diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/member/CourseBusinessGroupListController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/member/CourseBusinessGroupListController.java
index 828b7f0a3784e812bc80490b76c8cc3ab604b965..a8fd7ed54dc09164b74e01c210d6bf150da42d2c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/member/CourseBusinessGroupListController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/member/CourseBusinessGroupListController.java
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ public class CourseBusinessGroupListController extends AbstractBusinessGroupList
 		if(groupModule.isManagedBusinessGroups()) {
 			groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.externalId.i18n(), Cols.externalId.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		}
-		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
+		DefaultColumnDescriptor descCol = new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale());
+		descCol.setEscapeHtml(EscapeMode.antisamy);
+		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, descCol);
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new ResourcesColumnDescriptor(this, mainVC, getTranslator()));
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.tutorsCount.i18n(), Cols.tutorsCount.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.participantsCount.i18n(), Cols.participantsCount.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/BusinessGroupListController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/BusinessGroupListController.java
index db83e3429e757565b51fd6c11a5fc6d3e2959a63..91c5d6c3a54c0597f510d9b0ba9ff681ca464fa2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/BusinessGroupListController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/BusinessGroupListController.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package org.olat.group.ui.main;
 
 import org.olat.core.gui.UserRequest;
+import org.olat.core.gui.components.EscapeMode;
 import org.olat.core.gui.components.table.BooleanColumnDescriptor;
 import org.olat.core.gui.components.table.ColumnDescriptor;
 import org.olat.core.gui.components.table.CustomCellRenderer;
@@ -52,7 +53,9 @@ public class BusinessGroupListController extends AbstractBusinessGroupListContro
 		if(groupModule.isManagedBusinessGroups()) {
 			groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.externalId.i18n(), Cols.externalId.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		}
-		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
+		DefaultColumnDescriptor descCol = new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale());
+		descCol.setEscapeHtml(EscapeMode.antisamy);
+		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, descCol);
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new ResourcesColumnDescriptor(this, mainVC, getTranslator()));
 		CustomCellRenderer acRenderer = new BGAccessControlledCellRenderer();
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new CustomRenderColumnDescriptor(Cols.accessTypes.i18n(), Cols.accessTypes.ordinal(), null, getLocale(), ColumnDescriptor.ALIGNMENT_LEFT, acRenderer));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/FavoritBusinessGroupListController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/FavoritBusinessGroupListController.java
index 076fa8a28e5626b9883aee7eaded1d7ba416e2b7..60e0ed81ddf3b02aad6942f7728c50b27484477f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/FavoritBusinessGroupListController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/FavoritBusinessGroupListController.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package org.olat.group.ui.main;
 
 import org.olat.core.gui.UserRequest;
+import org.olat.core.gui.components.EscapeMode;
 import org.olat.core.gui.components.table.BooleanColumnDescriptor;
 import org.olat.core.gui.components.table.ColumnDescriptor;
 import org.olat.core.gui.components.table.CustomCellRenderer;
@@ -52,7 +53,9 @@ public class FavoritBusinessGroupListController extends AbstractBusinessGroupLis
 		if(groupModule.isManagedBusinessGroups()) {
 			groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.externalId.i18n(), Cols.externalId.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		}
-		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
+		DefaultColumnDescriptor descCol = new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale());
+		descCol.setEscapeHtml(EscapeMode.antisamy);
+		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, descCol);
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new ResourcesColumnDescriptor(this, mainVC, getTranslator()));
 		CustomCellRenderer acRenderer = new BGAccessControlledCellRenderer();
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new CustomRenderColumnDescriptor(Cols.accessTypes.i18n(), Cols.accessTypes.ordinal(), null, getLocale(), ColumnDescriptor.ALIGNMENT_LEFT, acRenderer));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/OpenBusinessGroupListController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/OpenBusinessGroupListController.java
index 16e06c4bb784f8a1ed7a15f606230bb2c526a23c..5ddbc5a6b5475e8103fffc176b8ed10547b4b6ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/OpenBusinessGroupListController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/OpenBusinessGroupListController.java
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ public class OpenBusinessGroupListController extends AbstractBusinessGroupListCo
 		if(groupModule.isManagedBusinessGroups()) {
 			groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.externalId.i18n(), Cols.externalId.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		}
-		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
+		DefaultColumnDescriptor descCol = new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale());
+		descCol.setEscapeHtml(EscapeMode.antisamy);
+		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(descCol);
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new ResourcesColumnDescriptor(this, mainVC, getTranslator()));
 		DefaultColumnDescriptor freePlacesCol = new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.freePlaces.i18n(), Cols.freePlaces.ordinal(), TABLE_ACTION_LAUNCH, getLocale());
 		freePlacesCol.setEscapeHtml(EscapeMode.none);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/OwnedBusinessGroupListController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/OwnedBusinessGroupListController.java
index 2996da2e27e906fff424f6cfa554a9316c3b2dd1..a95410998277d226283b928c6beeffb15d65cdc5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/OwnedBusinessGroupListController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/OwnedBusinessGroupListController.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package org.olat.group.ui.main;
 
 import org.olat.core.gui.UserRequest;
+import org.olat.core.gui.components.EscapeMode;
 import org.olat.core.gui.components.table.BooleanColumnDescriptor;
 import org.olat.core.gui.components.table.ColumnDescriptor;
 import org.olat.core.gui.components.table.CustomCellRenderer;
@@ -64,7 +65,9 @@ public class OwnedBusinessGroupListController extends AbstractBusinessGroupListC
 		if(groupModule.isManagedBusinessGroups()) {
 			groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.externalId.i18n(), Cols.externalId.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		}
-		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
+		DefaultColumnDescriptor descCol = new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale());
+		descCol.setEscapeHtml(EscapeMode.antisamy);
+		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, descCol);
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor( new ResourcesColumnDescriptor(this, mainVC, getTranslator()));
 		CustomCellRenderer acRenderer = new BGAccessControlledCellRenderer();
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new CustomRenderColumnDescriptor(Cols.accessTypes.i18n(), Cols.accessTypes.ordinal(), null, getLocale(), ColumnDescriptor.ALIGNMENT_LEFT, acRenderer));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SearchBusinessGroupListController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SearchBusinessGroupListController.java
index 9648c0936f2ab7381ef375cef3317e7d2ef46e79..9d46befc7d4af98a0c5b49b8ef8be64bb0aa2f83 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SearchBusinessGroupListController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SearchBusinessGroupListController.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.olat.group.ui.main;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.olat.core.gui.UserRequest;
+import org.olat.core.gui.components.EscapeMode;
 import org.olat.core.gui.components.table.BooleanColumnDescriptor;
 import org.olat.core.gui.components.table.ColumnDescriptor;
 import org.olat.core.gui.components.table.CustomCellRenderer;
@@ -79,7 +80,9 @@ public class SearchBusinessGroupListController extends AbstractBusinessGroupList
 		if(groupModule.isManagedBusinessGroups()) {
 			groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.externalId.i18n(), Cols.externalId.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		}
-		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
+		DefaultColumnDescriptor descCol = new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale());
+		descCol.setEscapeHtml(EscapeMode.antisamy);
+		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, descCol);
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new ResourcesColumnDescriptor(this, mainVC, getTranslator()));
 		CustomCellRenderer acRenderer = new BGAccessControlledCellRenderer();
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new CustomRenderColumnDescriptor(Cols.accessTypes.i18n(), Cols.accessTypes.ordinal(), null, getLocale(), ColumnDescriptor.ALIGNMENT_LEFT, acRenderer));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SearchOpenBusinessGroupListController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SearchOpenBusinessGroupListController.java
index f810e006939a4a44294a680fca5ee30e6cbf5e94..38956eff00be9fe4cf1a75379f7d4d516ffda313 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SearchOpenBusinessGroupListController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SearchOpenBusinessGroupListController.java
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ public class SearchOpenBusinessGroupListController extends AbstractBusinessGroup
 		if(groupModule.isManagedBusinessGroups()) {
 			groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.externalId.i18n(), Cols.externalId.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		}
-		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
+		DefaultColumnDescriptor descCol = new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale());
+		descCol.setEscapeHtml(EscapeMode.antisamy);
+		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(descCol);
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new ResourcesColumnDescriptor(this, mainVC, getTranslator()));
 		
 		DefaultColumnDescriptor freePlacesCol = new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.freePlaces.i18n(), Cols.freePlaces.ordinal(), TABLE_ACTION_LAUNCH, getLocale());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectBusinessGroupCourseAuthorController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectBusinessGroupCourseAuthorController.java
index 84e2e958931b635fd58759125b5deca66b7ad9d0..7663e129207b6b7d0397eea9f68fb99f87a11aca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectBusinessGroupCourseAuthorController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectBusinessGroupCourseAuthorController.java
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ public class SelectBusinessGroupCourseAuthorController extends AbstractBusinessG
 		if(groupModule.isManagedBusinessGroups()) {
 			groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.externalId.i18n(), Cols.externalId.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		}
-		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
+		DefaultColumnDescriptor descCol = new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale());
+		descCol.setEscapeHtml(EscapeMode.antisamy);
+		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, descCol);
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor( new ResourcesColumnDescriptor(this, mainVC, getTranslator()));
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.tutorsCount.i18n(), Cols.tutorsCount.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.participantsCount.i18n(), Cols.participantsCount.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectFavoritBusinessGroupController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectFavoritBusinessGroupController.java
index 926b6a0065ce8ebe74b24bf8d2ab2237a558a97f..0d99ab25389cf6d7c0d2ff8401bb6e6a0c569960 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectFavoritBusinessGroupController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectFavoritBusinessGroupController.java
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ public class SelectFavoritBusinessGroupController extends AbstractBusinessGroupL
 		if(groupModule.isManagedBusinessGroups()) {
 			groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.externalId.i18n(), Cols.externalId.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		}
-		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
+		DefaultColumnDescriptor descCol = new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale());
+		descCol.setEscapeHtml(EscapeMode.antisamy);
+		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, descCol);
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor( new ResourcesColumnDescriptor(this, mainVC, getTranslator()));
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.tutorsCount.i18n(), Cols.tutorsCount.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.participantsCount.i18n(), Cols.participantsCount.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectOwnedBusinessGroupController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectOwnedBusinessGroupController.java
index 80440b2c3bb7210be1f9b3691ac6792c2f1757ec..85b194887d82ddee728bdcb0abacde631e7157ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectOwnedBusinessGroupController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectOwnedBusinessGroupController.java
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ public class SelectOwnedBusinessGroupController extends AbstractBusinessGroupLis
 		if(groupModule.isManagedBusinessGroups()) {
 			groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.externalId.i18n(), Cols.externalId.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		}
-		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
+		DefaultColumnDescriptor descCol = new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale());
+		descCol.setEscapeHtml(EscapeMode.antisamy);
+		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, descCol);
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor( new ResourcesColumnDescriptor(this, mainVC, getTranslator()));
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.tutorsCount.i18n(), Cols.tutorsCount.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.participantsCount.i18n(), Cols.participantsCount.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectSearchBusinessGroupController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectSearchBusinessGroupController.java
index d795e71be323c61c82c0a7a32bbfbab306954b1a..bc3464b043c68882a19a7048c6fd84860cad63dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectSearchBusinessGroupController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/ui/main/SelectSearchBusinessGroupController.java
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ public class SelectSearchBusinessGroupController extends AbstractBusinessGroupLi
 		if(groupModule.isManagedBusinessGroups()) {
 			groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.externalId.i18n(), Cols.externalId.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		}
-		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
+		DefaultColumnDescriptor descCol = new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.description.i18n(), Cols.description.ordinal(), null, getLocale());
+		descCol.setEscapeHtml(EscapeMode.antisamy);
+		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(false, descCol);
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor( new ResourcesColumnDescriptor(this, mainVC, getTranslator()));
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.tutorsCount.i18n(), Cols.tutorsCount.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));
 		groupListCtr.addColumnDescriptor(new DefaultColumnDescriptor(Cols.participantsCount.i18n(), Cols.participantsCount.ordinal(), null, getLocale()));