! This achievement wouldn’t have been possible without the…
From 6 to 19 July, the International Summer School on Quality Assurance took place in Křtiny, Czech Republic. Before starting their second year in the EACH program, our students Maitane Mendoza and Quoc Huy Tran participated in the summer school…
On June 12 and 13, 2025, seven EACH students of the Uppsala University (Sweden) track successfully defended their master’s theses. The defended theses covered a variety of topics from method development for label-free quantitative protein analysis to studying landfill leachate…
On May 14, 2025, the on-line course (MOOC) Estimation of measurement uncertainty in chemical analysis offered by the University of Tartu finished successfully.Eventually, altogether 1061 people registered from 100 countries. 525 participants actually started the course (i.e. tried at least one graded test at…
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025 the web course Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty in Chemical Analysis was launched the twelfth time as a MOOC (Massive Online Open Course)! Altogether 1061 participants from 100 countries are registered – the largest number of…
On February 14, 2025, the on-line course (MOOC) LC-MS Method Validation offered by the University of Tartu finished successfully. Eventually, altogether 1029 people registered from 99 countries. Roughly half of them, 509 participants actually started the course (i.e. tried at least one graded…
The 2025 edition of the web course (MOOC) Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty in Chemical Analysis will be running from March 25 to May 7, 2025. Registration is now open! The full course material (as well as the registration link) is…
On 31 January 2025, the 10th EACH Winter School was finally wrapped up after 3 days packed with activities and learning. The week kicked off with a warm welcome and interactive discussions between 1st and 2nd-year students, alumni, and professors,…
On Jan 28, 2025, the 10th Winter School (WS) of the Excellence in Analytical Chemistry (EACH) programme officially kicked off. This year the venue is Estonia’s winter capital, Otepää, located on the outskirts of a village called Kääriku, Valga. While…
On Tuesday, November 26, 2024 the web course LC-MS Method Validation was launched for the ninth time as a MOOC (Massive Online Open Course). There are 1034 registered participants from 99 countries, ranging from Mexico to Japan and from Australia to…
The admission for Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees programme Excellence in Analytical Chemistry (EACH) intake 2025 is open from Nov 5, 2024, to Jan 5, 2025. EACH is an international two-year joint master’s degree programme that educates specialists in analytical…
Angelo Bryan Lazo and Faiza Fayyad are two of the fresh 2024 graduates of the EACH programme. Read next about their experience with their studies at the University of Tartu (UT) and Åbo Akademi University (AAU): Faiza and Angelo: Undertaking…
On the 5th of September, 2024, six EACH students successfully defended their master’s theses at University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), France. Congratulations, Almira Bilang de Villa, Emmaús Villa Falfan, Ma. Elaine Fetalvero Falo, Mauricio Andrés Huertas Beltrán, Merili Tammiste,…
On the 2nd of September, 2024, two EACH students successfully defended their master’s theses at Åbo Akademi University (AAU), Finland. The titles of the theses were the following: Faiza Fayyaz – Steam-induced melt infiltration method for all oxide Co3O4 based…
At the recent Balticum Organicum Syntheticum conference Ivo Leito made a presentation titled How to make maximum use of the available pKa data in non-aqueous solvents? (Photo on the left) The presentation started with how acid and base strengths, typically…
We are delighted to announce that the prestigious ERC Starting Grant was awarded to a member of the Analytical Chemistry group and head of the Archemy team at the University of Tartu – Associate Professor in Analytical Chemistry and Archaeology Ester…
This week is the first study week for the new students of the EACH Erasmus Mundus Joint Programme (EACH). This year, altogether 17 students started their studies. The students’ countries of origin are very diverse: Mexico, Philippines, Vietnam, Poland, Cuba,…
Faiza: “Excellent,” is the first word that comes to mind when reflecting on my EACH journey. From the moment I discovered the EACH program, I knew I had to join, and it has turned out to be one of the…
Nikola: Hello, my fellow analytical chemists! My name is Nikola and I was part of the EACH intake 2017. After two amazing EACH years, it was time for me to move on. I secured a PhD position at ETH Zürich…
From 4 – 17 July, the International Summer School on Quality Assurance took place in Křtiny, Czechia. Before starting their second year in the EACH program, our students Adrian González and Felipe Takano participated in the summer school and will…
On June 11, 2024, six EACH students successfully defended their master’s theses at Uppsala University (UU), Sweden. The topics varied from method development for the analysis of mycotoxin in cured meats and cheese to studying the fragmentation of dissolved organic…
On May 09, 2024 the on-line course (MOOC) Estimation of measurement uncertainty in chemical analysis offered by the University of Tartu finished successfully. Eventually altogether 1047 people registered from 104 countries. 655 participants actually started the course (i.e., tried at least one…
Three graduates from the 2020 EACH cohort, all from the Åbo Akademi study track, recently participated in the 8th Baltic Electrochemistry Conference: Finding New Inspiration 2 (BEChem 2024) held in Tartu, Estonia, from April 14-17, 2024. During the conference’s poster…
In 2023, the seventh intake of EACH students successfully graduated. Within a few months, 13 of the 14 most recent alumni have found a new position to continue their careers in either Academia or Industry. Similar to last year’s graduates,…
On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the web course Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty in Chemical Analysis was launched for the eleventh time as a MOOC (Massive Online Open Course)! Altogether 1048 participants from 104 countries are registered – the largest number…
We are happy to announce that Mari Tõrv, Research Fellow in Analytical and Physical Chemistry and Associate Professor of Archaeology at the University of Tartu, was awarded the Professor Peeter Tulviste Memorial Fund scholarship. Her interdisciplinary research combines archaeological heritage…
During recent years, we have been engaged in extensive investigations of the unified pH (pHabs) values of reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) mobile phases. The pHabs scale has the advantage over the conventional pH scale because pHabs values express acidity in…
On February 8, 2024 the on-line course (MOOC) LC-MS Method Validation offered by the University of Tartu finished successfully. Eventually, altogether 1014 people registered from 109 countries. Around half of them, 508 participants actually started the course (i.e. tried at least…
The Institute of Chemistry received an award for its consistent and systematic efforts over the past three years to improve the quality of education. One of the main goals was to develop students’ skills in specific subjects by changing teaching…