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 *b)	A Master studies development program called-Learning and guest lecturers (in the frame of Brain Gain Program Plus or Twinning) with the University of Novi Sad/Serbia. 3 Master modules will be implemented as blended team-teaching courses at the University of Novi Sad. Consequently teachers from the University of Graz will held guest lectures supported by a colleague from Novi Sad.
-'''2. RCE Graz-Styria - Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development:''' The RCE Graz-Styria is headquartered at the Institute of Geography and Regional Science and was founded in the context of the UN-Decade “Education for Sustainable Development” (2007-2014). RCE Graz-Styria acts as a part of an international network “Global Learning Space for Sustainable Development” (GLS) of 55 RCEs worldwide, which are coordinated by the United Nations University. On local level, RCEs aim at creating a network of Sustainability initiatives, implementing new and innovative activities as well as supporting the knowledge transfer between university and society. On global level, the GLS facilitates an experience transfer between cultures and contributes to a global learning process about how sustainable development can be communicated and awareness of it can be raised. This network operates on local as well on international level by pooling academic expertise and non-academic know-how. Obviously RCE Graz-Styria offers the widest and most inhomogeneous target group, which varies corresponding to topics within the wide scope of sustainability.
+. '''RCE Graz-Styria - Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development:''' The RCE Graz-Styria is headquartered at the Institute of Geography and Regional Science and was founded in the context of the UN-Decade “Education for Sustainable Development” (2007-2014). RCE Graz-Styria acts as a part of an international network “Global Learning Space for Sustainable Development” (GLS) of 55 RCEs worldwide, which are coordinated by the United Nations University. On local level, RCEs aim at creating a network of Sustainability initiatives, implementing new and innovative activities as well as supporting the knowledge transfer between university and society. On global level, the GLS facilitates an experience transfer between cultures and contributes to a global learning process about how sustainable development can be communicated and awareness of it can be raised. This network operates on local as well on international level by pooling academic expertise and non-academic know-how. Obviously RCE Graz-Styria offers the widest and most inhomogeneous target group, which varies corresponding to topics within the wide scope of sustainability.
-'''3. Regional Centre for Teacher Training in Geography:''' This institution is also headquartered at the Institute of Geography/University of Graz and fosters the collaboration between universities, colleges of education and schools in the field of Geography. Furthermore it serves as an interdisciplinary oriented learning network and knowledge transfer between practical school experience, science and economy by providing (continuing) education for teachers and students, teaching materials and conducting research projects. This regional learning network focuses on school teachers and students/pupils as core target groups, secondary on the wider public or regional actors.
+. '''Regional Centre for Teacher Training in Geography:''' This institution is also headquartered at the Institute of Geography/University of Graz and fosters the collaboration between universities, colleges of education and schools in the field of Geography. Furthermore it serves as an interdisciplinary oriented learning network and knowledge transfer between practical school experience, science and economy by providing (continuing) education for teachers and students, teaching materials and conducting research projects. This regional learning network focuses on school teachers and students/pupils as core target groups, secondary on the wider public or regional actors.
 The '''Open University Netherlands''', being a distance teaching university, has a vast number of (e-)learning networks. On the regional level, there are two networks with a focus on sustainable development and (e-)learning: