As part of the long-term inter-university cooperation between the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava and the University of Banja Luka from June 13, 2023, to June 21, 2023, Dr. Andrea Machyňáková, from the mentioned university.

This is one more of the successfully completed exchanges through the Erasmus+ program of international credit mobility – mobility of students and staff of higher education between the Program and partner countries.

Dr. Machyňáková held a lecture for students of the first and second cycle of the Chemistry Department on the topic “Sample preparation in analytical chemistry,” where students had the opportunity to improve their knowledge in the field of analytical chemistry. The lecture covered several analytical methods, SBSE (stir bar extraction), SPME (solid phase microextraction), and SPE (solid phase extraction), their advantages and disadvantages, as well as the sampling procedure. With this lecture, Dr. Machyňáková accented the importance of adequate sample preparation and the possibility of improving the sensitivity of analytical methods, the reliability of analytical results, as well as extending the life of instruments.

After the lecture on the premises of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the attendees took the opportunity to discuss with Dr. Machyňákova about the mentioned analytical methods and inter-university cooperation.