techniquepresentssomeimportantdisadvantagessuchasthe difficultytoproducehomogeneousmulticomponenttellurite glassesduetotheirrelativelyhighvolatility,limitedstabilityand contaminationbycrucibles.Thesedisadvantagesimpairtheopticalpropertiesofthetelluriteglasses.Theintensificationofthe investigationofdifferentpropertiesofthetelluriteglasssystems containingdifferentmetalions(mainlyrareearthortransitional metalions)startedinthelastyears,duetothedevelopmentofthe sol–gelprocess.Thesol–gelmethodisanattractivealternativeto offeradvantagesofabettercontrolofphysicalandchemical propertiesofthetargetmaterials[18,19]. Inthepresentworkwedescribeaprocessofpreparationof telluriteglassdopedwitheuropiumbythesol–gelmethod.The studyaimstoexplorethelocalstructureoftheeuropium–tellurite glassesthroughFTIR,UV–visspectroscopicandDSCinvestigations ThelocalstructurearoundEu3+ionscanbeobtainedfromthef–f transitionspectra