In 2005 Blinc, the blended learning institutions’ cooperative was founded in Goettingen, Germany, as a start-up network from based on former EU-funded LIFE and eLearning projects in the health, social and environmental sector. It now consists of more than 30 organisations and individuals from 18 European countries.blinc is an exchange instrument for educationalists and researchers and offers a platform for exchange of know-how and experiences and the evaluation, dissemination, marketing and distribution of their services and products (Valorisation and Networking).