Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/HomeAction.java
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diff -u -re6e981f6a6fff2779cdcbb39513e76b10ccc131f -rcc37b8ce0ecd9bcd071502826ee0764b06f4f493
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/HomeAction.java	(.../HomeAction.java)	(revision e6e981f6a6fff2779cdcbb39513e76b10ccc131f)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/HomeAction.java	(.../HomeAction.java)	(revision cc37b8ce0ecd9bcd071502826ee0764b06f4f493)
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
@@ -61,23 +60,18 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.Organisation;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.Role;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.User;
-import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.WorkspaceFolder;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.dto.UserDTO;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.dto.UserFlashDTO;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.exception.UserAccessDeniedException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.service.IUserManagementService;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.CentralConstants;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.Configuration;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.ConfigurationKeys;
-import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.MessageService;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.WebUtil;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.svg.SVGGenerator;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.session.SessionManager;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.util.AttributeNames;
-import org.lamsfoundation.lams.workspace.dto.FolderContentDTO;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.workspace.service.IWorkspaceManagementService;
-import org.lamsfoundation.lams.workspace.service.WorkspaceManagementService;
-import org.lamsfoundation.lams.workspace.web.WorkspaceAction;
 import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationContextUtils;
 
@@ -203,7 +197,7 @@
 		learnerURL = WebUtil.appendParameterToURL(learnerURL, AttributeNames.PARAM_PRESENCE_IM_ENABLED,
 			String.valueOf(lesson.getLearnerImAvailable()));
 		learnerURL = WebUtil.appendParameterToURL(learnerURL, AttributeNames.PARAM_TITLE,
-			lesson.getLessonName());
+			URLEncoder.encode(lesson.getLessonName(), "UTF8"));
 
 		/* Date Format for Chat room append */
 		DateFormat sfm = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss");
@@ -234,6 +228,7 @@
 		    }
 		    return mapping.findForward("lessonIntro");
 		} else {
+		    res.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
 		    res.sendRedirect(learnerURL);
 		    return null;
 		}