| University | Country | |
| Instituto de Formación Fotográfica | Argentina | |
| Universidad Nacional De San Martín | Argentina | |
| Centro Argentino Fotográfico | Argentina | |
| Enfo Escuela De Fotografía | Argentina | |
| Escuela De Fotografia Creativa | Argentina | |
| Trayecto De Formación Profesional En Fotografía | Argentina | |
| Escuela De Formación Profesional Santiago Rainero | Argentina | |
| Motivarte | Argentina | |
| Escuela Argentina De Fotografía | Argentina | |
| Instituto Sudamericano Para La Enseñanza De La Comunicación | Argentina | |
| Al Aire | Argentina | |
| RMIT University | Australia | |
| Nepean Arts Design Centre - Tafensw | Australia | |
| Griffith University | Australia | |
| Raffles | Australia | |
| University of Technology Sydney | Australia | |
| Rmit | Australia | |
| The University of Sydney | Australia | |
| Murdoch University | Australia | |
| University of Wollongong | Australia | |
| Charles Sturt University | Australia | |
| North Sydney College of Tafe | Australia | |
| Höhere Graphische Bundes- Lehr- Und Versuchsanstalt | Austria | |
| The University of Vienna, Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure Research | Austria | |
| Lik Akademie Für Foto Und Design | Austria | |
| Akademija Dramske Umjetnosti / Academy of Dramatic Art, Zagreb | Austria | |
| Counter Foto - a Center for Visual Arts | Bangladesh | |
| Pathshala South Asian Media Institute | Bangladesh | |
| KASK & CONSERVATORIUM School of Arts Gent/td> | Belgium | |
| Luca School of Arts Campus Narafi | Belgium | |
| Karel De Grote University College | Belgium | |
| Kask (hogent School of Arts) | Belgium | |
| Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp | Belgium | |
| Ensav La Cambre | Belgium | |
| Sint-lukas Brussels University College of Art and Design | Belgium | |
| Universidade de Araraquara (Uniara) | Brazil | |
| Pontifícia Universidade Católica De Campinas | Brazil | |
| Ateliê Da Imagem Espaço Cultural | Brazil | |
| Universidade De Caxias Do Sul | Brazil | |
| Miami Ad School/espm | Brazil | |
| Candido Mendes University, Rio De Janeiro | Brazil | |
| Universidade De São Paulo | Brazil | |
| Pontificia Universidade Catolica Do Rio De Janeiro | Brazil | |
| Focus School of Photography | Brazil | |
| Escola São Paulo | Brazil | |
| Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro (ufrj) | Brazil | |
| Universidade Da Regiao De Joinville | Brazil | |
| Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts | Bulgaria | |
| Centre de formation professionnelle de Verdun | Canada | |
| Centre De Formation Professionnelle Maurice-barbeau | Canada | |
| New Brunswick College of Craft and Design | Canada | |
| Cegep Du Vieux Montréal | Canada | |
| Mohawk College | Canada | |
| Cfp Lachine | Canada | |
| Algonquin College | Canada | |
| School of the Photographic Arts - Ottawa | Canada | |
| Ontario College of Art & Design | Canada | |
| Sait Polytechnic | Canada | |
| Concordia University | Canada | |
| College De Matane Dept of Photography | Canada | |
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | Canada | |
| Escuela De Periodismo, Universidad De Santiago De Chile | Chile | |
| Universidad De Antofagasta | Chile | |
| Instituto Profesional Arcos | Chile | |
| Instituto Profesional Los Leones | Chile | |
| Instituto Aiep De Universidad Andrés Bello | Chile | |
| Universidad De Concepcion | Chile | |
| Universidad De Valparaiso | Chile | |
| Guangzhou University | China | |
| Quanzhou Vocational and Technical University | China | |
| Suzhou Art & Design Technology Institute | China | |
| Shenyang City University | China | |
| Xi'an Shiyou University | China | |
| Chengdu Technological University | China | |
| ShenZhen University | China | |
| Shandong Industrial Technician College | China | |
| Wenzhou No.2 Vocational Secondary Specialized school | China | |
| Shenyang Institute of Technology | China | |
| Jiangsu University of Technology | China | |
| DongGuan University of Technology | China | |
| Communication University of China, Nanjing | China | |
| Ningbo University | China | |
| Sichuan University of Media and Communications | China | |
| Jinshan College Of Fujian Agriculture And Forestry University | China | |
| Xuzhou University of Technology/td> | China | |
| Putian University | China | |
| Xi'an Jiaotong University | China | |
| Xi'an Polytechnic University | China | |
| Xian University of Architecture and Technology Huaqing College | China | |
| Xi'an Siyuan University | China | |
| Modern College of Northwest University | China | |
| Zhejiang University of Science and Technology | China | |
| Nanjing Normal University | China | |
| Shandong University of Arts | China | |
| Jilin Animation Institute | China | |
| Shunde Polytechnic | China | |
| Zhongyuan University of Technology | China | |
| Hsuan Chuang University | China | |
| Qilu University of Technology | China | |
| Hei Bei Academy of Fine Arts | China | |
| Academy of Arts & Design , Tsinghua University/td> | China | |
| Changsha University of Science & Technology | China | |
| Wuhan Polytechnic University | China | |
| Luxun Academy of Fine Arts | China | |
| Xi'an University of Technology | China | |
| Changsha Vocational &technical College | China | |
| Sichuan Fine Arts Insititute | China | |
| Tung-fang Design Institute | China | |
| Nanjing University of the Arts | China | |
| School of Design Central Academy of Fine Arts,china | China | |
| New York University in Shanghai | China | |
| College of Digital Arts, Shanghai University | China | |
| The Open University of Hong Kong | China | |
| City University of Hong Kong | China | |
| Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts | China | |
| The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | China | |
| Hong Kong Baptist University | China | |
| City University of Hong Kong | China | |
| Art Channel of Jca / Jilin College of the Arts | China | |
| Polyu Hong Kong Community College | China | |
| Hong Kong Design Institute | China | |
| SieteFotógrafos | Colombia | |
| Corporacion Universitaria UNITEC | Colombia | |
| Universidad De Antioquia | Colombia | |
| Institución Universitaria Colegio Mayor Del Cauca | Colombia | |
| Universidad De Los Andes in Bogotá | Colombia | |
| Universidad Veritas | Costa Rica | |
| Universidad Creativa | Costa Rica | |
| Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art | Czech Republic | |
| Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti Nad Labem | Czech Republic | |
| The Danish School of Media and Journalism | Denmark | |
| The Copenhagen School of Film and Photography | Denmark | |
| Media College | Denmark | |
| The Danish School of Journalism | Denmark | |
| Tecnológico Latinoamercano De Expresiones Artísticas | Ecuador | |
| American University in Cairo | Egypt | |
| University of Tampere | Finland | |
| Novia University of Applied Sciences | Finland | |
| Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences | Finland | |
| Universite De Perpignan | France | |
| Ecole Bloo Photographie et Images | France | |
| Ecole de Conde, Lyon | France | |
| Iut Paul Sabatier Université | France | |
| Speos Paris Photographic Institute | France | |
| École Nationale Supérieure De La Photographie | France | |
| Ecole Nationale Superieure Louis Lumiere | France | |
| University of the Arts Bremen | Germany | |
| Hochschule Hannover | Germany | |
| Akademie Der Bildenden Künste in Nürnberg | Germany | |
| Bsz Alois Senefelder | Germany | |
| Hochschule Rheinmain | Germany | |
| Lette Verein Berlin | Germany | |
| Fh Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences | Germany | |
| Akademie Der Bildenden Künste München | Germany | |
| Akademie Der Bildenden Künste München | Germany | |
| Osz1 Technik Potsdam | Germany | |
| Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg-simon-ohm Faculty of Design | Germany | |
| Freie Universität Berlin | Germany | |
| University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hannover | Germany | |
| University of Apllied Arts and Sciences, Dortmund | Germany | |
| Kunsthochschule Kassel | Germany | |
| Focus School Of Photography & New Media | Greece | |
| Leica Academy | Greece | |
| Ionian University - Department of Audiovisual Arts | Greece | |
| Haitian American Caucus- Haiti | Haiti | |
| Moholy-nagy University of Art and Design | Hungary | |
| Kaposvár University | Hungary | |
| National Institute of Fashion Technology | India | |
| Symbiosis School of Photography | India | |
| Trinity institute of professional studies | India | |
| The Indian Institute of Digital Art and Animation | India | |
| Image Creative Education | India | |
| Icat Design and Media College | India | |
| Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | India | |
| National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata | India | |
| University of Lucknow | India | |
| Kristu Jayanti College | India | |
| The One School Goa | India | |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | India | |
| National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad | India | |
| Pearl Academyof Fashion | India | |
| Siliguri College | India | |
| Amrita School of Communication | India | |
| Indian Institute of Photography | India | |
| Stikom - the London School of Public Relations, Jakarta | Indonesia | |
| Photo District Jakarta | Indonesia | |
| Raffles Design Institute Jakarta | Indonesia | |
| Polytechnic of Creative Media ( Polimedia ) | Indonesia | |
| Tadulako University | Indonesia | |
| Letterkenny Institute of Technology | Ireland | |
| University of Ulster | Ireland | |
| Institute of Technology, Sligo | Ireland | |
| Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Co Dublin | Ireland | |
| Dublin Institute of Technology | Ireland | |
| HARIM Accademia Euromediterranea | Italy | |
| Cfp Bauer | Italy | |
| Mohole | Italy | |
| Scuola Internazionale Di Comics - Sede Di Napoli | Italy | |
| Naba, Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti Di Milano | Italy | |
| Ied Rome | Italy | |
| Istituto Europeo Di Design | Italy | |
| Niigata College of Art & Design | Japan | |
| Joshibi University of Art and Design | Japan | |
| Kyushu Sangyo University | Japan | |
| Osaka University of Arts | Japan | |
| Tokyo Polytechnic University | Japan | |
| Nihon University College of Art Department of Photography | Japan | |
| Tokyo College of Photography | Japan | |
| Kyoto University of Art and Design | Japan | |
| Tokyo Zokei University | Japan | |
| Nagoya University of Arts and Science | Japan | |
| Apple Art Academy | Kazakhstan | |
| Africa Digital Media Institute | Kenya | |
| American University of Central Asia | Kyrgyzstan | |
| American University of Beirut | Lebanon | |
| Vilnius College of Design (vcd) | Lithuania | |
| Malawi Institute of Journalism | Malawi | |
| The Poly | Malawi | |
| INTI International College Subang | Malaysia | |
| Tunku Abdul Rahman University College | Malaysia | |
| Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin | Malaysia | |
| Management Science University College Johor Bahru | Malaysia | |
| Management Science University College Johor Bahru | Malaysia | |
| Multimedia University | Malaysia | |
| Taylor's University | Malaysia | |
| Centro Universitario De Artes Y Arquitectura Y Diseño | Mexico | |
| Cinefoto La Escuela De Cine Y Fotografía De Tampico | Mexico | |
| Instituto Tecnologico Y De Estudios Superiores De Occidente | Mexico | |
| Lci Monterrey | Mexico | |
| Universidad Autonoma Del Estado De Hidalgo | Mexico | |
| Universidad Autónoma De Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | Mexico | |
| Tecnológico De Monterrey | Mexico | |
| Universidad Panamericana | Mexico | |
| Universidad De Guadalara | Mexico | |
| Universidad De Las Americas | Mexico | |
| Cinema. School of Cinema, Advertising and Audiovisual Media | Mexico | |
| Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht | Netherlands | |
| Fotoacademie B.v. | Netherlands | |
| Koning Willem 1 College | Netherlands | |
| ideaschool, Eastern Institute of Technology | New Zealand | |
| Ara | New Zealand | |
| Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design | New Zealand | |
| Massey University | New Zealand | |
| The University of Auckland | New Zealand | |
| Aut University | New Zealand | |
| Raffles College of Design and Commerce | New Zealand | |
| Southern Institute of Technology | New Zealand | |
| Higher College of Technology | Oman | |
| Memon Industrial & Technical Institute | Pakistan | |
| Fatima Jinnah Women University | Pakistan | |
| Birzeit University | Palestine | |
| Palestine Polytechnic University | Palestine | |
| Centro De La Imagen | Peru | |
| Upc | Peru | |
| Universidad De Piura | Peru | |
| Instituto Peruano De Publicidad | Peru | |
| Universidad San Martin De Porres (usmp) | Peru | |
| College of Fine Arts, Up, Diliman | Phillipines | |
| Far Eastern University Department of Communication | Phillipines | |
| Academy of Fine Arts Warsaw | Poland | |
| Akademia Sztuk Pieknych | Poland | |
| Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice | Poland | |
| Wydział Pedagogiki I Psychologii Umcs W Lublinie | Poland | |
| Lodz Film School | Poland | |
| Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow | Poland | |
| University of Silesia, Katowice | Poland | |
| Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw | Poland | |
| University of Arts in Poznan, Poland | Poland | |
| Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw | Poland | |
| University of Silesia in Katowice | Poland | |
| Iade | Potugal | |
| Atlantic University College | Puerto Rico | |
| Universidad Del Sagrado Corazón | Puerto Rico | |
| National University of Arts Bucharest | Romania | |
| University of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography Ubb | Romania | |
| Babes-bolyai University | Romania | |
| "ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism | Romania | |
| Theater and Television Faculty, "babes-bolyai University" | Romania | |
| Russian State University named after A.N.Kosygin, Institute of Art | Russia | |
| Optical Mechanical Lyceum | Russia | |
| St. Petersburg State University of Film and Tv | Russia | |
| The Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography and Multimedia | Russia | |
| St.petersburg State Polytechnical University, it in Design Department | Russia | |
| Saint-petersburg Stait University of Calture and Arts | Russia | |
| Universita' Degli Studi Della Repubblica Di San Marino | San Marino | |
| Faculty of Media and Communications, Singidunum University | Serbia | |
| Visoka Tehnicka Skola Strukovnih Studija U Novom | Serbia | |
| Academy of Arts Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad | Serbia | |
| Temasek Polytechnic | Singapore | |
| Nanyang Technological University, Singapore | Singapore | |
| Republic Polytechnic | Singapore | |
| Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava | Slovakia | |
| Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana | Slovenia | |
| Šolski Center Srečka Kosovela Sežana Višja Strokovna | Slovenia | |
| Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town | South Africa | |
| The Open Window Institute | South Africa | |
| City Varsity Cape Town | South Africa | |
| Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | |
| Ruth Prowse School of Art | South Africa | |
| Rhodes University | South Africa | |
| University of Johannesburg | South Africa | |
| Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography | South Africa | |
| Stellenbosch University Department of Visual Arts | South Africa | |
| Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | South Africa | |
| University of Cape Town | South Africa | |
| Tshwane University of Technology | South Africa | |
| Vaal University of Technology | South Africa | |
| Cape Peninsula University of Technology | South Africa | |
| Vega School of Brand Leadership | South Africa | |
| Gwangju University | Korea | |
| Shingu University | South Korea | |
| Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño Fernando Estévez | Spain | |
| Instituto Tierno Galván | Spain | |
| Easd Mestre Mateo | Spain | |
| Centro Universitario Tai | Spain | |
| Elisava | Spain | |
| Creanavarra | Spain | |
| Al Aire | Spain | |
| Iefc Barcelona | Spain | |
| Universidad Jaume i | Spain | |
| Centro De Estudios Del Video, S.a. | Spain | |
| Universidad Rey Juan Carlos | Spain | |
| Universidad Ceu San Pablo | Spain | |
| Cev Centro De Estudios Del Video | Spain | |
| Motivarte Europa | Spain | |
| Usp Ceu Universidad San Pablo Ceu | Spain | |
| National Association of Photographers - Sri Lanka (napsl) | Sri Lanka | |
| Fotoskolan Sthlm - Stockholms School of Photoga | Sweden | |
| University of Kalamoon | Syria | |
| Stamford International University | Thailand | |
| Huachiew Chalermprakiet University | Thailand | |
| The Art Center Chulalongkorn University | Thailand | |
| Akdeniz University Fine Arts Faculty Photography Department/td> | Turkey | |
| Kocaeli University Faculty of Fine Arts | Turkey | |
| Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Fine Arts | Turkey | |
| Marmara University | Turkey | |
| Anadolu University | Turkey | |
| Bahcesehir University | Turkey | |
| Sabancı University | Turkey | |
| Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi | Turkey | |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Turkey | |
| Yıldız Teknik Universitesi | Turkey | |
| Київський Національний | Ukraine | |
| Lugansk State Academy of Culture and Arts | Ukraine | |
| American University in Dubai | United Arab Emirates | |
| Art Center College of Design | United Arab Emirates | |
| London College and Communication | United Kingdom | |
| University Centre Stamford | United Kingdom | |
| Walsall college | United Kingdom | |
| Weston College | United Kingdom | |
| University of Huddersfield | United Kingdom | |
| Swindon College | United Kingdom | |
| The Northern School of Art | United Kingdom | |
| Tresham College | United Kingdom | |
| Sutton Community Academy | United Kingdom | |
| Swansea College of Art | United Kingdom | |
| Wirral Metropolitan College | United Kingdom | |
| De Montfort University | United Kingdom | |
| Royal Leamington Spa College | United Kingdom | |
| University Centre St Helens | United Kingdom | |
| North East Scotland College | United Kingdom | |
| Hertford Regional College | United Kingdom | |
| University of Bedfordshire | United Kingdom | |
| West Herts College | United Kingdom | |
| University of Stirling | United Kingdom | |
| Newcastle College | United Kingdom | |
| Makerere University | United Kingdom | |
| Royal College of Art | United Kingdom | |
| London College of Commication | United Kingdom | |
| The Glasgow School of Art | United Kingdom | |
| Leeds Arts University | United Kingdom | |
| North Warwickshire and Hinckley College | United Kingdom | |
| John Ruskin College | United Kingdom | |
| City of Glasgow College | United Kingdom | |
| Amersham & Wycombe College | United Kingdom | |
| Cheshire New College | United Kingdom | |
| Batley Schooll of Art, Kirklees College | United Kingdom | |
| Regent's University London | United Kingdom | |
| Interactive Design Institute | United Kingdom | |
| Truro College | United Kingdom | |
| Doncaster College | United Kingdom | |
| Goldsmiths College | United Kingdom | |
| Leeds College of Art | United Kingdom | |
| North Lindsey College | United Kingdom | |
| Gray's School of Art, Robert Gordon University | United Kingdom | |
| Plymouth College of Art | United Kingdom | |
| Plymouth University | United Kingdom | |
| Ravensbourne | United Kingdom | |
| Nescol | United Kingdom | |
| Stockport College | United Kingdom | |
| Forth Valley College | United Kingdom | |
| City of Bristol College | United Kingdom | |
| Winchester School of Art | United Kingdom | |
| East Kent College | United Kingdom | |
| West Kent College | United Kingdom | |
| University of the West of England | United Kingdom | |
| Stockport College | United Kingdom | |
| London Metropolitan University | United Kingdom | |
| City and Islington College | United Kingdom | |
| Thanet College | United Kingdom | |
| Univerity of Wales, Newport | United Kingdom | |
| Edinburgh Napier University | United Kingdom | |
| Camberwell Arts College | United Kingdom | |
| Gray's School of Art | United Kingdom | |
| University of Glamorgan | United Kingdom | |
| University of Kent | United Kingdom | |
| Norwich University College of the Arts | United Kingdom | |
| University of Central Lancashire | United Kingdom | |
| University of Northampton | United Kingdom | |
| University of East London | United Kingdom | |
| University of Portsmouth | United Kingdom | |
| Colchester Institute | United Kingdom | |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | United Kingdom | |
| Edinburgh College of Art | United Kingdom | |
| Lcc - London College of Communication | United Kingdom | |
| Csm - Central Saint Martins | United Kingdom | |
| Batley School of Art & Design, Kirklees College | United Kingdom | |
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | United Kingdom | |
| New College Stamford | United Kingdom | |
| University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea | United Kingdom | |
| Middlesex University | United Kingdom | |
| Falmouth University | United Kingdom | |
| University of Westminster | United Kingdom | |
| University of Wales, Newport | United Kingdom | |
| University for the Creative Arts, Rochester | United Kingdom | |
| Southport College | United Kingdom | |
| London College of Fashion | United Kingdom | |
| Coleg Sir Gar | United Kingdom | |
| Univeristy of Leeds | United Kingdom | |
| Leeds City College | United Kingdom | |
| Bedford College | United Kingdom | |
| The University of Salford | United Kingdom | |
| Anglia Ruskin University | United Kingdom | |
| West College Scotland | United Kingdom | |
| Arts University College at Bournemouth | United Kingdom | |
| University of West London | United Kingdom | |
| Canterbury Christ Church University (cccu) | United Kingdom | |
| Barking & Dagenham College | United Kingdom | |
| New College | United Kingdom | |
| Blackburn College | United Kingdom | |
| Sgs College | United Kingdom | |
| Birmingham City University | United Kingdom | |
| Bridgend College | United Kingdom | |
| Kingston | United Kingdom | |
| St Patricks College | United Kingdom | |
| University of Gloucestershire | United Kingdom | |
| Coventry University | United Kingdom | |
| University of Bolton | United Kingdom | |
| Nottingham Trent University | United Kingdom | |
| Cleveland College of Art & Design | United Kingdom | |
| University South Wales | United Kingdom | |
| The Manchester College | United Kingdom | |
| Southampton Solent University | United Kingdom | |
| Milligan College | United States | |
| The Art Institute of Atlanta | United States | |
| Smith College | United States | |
| University of Wisconsin- Madison | United States | |
| The College of Westchester | United States | |
| Houston Community College | United States | |
| Summit Technology Academy | United States | |
| Freed-hardeman University | United States | |
| Florida Atlantic University | United States | |
| University of Iowa | United States | |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | United States | |
| University of Montevallo | United States | |
| Michigan State University Department of Art | United States | |
| Southwest University of Visual Arts | United States | |
| South Dakota State University | United States | |
| Gwinnett Technical College | United States | |
| Loyola Marymount University | United States | |
| Pacific Union College | United States | |
| School of Visual Arts | United States | |
| Robert Morris University | United States | |
| Tisch School of Art, Nyu | United States | |
| The Art Institutes International Minnesota | United States | |
| Nossi School of Art, Tennessee | United States | |
| Art Center College of Design, California | United States | |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | United States | |
| Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan | United States | |
| Georgia State University, Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design | United States | |
| South Dakota State University | United States | |
| Marylhurst University | United States | |
| Parsons | United States | |
| Sva | United States | |
| The New England Instute of Art | United States | |
| California College of the Arts | United States | |
| Mass College of Art & Design | United States | |
| Scad Atlanta (savannah College of Art Atlanta) | United States | |
| Pratt Institute | United States | |
| College of the Siskiyous | United States | |
| Academy of Art University | United States | |
| Central Wyoming College | United States | |
| Metropolitan State College of Denver | United States | |
| University of Wisconsin - Stout | United States | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology (rit) | United States | |
| Drexel University | United States | |
| San Francisco Art Institute | United States | |
| The University of Texas at Austin | United States | |
| Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (ucab) | Venezuela | |
| Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology, HCMC | Vietnam | |
Participating Institutions
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