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Potential new partners are given the opportunity to join on one of three degrees of involvement as:
Potential new partners are given the opportunity to join on one of three degrees of involvement as:
* ''An observer:'' Being offered the opportunity to take a closer inside look at the VCSE e-learning courses at their running phase. The observer-university may decide or not to join the VCSE Network as a partly-active of full member.
* ''An observer:'' Being offered the opportunity to take a closer inside look at the VCSE e-learning courses at their running phase. The observer-university may decide or not to join the VCSE Network as a partly-active of full member.
* A partly-active member: Being offered the opportunity to admit university students to the VCSE e-learning courses. The participating students will be awarded a certificate of attendance by the VCSE partner-universities. The observer-university may decide or not to join the VCSE Network as a full member.
* ''A partly-active member:'' Being offered the opportunity to admit university students to the VCSE e-learning courses. The participating students will be awarded a certificate of attendance by the VCSE partner-universities. The observer-university may decide or not to join the VCSE Network as a full member.
* A full member: Being offered the opportunity to admit university students to the VCSE e-learning courses and contribute a new e-learning course to the VCSE Virtual Campus.
* ''A full member:'' Being offered the opportunity to admit university students to the VCSE e-learning courses and contribute a new e-learning course to the VCSE Virtual Campus.
New partners may change their status to the direction of a greater or smaller commitment as expressed in these three categories according to their needs.  
New partners may change their status to the direction of a greater or smaller commitment as expressed in these three categories according to their needs.  


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* Pedagogical diversity: we agree that a variety of competences are necessary for engagement in sustainable development. No single semester course can address the development of all these competences, so e-learning courses which offer different learning objectives achieved by different pedagogical approaches will enrich the VCSE
* Pedagogical diversity: we agree that a variety of competences are necessary for engagement in sustainable development. No single semester course can address the development of all these competences, so e-learning courses which offer different learning objectives achieved by different pedagogical approaches will enrich the VCSE
* Accessibility: courses should be run by European institutions to allow smooth transfer of ECTS credits and be multi-disciplinary in approach and accessible to students of a wide variety of specialisations
* Accessibility: courses should be run by European institutions to allow smooth transfer of ECTS credits and be multi-disciplinary in approach and accessible to students of a wide variety of specialisations


The goal to expand to 15 partners has been fulfilled: the new members are as follows:
The goal to expand to 15 partners has been fulfilled: the new members are as follows:
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Two more universities are currently undergoing the administrative procedure of joining:
Two more universities are currently undergoing the administrative procedure of joining:
* The University of Geneva, Swiss Virtual Campus SUPPREM – Switzerland  
* The University of Geneva, Swiss Virtual Campus SUPPREM – Switzerland (An Internal Cooperation Agreement is still under the process of being signed between the University of Geneva and the University of Macedonia-VCSE Coordinator (12/2008).)
* Universidade Aberta - Portugal  
* Universidade Aberta - Portugal (The relevant Expression of Interest will be signed in the near future (12/2008).)


A further five universities have expressed their interest in joining:
A further five universities have expressed their interest in joining:
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* Centre for Environmental Education and Research, Faculty of Education, University of Malta – Malta  
* Centre for Environmental Education and Research, Faculty of Education, University of Malta – Malta  
* University of Potsdam - Germany
* University of Potsdam - Germany
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