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+# Freemarker functions for SciDepartment items
+
+Import Path
+: `/ccm-sci-types-department.ftl`
+
+## `getDescription(data: Node): HtmlString`
+
+Returns the description of the institute.
+
+## `getShortDescription(data: Node): String`
+
+Returns the short description of the institute.
+
+## `getDepartments(data: Node): Sequence<Node>`
+
+Returns the departments assigned to a institute.
+
+## `getDepartmentOid(department: Node): String`
+
+Gets the OID of a department.
+
+## `getDepartmentTitle(department: Node): String`
+
+Gets the title of a department.
+
+## `getDepartmentLink(department: Node): String`
+
+Returns the link to the detail view of a department.
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