[MSc] EACH - Excellence in Analytical Chemistry

University of Tartu
Estonia, Tartu

Faculty of Science and Technology

Study location	Estonia, Tartu
Type	Postgraduate, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MSc

Tuition fee	For all bee-based students the cost of tuition in the EACH programme is 9000 EUR/year (18000 EUR/programme). For 2025 intake the EACH programme is offering the tuition-waiver student places as follows: 3 for citizens of EU/EEA/Switzerland and 3 for all citizenships. Whether there will be EU scholarships for this intake will be announced in summer 2025. For further information please check: each.ut.ee/EACH/tuition-fees-scholarships/

Tuition fee

For all bee-based students the cost of tuition in the EACH programme is 9000 EUR/year (18000 EUR/programme).

For 2025 intake the EACH programme is offering the tuition-waiver student places as follows: 3 for citizens of EU/EEA/Switzerland and 3 for all citizenships.

Whether there will be EU scholarships for this intake will be announced in summer 2025.
For further information please check: each.ut.ee/EACH/tuition-fees-scholarships/

Entry qualification	Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) including at least 60 ECTS in chemistry or chemical engineering and 20 ECTS in mathematics and/or physics during the prior learning periods (minimum eligibility requirement for application is 66% of the maximum grade available as the average of all courses included in the transcript). NB! For country-specific document requirements please see www.ut.ee/country-specific. Please be sure to check further information on required documents and our step-by-step application guide at each.ut.ee/admission-requirements. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Estonian.

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher)

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) including at least 60 ECTS in chemistry or chemical engineering and 20 ECTS in mathematics and/or physics during the prior learning periods (minimum eligibility requirement for application is 66% of the maximum grade available as the average of all courses included in the transcript). NB! For country-specific document requirements please see www.ut.ee/country-specific.

Please be sure to check further information on required documents and our step-by-step application guide at each.ut.ee/admission-requirements.

The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Estonian.

Language requirements	English All applicants must comply with our English language requirements. The only acceptable English tests and exempt categories are specified at each.ut.ee/admission-requirements.

Language requirements

English

All applicants must comply with our English language requirements. The only acceptable English tests and exempt categories are specified at each.ut.ee/admission-requirements.

Other requirements	A motivation letter must be added to your application. Please upload the final version of the motivation letter before submitting the application. It can not be edited after the application is submitted. Motivation letter (of maximum 5000 characters, with spaces) addressing the following: (1) Please describe briefly your previous study and work experience (if you worked in a team, please highlight what were your responsibilities, without exaggerating them), as well as your personality. What kind of job do you expect in the future? (2) With self-criticism regarding your experiences, explain your limits in analytical knowledge and skills in relation to your future job. (3) How the EACH program will help you in achieving your future goals as a professional graduated with a master? (4) Justify your choice for the first and second preference for study-track (i.e. Tartu-Uppsala, Tartu-Lyon, Tartu-Åbo), with relevant argumentation. We may contact you with additional questions concerning your motivation letter.

Other requirements

A motivation letter must be added to your application.

Please upload the final version of the motivation letter before submitting the application. It can not be edited after the application is submitted.

Motivation letter (of maximum 5000 characters, with spaces) addressing the following:

(1) Please describe briefly your previous study and work experience (if you worked in a team, please highlight what were your responsibilities, without exaggerating them), as well as your personality. What kind of job do you expect in the future?

(2) With self-criticism regarding your experiences, explain your limits in analytical knowledge and skills in relation to your future job.

(3) How the EACH program will help you in achieving your future goals as a professional graduated with a master?

(4) Justify your choice for the first and second preference for study-track (i.e. Tartu-Uppsala, Tartu-Lyon, Tartu-Åbo), with relevant argumentation.

We may contact you with additional questions concerning your motivation letter.

More information	ut.ee/each

This international two-year joint master degree programme, Excellence in Analytical Chemistry (EACH), educates specialists in analytical chemistry well qualified to work in industry (food, pharmaceutical, materials, energy, etc) and chemical analysis laboratories (environment, food, health, etc) worldwide. EACH provides knowledge and skills in both fundamental and applied aspects of modern analytical chemistry.

The programme is taught by four universities:

University of Tartu (UT, coordinator), Estonia;
Uppsala University (UU), Sweden;
University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), France;
Åbo Akademi University (AAU), Finland.

The language of instruction is English, but students will also learn to communicate in one of the languages of the countries involved.

Why study Excellence in Analytical Chemistry?
• Study at two outstanding European universities: the first year is spent at UT, and then you can choose between UU, UCBL or AAU.
• Choose between high-profile international companies approved by the EACH Academic Board for mandatory internship placement.
• 80% of alumni secure a job in just a few months after graduation at research and development departments of major companies; chemical and pharmaceutical industry labs; and health, consumer and environmental protection agencies.
• UT belongs to the top 1% most-cited universities and research institutions in Chemistry (ESI 2021).

Please see the programme structure in our Study Information System

The EACH programme is meant to help in filling this gap by providing contemporary, practically oriented education in analytical chemistry. It has been estimated that up to 50% of chemistry graduates (depending on country) work at different analysis or testing laboratories. These factors enable us to rate the employability of EACH graduates as very good.

Excellent international career prospects: