Available online| Series: | Student Hub Live; Series Oct 2015 |
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| Episode | Day 1 Part 6 |
| Recording date: | 30-09-2015 |
| Published: | 2015 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:15:10 |
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| Presenter: | Klaus-Dieter Rossade |
| Contributors: | David Hann; Valérie Demouy; Mirjam Hauck |
| Publisher: | The Open University |
| Production number: | SHL00766 |
| Available to public: | no |
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