Eliise Tammekivi

Quoc: If I could go back in time, even a hundred times, I would still choose to apply to and pursue my Master’s degree with EACH. For me, the admission email to this program was like a key that opened…

In April, EACH students had the chance to be taught by two invited experts. First, they had two lectures by Dr Burcu Binici, a specialist at TUBITAK UME (the National Metrology Institute of Türkiye), on April 14-15. She presented materials…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Recently, Bojidar Mandjoukov (EACH 2022 alumnus) published the results of his Master’s thesis. The open access publication “Planar, low-cost, flexible, and fully laminated graphene paper pseudo-reference and potassium-selective electrodes” can be read here. Read what Bojidar has to say about…

At the beginning of this school year, two EACH students took part in the first edition of Mindful Mundus. It’s a project aimed at the students at Erasmus Mundus programs to give them mental health awareness, as well as interpersonal…

We are delighted to announce that the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant 2023 was awarded to a former member of our Analytical Chemistry group and frequent supervisor of EACH master students, Associate Professor Anneli Kruve at Stockholm University! The European Research…

In October, a Fox Party took place to welcome the fresh new EACH students. Read what the foxes Juan, Gloriana, and Rafaela wrote about the social event: We were warmly welcomed not just to Estonia but to the vibrant city…

Our EACH alumnus, Shidong Chen, successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled “Unravelling prehistoric plant exploitation in eastern Baltic: organic residue analysis of plant-based materials by multi-method approach” on the 12th of September. We were honored to have Dr. Shinya Shoda…

On August 18, 2023, five EACH students successfully defended their master’s theses at the Åbo Akademi University, Finland. Now, after graduating, they looked back at their time in the EACH program: Enahoro Asein: The EACH program was a fantastic opportunity…

On September 7, 2023, five EACH students successfully defended their master’s theses at the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), France. The topics varied from monitoring manufacturing processes with Raman spectroscopy to quantification of fluorine in plastics. The titles for…

Last week was the first study week for the new students of the EACH Erasmus Mundus Joint Programme (EACH). This year, altogether 19 students started their studies. The students’ countries of origin are very diverse: Mexico, Philippines, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Brazil,…

As the new academic year comes closer, incoming 2nd year students reminisced about their days in Chemicum where most of their classes in Tartu for their first year of studies were held: Francis: A tapestry of recollections has been bound…

In June, the first-year EACH and AMS students visited the Science Centre AHHAA in Tartu to cap off the academic year. Everyone enjoyed each other’s company while having fun with the interactive exhibits of the Centre. They were also taken…

From 9 – 22 July, International Summer School on Quality Assurance took place in Krtiny, Czechia. Before starting their second year in the EACH programme, our students Tetiana and Merili participated in the summer school and will look back on…

Dennisse, 2021-2023 EACH student from Colombia, looks back on some of the cons of the EACH program: EACH, as its name can clearly suggest, is an international program funded in terms of Excellence and high quality. Once immersed in it,…

At the end of June 2023, the students of the EACH 2020 intake could finally take part in the graduation celebrations in Tartu after earning their Master’s degree in 2022. Noemae, Yu-Yen, Naela, Angelo, and Bojidar reflected more on the…

On June 13, 2023, four EACH students successfully defended their master’s theses at Uppsala University (UU), Sweden. The topics varied from method development for detecting vitamin D metabolites in fatty tissues to predicting toxicities based on tandem mass spectrometry data.…

As the school year is coming to an end for the current first-year EACH and AMS students, a new intake is preparing to travel from all over the world to Tartu to start their studies in a few months’ time.…

After spending weekdays attending lectures and doing academic work, students get to spend their weekends exploring the beautiful nature and rich history of Estonia. On March 18, 2023, a group of EACH and AMS students explored the cobbled streets of…

On March 10, 2023, Ivo Leito presented “Unified pH – what, why and how?” at the Chemistry and Chemical Technology 2023 Vilnius (Lithuania). Acidity is one of the most critical characteristics of solutions. Its measurement is crucial to understanding and…

This year’s recipients of the teaching staff awards in the University of Tartu have been announced. The UT Student Union chose the recipients based on proposals submitted by the students. We are glad to announce that the Faculty of Science…

The first year of the EACH program takes place in Estonia, the northest of the Baltic countries. During their studies, the EACH students also explore Estonian nature and culture. Maico Lechner (EACH intake 2021) tried out one of the most…

Recently Nikola Radoman (2017 alumnus of the first EACH intake) defended his PhD. Read below what he has to say about the experience. Nikola: „I have successfully defended my PhD thesis in Analytical Chemistry titled “Enrichment of biogenic and anthropogenic…

Every year the Chemical Society in Uppsala recognizes the best degree projects in chemistry. This year, the Grand Award was rewarded to Siyuan Qui for his 2022 Master’s thesis. His supervisor Mark Dennis Retrato (an EACH 2020 alumnus), accepted the…

A recent ranking of the world universities has been published by The Times Higher Education (THE). THE is a British journal known for the most reliable rankings of the world’s universities. For the first time, the University of Tartu has…

Naela Delmo (EACH 2022 graduate) wrote about her experience with the EACH programme. “As this month comes to an end, I am happy to share that I have successfully defended my master’s thesis and officially completed my degree of Master…

The new EACH and AMS intake has started exploring Tartu and with it, Estonian history and culture! Merili (in the picture – in the middle of the front row), one of the newest EACH master students wrote about their visit…

Our group recently published a new article Non-invasive analysis of natural textile dyes using fluorescence excitation-emission matrices, Talanta, 2022, 123805 led by Sigrid Selberg and Elsa Vanker. In this study, multidimensional front-face fluorescence spectroscopy measured from surfaces using a fiber…