diff --git a/courses/meta/former.html b/courses/meta/former.html
index 200c1a677c4b0b27df5dddd87e91f2c2044d92d4..bda4e3f2d95101453c2a8c662a8d55c3bce5ddab 100644
--- a/courses/meta/former.html
+++ b/courses/meta/former.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ layout: default
 title: Former Courses
 permalink: /courses/former/
 ---
+The courses given by the KWARC group in the last semesters: 
 
 {% assign courses = site.pages | where: "layout", "course" | sort: "title" %}
 {% assign semesters = site.semesters.former | reverse %}
@@ -19,4 +20,4 @@ permalink: /courses/former/
             {% endfor %}
         </ul>
     {% endif %}
-{% endfor %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/courses/meta/upcoming.html b/courses/meta/upcoming.html
index 9c309b763b792945fa682f28f9eea2c508c465cf..19de1c6b1543b81bb4385a78e0861b3bd23213ae 100644
--- a/courses/meta/upcoming.html
+++ b/courses/meta/upcoming.html
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 ---
 layout: default
-title: Upcoming Courses ({{site.upcoming}})
+title: Upcoming Courses 
 permalink: /courses/upcoming/
 ---
+The courses in the upcoming semester: {{site.upcoming}} 
 
 {% assign courses = site.pages | where: "layout", "course" | sort: "title" %}