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| fadder | buddy
(An experienced student who will help new students) | |
| fadderordning | buddy scheme
'The buddy scheme will help new international students to quickly become familiar with the college' | |
| fag | discipline / subject
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| fagansvar | see "faglig ansvarlig"
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| fagansvarlig (se "faglig ansvarlig") | person with academic responsibility
'Professor NN has academic responsibility for SOS 101' | |
| fagansvarlig sensor, se "sensor" | examiner with academic responsibility
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| fagarbeider | skilled worker
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| fagdidaktikk | subject didactics
(This covers a single subject such as "English didactics") | |
| fagfelle | peer
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| fagfellevurdering | peer review
'This paper has been subject to peer review' | |
| faglig ansvarlig (se "faglig ansvarlig") | academic responsibility
This may be a person and/or a department. 'Academic responsibility: Professor Arne Olsen and the Department of Geography' | |
| faglig godkjenning (se "innpassing") | specific recognition
(This is done by individual universities or university colleges, see "general recognition") | |
| faglig innhold | content
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| faglig nivå | academic standards
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| faglig overlapp (se "studiepoengreduksjon") | overlap
A situation where two or more subjects or courses have similar content. 'The degree of overlap is over 20%' | |
| faglig profil | academic profile
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| faglig tyngdepunkt | strong point
'Bergen has the following strong-point areas...'. (Note strong-point (hyphenated) is used before a noun) | |
| faglig veileder | academic supervisor
'Professor Olsen will be the academic supervisor' | |
| faglærer | lecturer
(For all teaching staff at university college or university. But this is not an official academic title in Norway): 'Course 1234, lecturer in the autumn semester: Associate Professor Ola Smith' | |
| fagmiljø | academic environment / academic group / research group.
"Academic environment" is the general term: 'The university has several leading academic environments in the humanities'. "Academic group" is an alternative for a smaller unit (see "academic community"). "Research group" refers to a smaller unit than "academic environment" with focus on research. | |
| fagområde | subject area
(This is used generally by the European Commission for the highest level: 'Humanities, Social Sciences, Technology' etc. See "programme option") | |
| fagskoleutdanning | tertiary vocational education
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| fagtidsskrift | professional journal
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| fakultetsdirektør | Faculty Director
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| Fakultet (se "avdeling") | Faculty
(Capitalize this where possible 'Faculty of Medicine' to avoid any confusion with this term in American higher education usage where "faculty" or "the faculty" refers to the academic staff, usually not capitalized) | |
| fakultetsråd | Faculty Council
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| fakultetsrådsleder | Chair of the Faculty Council
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| fakultetsstyre | Faculty Board
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| fast ansatte | permanent staff
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| fast ansatte i undervisnings- og/eller forskerstilling | permanent academic staff / tenured staff
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| fastlegeordning | Regular GP Scheme
(All citizens who are registered in the National Population Register in Norway are entitled to get a regular GP, see http://odin.dep.no/hod/english/doc/handbooks/030061-120010/dok-bn.html) | |
| fast stilling | permanent position / tenure .
"Permanent position" is used for all categories of staff. But "tenure" is only used for academic positions | |
| faststilling (akademiske stillinger | tenure
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| fellesbestemmelser | joint provisions
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| fellesemne | common course
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| felles fakturamottak | central invoicing
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| fellesgrad | joint degree
(A joint degree is a higher education qualification issued jointly by at least two or more higher education institutions. See "double degree") | |
| felles klagememnd for studentsaker | Joint Appeals Committee for Student Matters
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| Felles Studentsystem (FS) | National Student Database
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| feltarbeid | field work
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| felt (i blanketten) | appropriate area (on a form)
'Please complete the appropriate area on this form' | |
| ferdighet | skill
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| ferdighetsmål | skills attainment target
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| ferie | holiday / holidays.
'It is recommended to take your annual holidays in the following period'
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| feriefravær | absence due to holiday
(informally) 'He is on holiday today' / 'He has a day off today'
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| feriegodtgjørelse / feriepenger | holiday pay
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| ferieloven | Act relating to Holidays / Holidays Act
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| ferievikar | holiday substitute
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| ferieåret, se opptjeningsår | holiday year
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| Finansdepartementet | Ministry of Finance
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| finanseringsordninger | financial arrangements
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| firma | firm / business / enterprise
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| fiskerikandidat | Fisheries Science graduate
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| Fiskeri- og kystdepartementet | Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
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| fjernundervisning | distance learning
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| fleksibel læring | flexible learning
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| flerformsundervisning | blended teaching
(see "varied teaching methods") | |
| Folkeregisteret | National Population Registry Office
(Note that the records of names is the "National Population Register") | |
| fordypningspoeng | concentration points
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| fordypning / studieretning | major / specialization
"Major" refers to a subject. 'He took a major in History'. "Specialization" refers to a concentration in a particular subject. | |
| forelesning | lecture
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| forelesningstimer | hours of lectures
'The course has three hours of lectures and five lab hours each week', (short form "lecture hours") | |
| foretak | company / business / enterprise
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| forfallsdato | payment deadline
'The payment deadline for the semester fee is 15 March' | |
| forhandsvarsel | advance warning
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| forhåndsgodkjenning | preliminary approval
'This is only preliminary approval of your planned studies in Canada'.(See "prior recognition") | |
| forhåndsløfte | reserved place
'We can offer you a reserved place for the following programme of study' | |
| forkortelse | abbreviation
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| forkunnskaper (se "krav til forkunnskaper", "forkunnskapskrav") | previous knowledge
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| forkunnskapskrav | required previous knowledge
'We confirm that you meet the required previous knowledge' | |
| forkurs | preliminary course
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| formidling | dissemination
'The three pillars of our activities are education, research and dissemination' | |
| formildende omstendigheter | extenuating circumstances, see "special circumstances"
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| formål | aim / purpose / objective
("Purpose" is used in law: 'The purpose of this Act is to provide higher education...') | |
| fornavn | first name(s)
(Avoid the use of "Christian name(s)" which is unsuitable for many international students) | |
| Fornyings- og administrasjonsdepartementet | Ministry of Government Administration and Reform
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| forpliktelse | obligation / commitment
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| forretningsadresse | business address
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| forsikringsselskap | insurance company
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| forsinkelse i studiegjennomføringen (se studieprogresjon") | delay in the completion of studies
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| forsker | Researcher
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| forskerlinje (for studenter) | research option
'We have a research option for those who plan to be researchers'. Both UiO and NTNU use 'Medical Student Research Programme' as the translation for 'Forskerlinjen i medisin' | |
| forskerstilling | research position
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| forskerutdanning | organized research training (doctoral programme)
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| forskingsstipend | research scholarship
'The following research scholarships are to be advertised...' | |
| forskning | research
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| Forskning og utviklingsarbeid (FoU) | Research and Development (R&D)
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| forskningsassistent | Research Assistant
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| forskningsetikk | research ethics
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| forskningsgruppe | research group
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| forskningsgruppeleder | Head of Research Group
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| forskningsleder | Head of Research
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| forskningsmiljø | Research environment / research community / research group
These words relate to size. 'The global research environment is addressing this issue'. The "research community" is an alternative if the focus is on the people and the "research group is used for a smaller unit. | |
| Forskningssentre for miljøvennlig energi (FME) | Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research.
(Programme run by the Research Council of Norway. In you need an abbreviation in English, use FME) | |
| forskningstermin | sabbatical / research sabbatical
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| forskningstokt (på sjøen) | research cruise
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| forskrift | Regulations for...
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| forskrift om studier | Academic Regulations
(These are also referred to as "studieforskrift"/"studieforskriften" and "studiereglement"/"studiereglementet".
"Degree Regulations" is also used internationally) | |
| forskudd | advance
'Apply in writing if you require an advance in salary' | |
| forslag (til vedtak) | proposal (to the board)
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| forsvar | defence / public defence (of a thesis), See "disputation"
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| Forsvarsdepartementet | Ministry of Defence
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| Forvaltningsloven | Public Administration Act
(For full title, see: www.ub.uio.no/ujur/ulov/) | |
| forvaltningsplan | management plan
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| FoU-direktør | Director of Research and Development
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| FoU-koordinator | Research and Development Coordinator
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| FoU-leder | Head of Research and Development
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| FoU-rådgiver | Research and Development Adviser
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| fratre | resign
'Jon Olsen has resigned from the committee' | |
| fratredelse | resignation
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| fravær | absence
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| fremdriftsplan | schedule / work plan
'The proposed schedule for the PhD work...' | |
| fremgangsmåte | procedure
'Our usual procedure in these cases is to refer the matter to Rector'. ("Method" is also an alternative) | |
| fremmøteplikt | compulsory attendance
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| fremmøte til undervisning | attend a course
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| fremstilling til eksamen | present oneself for an examination
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| friemne, se "valgfritt emne" | elective course
This could also be called a "freely elective course" as the choice is unrestricted by subject area or programme of study, see "limited elective course". | |
| frikort | tax exemption card
(A tax card showing that employers are not to deduct tax on the tax card holder's income, normally under a specified maximum tax-free income) | |
| frist | deadline
'The application deadline for admission in the coming academic year is 15 April' | |
| fritak (for eksamen) | exemption (from examination)
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| friår | sabbatical
'Professor Olsen is taking a sabbatical next year. His colleague Arne Hansen is on a sabbatical at the moment'. | |
| fullmakt | authority
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| fullmektig | Secretary
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| funksjonshemmet student | disabled student
See "students with special needs" | |
| funksjonshemming | disability
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| funksjonstid | term of office
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| fusjon / fusjonere | merger / merge
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| fusk, se "uredelig opptreden" | examination offence / cheating
The student attempted to commit an examination offence'. This is often referred to as "cheating" internationally. See "academic misconduct", "crib", "plagiarism". | |
| Fylkeskommunen | County Authority
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| fylkesmannen | County Governor
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| fylle ut (blanketten) | fill in (a form)
('fill out a form' is often used in American English) | |
| fødselsnummer (se "personnummer") | national identification number
This is an eleven-digit number for all people registered as resident in Norway. The first six digits are the date of birth (in dd-mm-yy order). Then there is a five-digit "personal identification number".) | |
| fødselspermisjon | maternity leave / paternity leave
'Professor Olsen has paternity leave until 20 September' | |
| følge opp | follow up (verb)
'Always follow up a phone call with an email to confirm matters like this'. See "follow-up" | |
| førsteamanuensis | Associate Professor
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| førsteamanuensis II | Adjunct Associate Professor
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| førstebibliotekar | Senior Research Librarian / Senior Academic Librarian
(Both terms are used in Norwegian university libraries) | |
| førstefullmektig | Secretary
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| førstekonsulent | Higher Executive Officer
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| førstelaborant | Senior Laboratory Assistant
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| førstelektor | Associate Professor
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| førstelinjetjeneste | reception
(An alternative is 'Frontline Services'. 'Frontline Services is one of twelve service areas within Manchester Computing. It provides services to all staff and students within the University'.
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| førstesekretær | Secretary
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