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          "sitting": "November 2026 at LAPE-FLUL Lisbon",
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          "sitting": "May",
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          "sitting": "October",
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          "points": 25
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      "issuer": "France Éducation international (French Ministry of Education)",
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          "points": 25
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          "points": 25
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          "points": 40
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