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@@ -147,3 +147,7 @@ Project Background
 ------------------
 
 The SEB Server is currently build and maintained by `ETH Zürich <https://ethz.ch/en.html>`_ and by the `Swiss MOOC Service <https://www.swissmooc.ch/>`_ that is founded by leading Swiss universities EPFL, ETH, SUPSI, USI and HES-SO. The Swiss MOOC Service was financially supported from 2018-2020 by the `Swissuniversities´ P5 program <https://www.swissuniversities.ch/themen/digitalisierung/p-5-wissenschaftliche-information>`_.
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+Contribution
+------------
+.. include:: CONTRIBUTING.md