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| ubegrenset ansvar | unlimited liability
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| umyndiggjøre | declare (a person) to be without legal capacity
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| umyndig (under 18 år) | minor / without legal capacity
"minor" - general term
"without legal capacity" (under 18 years of age) - more formal | |
| under behandling | being processed .
'We confirm that your application is being processed / being dealt with (informal)'. | |
| underdirektør | Assistant Director
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| underenhet | subsidiary unit
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| under offentlig administrasjon | under public administration
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| underretning | notification
'In this project, all staff have the duty of notification regarding external activities in the field of...' | |
| underskrift | Signature
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| underveisvurdering | continuous assessment
(For coursework, projects, seminar participation, ongoing examinations) | |
| undervisning | teaching
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| undervisningsassistent | Teaching Assistant
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| undervisningsbelasting | teaching duty.
(Amount of teaching required) | |
| undervisningsdosent | Professor
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| undervisningsform | teaching method
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| undervisningskompetanse | teaching qualification / teaching qualifications
(A formal qualification - 'Applicants must be able to document teaching qualifications in the form of university-level teaching seminars or other university teacher education).
As a verb: 'He was found qualified to teach history' | |
| undervisningsleder | Head of Studies
(If it refers to a course, "Teaching responsibility" is an alternative. 'Professor Olsen has the teaching responsibility for this course'). | |
| undervisningsmelding (se "undervisningspåmelding") |
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| undervisningsmetoder | teaching methods
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| undervisningsopptak | admission to a course or teaching
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| undervisningsplan | teaching plan
'The teaching plan gives the lecture schedule' | |
| undervisningsplikt | teaching requirement.
(An alternative is "teaching duty") | |
| undervisningspraksis (se "praksisopplæring (lærerutdanning)") | teaching experience
'All applicants must document their teaching experience' | |
| undervisningspåmelding (se "emnepåmelding" og "påmelding til kurs"). | course registration / class registration
"course registration" - for general studies,
"class registration" - for professional studies | |
| undervisningsrom | auditorium / lecture hall / seminar room / classroom
("auditorium" and "lecture hall" are used for large ones, "seminar room" for smaller ones in higher education. "classroom" is the usual term in primary and secondary schools) | |
| undervisningssemester (se "eksamenssemester") | teaching semester
'The teaching semester is the spring but the examination is in the autumn semester' | |
| undervisningsspråk | language of instruction
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| undervisningsstilling | academic position / teaching position
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| ungdomsskole | Lower Secondary School
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| universell utforming | universal design, see "adaptation"
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| universitet | university
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| Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap (UMB) | Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)
(In English, use the Norwegian abbreviation) | |
| Universitetet i Agder (UiA) | University of Agder (UiA)
(In English, use the Norwegian abbreviation) | |
| Universitetet i Bergen (UiB) | University of Bergen (UiB)
(In English, use the Norwegian abbreviation) | |
| Universitetet i Oslo (UiO) | University of Oslo (UiO)
(In English, use the Norwegian abbreviation) | |
| Universitetet i Stavanger UiS) | University of Stavanger (UiS)
(In English, use the Norwegian abbreviation) | |
| Universitetet i Tromsø (UiT) | University of Tromsø (UiT)
(In English, use the Norwegian abbreviation) | |
| universitetsbibliotekar | Research Librarian / Academic Librarian
(Both terms are used in Norwegian university libraries) | |
| universitetsdirektør | University Director
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| universitetslektor | Assistant Professor
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| Universitets- og høgskolerådet | The Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions
(If an abbreviation is needed in English, use the Norwegian abbreviation UHR) | |
| Universitetsstyre | University Board
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| unntak | exemption
'Exemption to this regulation can be made when more than three years have elapsed since the student was admitted' | |
| unntatt offentlighet | exempted from public disclosure
(Freedom of Information Act - Offentlighetsloven § 6. Exemptions on the basis of the document's contents: 'The following documents may be exempted from public disclosure')
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| uredelig opptreden | academic misconduct
'As the student's certificate to gain admission was false, he is accused of academic misconduct'. See "examination offence", "crib", "plagiarism". | |
| utdanningsdirektør (ved universiteter og høgskoler) | Director of Academic Affairs
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| utdanningsmelding | Report on Educational Attainments
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| utdanningsplan | individual education plan
(An agreement drawn up between an individual student and his or her university / university college) | |
| utdanningssamtale | individual education plan review (see "individual education plan").
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| utdanningsstipend | educational scholarship
(Financial support awarded to an individual) | |
| utdanningsstipend (Lånekassen) | educational grant
(Financial support from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund to students who qualify for such a grant) | |
| Utdanningsutvalg | Education Committee
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| utenlandsk statsborger | foreign citizen / foreign subject / foreign national
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| utenlandsk student (se "utenlandsstudent") | international student
(Avoid the negative term "foreign student") | |
| utenlandsstudent (se "utenlandsk student) | student (from Norway) studying abroad
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| utenlands (å bo utenlands) | live abroad / living abroad
(Note that to live or living abroad indicates a settled period. See "abroad") | |
| Utenriksdepartementet | Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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| utestenging | exclusion (from a course, see "expulsion")
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| utfyllende regler | Supplementary Regulations
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| utlandet (i) | abroad / out of the country
'Professor Smith is abroad for the rest of the month'. See "live abroad" | |
| utlevering | release
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| utløpe | expire
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| utløpsdato | expiry date
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| utnevne (se "tildele") | appoint / confer
"Appoint" is the more general term.
"Confer" is used for the honoris causa degree:
'Ceremony to confer the Doctor of Philosophy, honoris causa, on Professor Peter Smith.' | |
| utredning | report
(Both "investigation" and "study" are alternatives. See "Official Norwegian Report (NOU)"
Til videre utredning: 'for further consideration') | |
| utredningskomité | committee of inquiry
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| utsatt eksamen | re-scheduled examination
"postponed examination" is an alternative term. See "re-sit examination" | |
| utsatt studiestart | postponed start of studies
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| utsettelse | postponement
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| utsettelse av studieplass | postponement of admission
(This follows an application from a student) | |
| utskrift | printout
'I will make a printout of your transcript' | |
| utvekslingsopphold | student exchange (period).
‘All students are expected to have a 6-month student exchange during their degree’.
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| utvidelse (av innleveringsfrist) | extension
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| utvidet eksamenstid | extended examination time
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| utvidet søkerliste | list of applicants including their professional qualifications
("details of applicants" is an alternative term. See "list of applicants" | |