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| kandidat | candidate (PhD)
In this sense of the word it means someone taking a doctoral degree - 'a PhD candidate'. The term 'PhD student' is informal. (Use 'person with a doctorate' once the degree is awarded) | |
| kantinebestyrer | Head of Canteen
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| kapasitetshensyn | limited capacity.
'Teaching has to be rescheduled due the limited capacity in the department' | |
| karakter | grade
(Used with ECTS grades - A, B, C etc.
Grade as a verb means to give marks / grades to students based on written work. 'I spent all weekend grading papers' This is especially American English. See "mark") | |
| karakterbegrunnelse | explanation of grade
'If required, students will normally receive an explanation of their grades within two weeks'. | |
| karakterbeskrivelse | description of grades
(A description of the criteria in the grading scale. The official translation in English and Norwegian is at: http://www.uhr.no/index.php?objectId=1282&method=view&bm=contents) | |
| karakterfastsettelse | determine the grade.
'The teaching staff will determine the grades next week' | |
| karakterpanel | grading committee
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| karakterpoeng | grade point average
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| karakterrapport | report on grades.
'A report on grades is to be made for each course' | |
| karakterskala | grading scale
(Explain the scale). 'Grade A is the highest passing grade in the grading scale. Grade F is a fail.' | |
| karakterutskrift | transcript .
'We need a certified copy of your transcript from...' | |
| karriererådgivning og sosionomtjeneste | counselling
(This covers careers advice and social counselling). See "student guidance" | |
| kartlegge | survey / register
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| kartlegging | identification / mapping
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| kilde | source
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| kildehenvisning | source reference / reference to sources.
'The Department can inform the new examiners about the lack of reference to sources in the student's work' | |
| kjernefag | core subject
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| kjernestoff (i pensumliste) | core material
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| kladdeark | sheet of rough paper
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| kladd (eksamen) | rough copy
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| klage | complaint / appeal
"Complaint" (general term). 'You sent this a complaint about noise during an examination last Wednesday'.
"Appeal" (legal term - where the matter is to be decided by an authoritative body). 'There is no opportunity to make further appeal about your grade'. | |
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| klagebehandling | appeal procedure / appeal processing
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| klagefrist | deadline for appeals / time limit for appeals
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| klageinstans | appeal body
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| Klagenemnd (se "den nasjonale klagenemnd") | Appeals Committee
(Body to hear appeals at each institution of higher education) | |
| klage over karakterfastsetting | appeal about a grade
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| klage (over vedtak) | appeal (against a decision)
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| klagerett | right of appeal
'The student has the right of appeal against a grade' | |
| klagesensur | reassessment of examination grade
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| klinisk eksamen | clinical examination
(Such as in medical studies) | |
| kollegavurdering | assessment by a colleague
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| kollokvium | study group
("student colloquium" is also used) | |
| Kommunal- og regionaldepartementet | Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
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| Kommune | Municipality / local authorities (landkommune)
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| kompendium | compendium
(note that the usual plural in academic usage is compendia) | |
| kompetanseheving | skills development:
'We have just introduced a new skills development programme' | |
| kompetansemegler | competence broker
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| kompetansemegling | research-based broking
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| konferanseartikkel | paper / conference paper
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| Kongelig resolusjon | Royal decree
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| konkurransepoeng | competitive points
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| konsern | group
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| konsulent | Executive Officer
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| kontinuasjonseksamen | re-sit examination, see "re-scheduled examination"
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| konto | account
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| kontorleder | Office Manager
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| kontorlærling | office apprentice
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| kontorsjef | Head of Office
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| kontortid | office hours
'Outside office hours, please contact...'. If an office has shorter opening hours than 8 to 16: 'International Office open to students from 9.15 to 14.00 on weekdays'.
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| koordinator | coordinator
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| kopiavgift | copy fee
(Fee for photocopying written material) | |
| kopi av møtereferat | copy of the minutes
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| kostgodtgjørelse | per diem allowance / subsistence allowance
(This does not cover the travel costs, use 'per diem allowance' or 'subsistence allowance'. See "travel allowance", "overnight allowance") | |
| krav | requirement (in the academic sense):
'You meet the requirements to be appointed as an assistant professor' - ('Du oppfyller kravene for å bli tilsatt som universitetslektor') | |
| krav om rekkefølge av emner | required sequence of courses
'The required sequence of courses is SOS 101 and SOS 102' | |
| krav til forkunnskaper | required previous knowledge
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| kreering (se "æresdoktor") | conferment
(this is the noun. The related verb: "confer" is used for the honoris causa degree. 'Ceremony to confer the Doctor of Philosophy, honoris causa, on Professor Peter Smith.' | |
| kreve inn penger | request payment
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| kryss av / avkryssing | tick / check (put a cross against)
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| kull | year
(The term is used to refer to students admitted to a specific year): 'I belong to the 1995 year' | |
| Kultur- og kirkedepartementet | Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs
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| kundenummer | customer number
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| kunngjøre | announce
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| kunngjøring | announcement
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| Kunnskapsdepartementet | Ministry of Education and Research
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| Kunnskapsløftet | Knowledge Promotion Reform
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| Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen (KHiB) | Bergen National Academy of the Arts (KHiB)
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| Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo (KHiO) | Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO)
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| kursmateriell | course material
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| kvalifikasjonsrammeverk | qualifications framework
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| kvalifiserende emne | qualifying course
(A course required to be admitted to a programme of study) | |
| kvalifiserende studier | qualifying previous education
(A group of courses required to be admitted to a programme of study) | |
| kvalitativ | qualitative
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| kvalitetsforbedring | quality enhancement
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| Kvalitetsreformen | Quality Reform
'Norway introduced the Quality Reform of higher education in 2003' | |
| kvalitetssikringssystem | quality assurance system
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| kvantitativ | quantitative
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| kvote | quota
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| kvoteordningen | Quota Scheme
'Students on the Quota Scheme can take the following courses...' | |