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-No university course without formalities. We keep it simple and adaptable to your specific circumstances but we are required to demand a certain amount of work from you to be able to award the ECTS (25 hours = 1ECTS). 
+No university course without formalities. We keep it simple and adaptable to your specific circumstances but we are required to demand ca. 25 hours work from you for every credit awarded. 
 
 ## Credit points (ECTS)