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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ In any case you should contact the Principal Investigator of KWARC:
 [Prof. Michael Kohlhase](http://kwarc.info/kohlhase) or the person indicated as the
 assignee. 
 
-## Thesis Topcis.
+## Thesis Topics
 
 Topcis are available in the following larger areas, individual topics will be encoded as
 [issues](https://gl.kwarc.info/kwarc/thesis-projects/issues), details can be clarified in