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The current manuscript was prepared in the context of the development of the project “Water Management and Climate Change in the Focus of International Master Programs (WATERMAS),” funded by the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union. In this regard, this manuscript reflects only the views of the authors; as such, the European Union cannot be held responsible for these views or any future use of them.

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Schneider, P., Reinstorf, F., Vázquez Z, R.F. (2019). Theory-Practice Integration and Sustainability. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Quality Education. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_10-1

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