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| adgangsbegrensning | restricted admission
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| adgangskort | admission card
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| adgang (til eksamen) | permit. 'Only students who satisfy these requirements will be permitted to take the examination.'
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| adjunkt med opprykk | secondary education teacher with a bachelor's degree and additional courses
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| adjunkt - stillingsbetegnelse på lærer med utdanning som tilsvarer lavere grad /bachelorgrad) | secondary education teacher with a bachelor's degree
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| Administrasjonsbygg | University Administration
(adding "building" is usually unnecessary) | |
| administrativ leder (se "underdirektør") | Head of Administration
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| administrativt ansvar | administrative responsibility
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| administrativt ansvarlig | administrative responsibility.
(This may be a person or a unit) | |
| advokat | Lawyer
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| akademisk frihet | academic freedom
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| akademisk godkjenning | academic recognition
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| akademisk år, se "studieår" | academic year
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| akkreditering | accreditation
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| akkumulasjon | accumulation.
'Accumulation of credits is based on the following guidelines' | |
| aksept av studieplass | acceptance.
(When used in connection with an offer of admission): 'Your acceptance letter was received on 16 August' | |
| alderspenn | age range
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| alderspoeng | age points
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| allmennutdannelse | general education. 'She took general education in Upper Secondary School'.
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| allmøte | general meeting / meeting for staff and students
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| alminnelig inntekt | general income.
(The sum of all taxable pay) | |
| alumni (tidligere studenter) | alumni.
(This can be the former students or the organization and thus have a plural for the students or a singular verb for the latter): 'The alumuni are arranging this conference'. 'The alumni association was founded in 2001'. | |
| amanuensis | Assistant Professor
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| amanuensis II | Adjunct Assistant Professor
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| anbefalte forkunnskaper | recommended previous knowledge
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| anbefalt emne | recommended course
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| anbefalt litteratur | recommended reading.
'This list contains the recommended reading for the course' | |
| anerkjenne | recognize / approve
"recognize" means to accept someone or something officially: 'He is recognized to be an authority in his research field'.
"approve" means that something is good enough to be used, or is correct: 'The programme of study is approved by the Board'. | |
| ankeinstans | appeal body.
'The University's appeal body ruled on a complaint by X that...' | |
| annullering av eksamen | annulment of an examination
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| annullering av oppmelding til eksamen | cancellation of registration for examination
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| annuum | annual allowance.
'You will be given an annual allowance of NOK 20 000 for further qualifications' | |
| ansatt | staff / employee.
("Staff" is widely used in higher education: 'Both academic and administrative staff were at the meeting'. "Employee" is more formal and is often contrasted with "employer": 'The employee representatives are meeting the employers tomorrow') | |
| ansatteutveksling | staff exchange
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| ansettelsesråd | appointments board / appointments committee
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| ansiennitet | seniority.
'Parking spaces will be allocated in accordance with staff seniority' | |
| antall studiepoeng | number of credits (short form - "no. of credits")
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| anvendt forskning | applied research
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| anvise (betaling) | authorize payment
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| anvisningsmyndighet | power to authorize payments
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| arbeidsevne | capacity for work
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| arbeidsfelt | field of work / area of work
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| arbeidsforhold | conditions of work.
'The conditions of work are regulated by...' | |
| arbeidsforhold | working conditions
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| arbeidsgiver | employer
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| Arbeidsgiveravgift | employer's contribution
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| arbeidsgiveravgift | employer's contribution.
(This is paid by employers to the National Insurance scheme. It is calculated on the basis of gross pay and allowances) | |
| arbeidskapasitet | working capacity
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| arbeidskraft | workforce.
(Some dislike an alternative "manpower" as it is a sexist term) | |
| arbeidskrav (obligatorisk arbeid for studenter) | coursework requirements
'The coursework requirements are listed in the course description'. "Required coursework" is an alternative: 'Students must submit the required coursework before 1 June'. | |
| arbeidsledighet | unemployment
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| arbeidslivet | working life
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| arbeidslivserfaring | work experience
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| arbeidsmappe | work portfolio
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| arbeidsmarket | labour market
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| arbeidsmiljø | working environment
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| arbeidsmiljøloven (Lov om arbeidsmiljø, arbeidstid og stillingsvern mv) | Working Environment Act.
(Formally: Act relating to working environment, working hours and employment protection etc.) | |
| Arbeids- og inkluderingsdepartementet | Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
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| arbeidsområde | field of work / area of work
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| arbeidsoppgave | duty / responsibility.
'The duties and responsibilities are listed in Section 5 of the contract'. | |
| arbeidssted | place of work.
'The member of staff is to accept any changes in his/her place of work' (Contact of Employment) | |
| arbeidstaker (se "ansatt") |
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| arbeidstillatelse | work permit
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| arbeidsutvalg | working committee
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| arkiv | archives / Records Office
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| arkivere | file (verb)
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| Arkivleder | Head of Records
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| Artsdatabanken | Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre
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| attest | certificate / confirmation / letter of recommendation.
"Certificate": 'Students may have a course certificate based on evaluation during the year'. "Confirmation": 'This letter of confirmation shows that you have student status at this university'. "Letter of recommendation": 'A letter of recommendation is required in order to be accepted'.
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| attestere | authorize.
'Your travel claim form needs to be authorized' | |
| auditevaluering | audit
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| AV- | audiovisual
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| avbestille | cancel.
'We have to cancel our provisional reservation of a meeting room' | |
| avbestilling | cancellation.
'We must unfortunately make a cancellation' | |
| avbryte (en sak) | Shelve (a case)
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| avdeling (se "institutt") | Faculty / Division / Department.
"Faculty" (academic unit used in many university colleges). "Division" (administrative unit used in University of Bergen and NTNU). "Department" (administrative unit used in University of Oslo) | |
| avdelingsingeniør | Staff Engineer
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| avdelingsleder | Head of Section
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| avgift / gebyr (se "egenbetaling") | fee (see "tuition fee")
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| avhandling (se "doktoravhandling") | thesis / dissertation.
(These terms are used differently in the UK and USA. If you are using British English, "thesis" is recommended. "Dissertation" is recommended if you are using American English). | |
| avskrift, se "fusk", "plagiat" | crib / copy
"crib" usually refers to written information such as answers to questions, being used dishonestly by a student in a test: 'He was found with a crib sheet under his desk'. Thus "to crib" does not necessary mean "to copy off" someone else.
"Copy" does not always involve dishonesty: 'I will make a copy of the Board's decision'. See "plagiarism" and "examination misconduct". | |
| avslag | rejection / refusal.
'We will have to write a rejection/refusal letter to 50 % of the applicants'. 'His refusal of our invitation was annoying' | |
| avslutte | discontinue
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| avsluttende (del)prøve | final examination
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| avsluttende eksamen | Final examination
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| avspasering | compensatory time off.
'You have 7 hours of unpaid overtime owing and can take compensatory time off.' | |