training of conservation works is an important part of gci's work. for example, gci collaborated with other organizations to create a course "to assist museum personnel in safeguarding their collections from the effects of natural and human-made emergencies." also, gci developed a course on the "fundamentals of the conservation of photographs" which is now taught in eastern europe by the academy of fine arts and design in bratislava and the slovak national library. besides courses and workshops, gci has also been involved with long-term education programs, such as establishing a master's degree program in archaeological and ethnographic conservation in collaboration with the university of california, los angeles.