REFERENCE: 553660-EPP-1-2014-1-EE-EPPKA1-JMD-MOB_EACHTITLE: Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, EACHObjectiveExcellence in Analytical Chemistry (EACH) is an international two-year joint master degree programme that 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.Course durationTwo years (120 ECTS credits).Brief descriptionEACH provides knowledge and skills in both fundamental and applied aspects of modern analytical chemistry. EACH is suitable both for the graduates of bachelor's studies (or equivalent), and analytical chemists in industry and labs. The programme is taught by four universities: University of Tartu (UT, coordinator), Estonia; Uppsala University (UU), Sweden; University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), France; and Åbo Akademi University (AAU), Finland. Students spend the first study year at UT learning the fundamental concepts and skills of analytical chemistry, metrology in chemistry, and the quality and socio-economic aspects of analytical chemistry. The second year is oriented towards specific applications of analytical chemistry and is spent either at UCBL, UU or AAU. The particular strengths of the partner universities are organic analysis, separation methods and mass spectrometry, especially as applied to biological samples (UU), industrial analytical chemistry and process control (UCBL) and sensors, advanced analytical instrumentation and electrochemistry (AUU).EACH is distinguished from other analytical chemistry programmes by its strong emphasis on metrology (traceability, measurement uncertainty, etc.) and on the socio-economic aspects of analytical chemistry (costs and legal implications of chemical analysis, climate, public security, etc.). These competencies have become especially important during the last decade, and are usually not taught in international analytical chemistry programmes. Close cooperation is foreseen with scientific centres of excellence.Career prospectsThe complementary competences of the universities enable the students to acquire both fundamental knowledge and practical skills at the highest level. The EACH programme has well-established cooperation with a number of companies: Solvay, Bruker, Perkin Elmer, Ruuki, Avenisense, etc. Their active involvement via teaching courses and supervising internships ensures that EACH responds to needs in industry, including the newly emerging areas of analytical chemistry crucial for nano-analysis, in vivo microanalysis, “omics”, process control, etc. This "practical touch" ensures good employment prospects of the EACH graduates, which may find employment opportunities at R&D departments of major companies, academia, chemical and pharmaceutical industry labs, health, consumer and environmental protection agencies, certification, standardization and accreditation authorities, institutes of metrology, etc.An international experienceThe language of instruction is English, but students will also learn to communicate in one of the languages of the countries involved. The consortium counts on the support of more than 15 international non-educational associated partners and of 11 universities from around the world. The students can carry out international training placements in at least four European countries. DiplomaDouble degrees are awarded upon completion of the studies. The first degree will be from UT: Master of Science in Engineering (Applied Measurement Science). The second degree will be from one of the three Consortium partners: UU (Master of Science), UCBL (Master of Science in Analysis and Control) or AAU (Master of Science in Technology).Websitehttp://www.ut.ee/EACH/