diff --git a/backend/src/components/edx/exchange.js b/backend/src/components/edx/exchange.js
index 0b868e873..153f676f9 100644
--- a/backend/src/components/edx/exchange.js
+++ b/backend/src/components/edx/exchange.js
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ async function getExchanges(req, res) {
               element['contactIdentifierName'] = tempMinTeam.teamName;
             }
           }
-          if (element['createDate']) {
-            element['createDate'] = LocalDateTime.parse(element['createDate']).format(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern('uuuu/MM/dd'));
-          }
         });
       }
       return res.status(200).json(dataResponse);
@@ -190,10 +187,6 @@ async function getExchange(req, res) {
         dataResponse['districtName'] = district.name;
       }
 
-      if (dataResponse['createDate']) {
-        dataResponse['createDate'] = LocalDateTime.parse(dataResponse['createDate']).format(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern('uuuu/MM/dd'));
-      }
-
       //creating activities list for timeline display on the frontend
       dataResponse['activities'] = [];
       dataResponse['commentsList'].forEach((comment) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/institute/AuthoritiesContacts.vue b/frontend/src/components/institute/AuthoritiesContacts.vue
index c23c180b1..5fd20af26 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/institute/AuthoritiesContacts.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/institute/AuthoritiesContacts.vue
@@ -94,9 +94,10 @@
       <div
         v-for="authorityContactType in authorityContactTypes"
         :key="authorityContactType.code"
+        class="pb-4"
       >
         <v-row>
-          <v-col>
+          <v-col class="pb-0">
             <h2
               id="authorityTypeLabel"
               style="color:#1A5A96"
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@
           <v-col
             v-for="contact in authorityContacts.get(authorityContactType.authorityContactTypeCode)"
             :key="contact.independentAuthorityId"
+            class="pt-0"
             cols="5"
             lg="4"
           >
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@
           v-else
           cols="2"
         >
-          <v-col>
+          <v-col class="pt-0">
             <p>No contacts of this type have been listed.</p>
           </v-col>
         </v-row>