| bokmål/Norwegian bokmål | Engelsk/English | |
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| habilitet | impartiality
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| habilitetskrav | impartiality requirement
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| halvårsenhet | half-year programme
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| Handelshøyskolen BI | Norwegian School of Management BI
(a private university college) | |
| handlingsplan | plan of action
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| hefte | booklet
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| helhetlig kompetanse | overall competency
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| helhetstenkning | holistic approach
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| helhetsvurdering | overall assessment
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| Helsedirektoratet | Directorate of Health
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| helse, miljø og sikkerhet (HMS) | Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
(An alternative is Health, Environment and Safety (HES)) | |
| Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet | Ministry of Health and Care Services
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| helsepersonell | health professionals
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| helsepersonelloven | The Health Personnel Act
(For full title, see: http://www.ub.uio.no/ujur/ulov/) | |
| helsestasjon (se "legesenter") | child health centre
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| helsetjenester | health services
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| heltid | full-time
'A course of full-time study'. 'We are trying to get more staff to work full-time' | |
| heltidsansatt | full-time employee
Alternative: full-time staff | |
| henvendelse | request / enquiry / application
"Request" (asking for a specific action. 'Your request to take a home examination has been approved). "Enquiry" (questions) 'We refer to your enquiry about the following programme…'. "Application" means a specific request for support or help. | |
| henvise | refer to
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| henvisning | reference
'With reference to your email of 10 June...' (see "reference (person)") | |
| hjelpemiddel (eksamen) | examination support material.
'No written or handwritten examination support material is permitted' | |
| hjemmeeksamen | home examination
(Internationally "take-home examination" is also used) | |
| hjemmel | authority / authorization
See "under the provisions of" | |
| hjemmeside | home page
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| holde eksamen | arrange the examination
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| honorar | fee / remuneration
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| hospitant | visiting student
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| hospitering | attending courses as a guest student;
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| hovedavtalen i Staten | Basic Agreement for State Employees
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| hovedbibliotekar | Head Librarian / Principal Librarian
(Both terms are used in Norwegian university libraries) | |
| hovedeksamensvakt (eksamensavvikling) | Head invigilator
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| hovedfag | subject at second degree level
(Used in the pre-2003 system) | |
| hovedfagsoppgave (se "mastergrads oppgave") | thesis at second degree level.
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| hovedkarakter | final grade
(Refers to a programme of study or for a degree) | |
| hovedoppgave (arbeidsoppgave) | main objective / main task (in a non-academic sense)
'Our main objective is recruiting suitable academic staff.' | |
| hovedprofil | main profile
'The main profile of BI is management studies' | |
| hovedredaktør | Head Editor
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| hovedtariffavtalen | Basic Collective Agreement
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| HR-direktør | Director of Human Resources
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| humaniora | humanities
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| humanistiske fag | humanities
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| husleie | rent
'Students are to pay their rent with the enclosed giro' | |
| husleiekontrakt | housing contract / lease
Housing contract (used for student accommodation).
Lease (used for more long-term contracts) | |
| husvert | Landlord / landlady
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| hybel | bed-sitter
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| høgskole | university college
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| høgskoledirektør | University College Director
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| høgskolekandidat | university college graduate
(Person that has completed a two-year degree or received a qualification) | |
| høgskolelektor | Assistant Professor
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| høgskolelærer | University College Teacher
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| Høgskolen i X... | X... University College.
(Use the Norwegian abbreviation in brackets. (Example: 'Akershus University College (HiAk)'. See "University College") | |
| høgskolerektor | University College Rector
(Aternative, "Rector of ... University College") | |
| høgskolestyre | University College Board
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| høring | hearing
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| høringsdokument | discussion document
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| høringsfrist | deadline for comments
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| høringsinstans | institution invited to comment
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| høringsrunde | hearing process
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| høringsuttalelse | statement (related to a discussion document)
'The statement from the Faculty of Arts' | |
| hørselshemmet | hearing impairment
'We have equipment designed for students with hearing impairments'. See "students with special needs" | |
| høstsemester | autumn semester
(Avoid using the "Fall semester" which is American English; most HE institutions in Norway use British English) | |
| høyere grad | second degree / second cycle degree (ECTS)
(American English uses the term "graduate degree". See "master's degree") | |
| høyere utdanning | higher education
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| høyskole | see "høgskole"
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