| Norsk/Norwegian | Engelsk/English | |
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| valg | election
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| valgbart emne, se "valgemne", "friemne" | elective course
This could also be called a "limited elective course" as the choice is restricted to one subject area or programme of study, see "freely elective course". | |
| valgemne, se "valgbart emne", "friemne" | elective course
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| valgfag | elective subject
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| 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". | |
| valgt av de ansatte | employees' representative(s)
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| validering | validation
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| varamedlem | deputy board member / substitute
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| varierte undervisningsformer | varied teaching methods (see "blended teaching").
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| varighet | duration
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| varsel | notice
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| vedlegg (se "legge ved") | attachment / enclosure / appendix
"attachment" (used with emails. Verb "attach")
"enclosure" (used with letters)
"appendix" (in reports) | |
| vedta en lov | pass a law
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| vedtak | decision
'The decision will be made by the Board' | |
| vedtaksmyndighet | power of decision
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| vedtekter | regulations
'The following regulations were passed by the Board on 15 June 2008' | |
| veileder | supervisor
'The supervisor for my thesis was Professor Arne Olsen' | |
| veiledning | academic supervision
Use "academic supervision" for "faglig veiledning". For student matters, see "student guidance" and "counselling". | |
| veiledning (av nyutdannede lærere) | mentoring for newly qualified teachers
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| veiledningskontrakt | supervision contract
(Contract that is signed by a master's student / PhD candidate, the supervisor(s) and the associated academic unit in connection with a master's or doctoral thesis). | |
| vekting (karakter) | weighting (grades)
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| vekttall (se "studiepoeng") | credit
(In the pre-2003 system, one-year of full-time study is worth 20 credits) | |
| velferd | welfare.
'Students are advised to refer matters of welfare to the Student Welfare Organization'. | |
| Velferdstinget | Student Welfare Council
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| vertsfakultet | host faculty
'At UiO the host faculty for this programme of study is...' | |
| verv, se "tillitsverv" | appointment (for staff) / student representative
'Appointments. I hold the following elected or honorary positions in committees... (academic staff CV) | |
| videregående skole | Upper Secondary School
'They require an English translation of your school-leaving certificate from the Upper Secondary School' | |
| videresende | forward
'Please do not forward this email to others without consulting Professor Hansen first'
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| videreutdanning | further education (see "continuing education", "lifelong learning")
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| vikar | substitute / deputy
"substitute". 'The department has two substitute teachers this semester'.
"deputy". ' Professor Olsen will be the deputy /acting head of department duing Jon's sick leave'. | |
| vikariat | substitute position
'The duration of this substitute position is up to 2011-12-31'. | |
| vilkår | conditions
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| virkedag | working day.
’You can expect our answer within three working days’. | |
| virksomhet (se "bedrift") | business / firm
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| viserektor , se "prorektor" | Vice-rector / Vice-Rector
(Some HE institutions specify the field of interest: 'Vice-Rector for Education'. 'Vice-rector for Research, Dissemination and Innovation') | |
| vitenskapelig ansatte | academic staff
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| vitenskapelig assistent | Research Assistant
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| vitenskapelig høgskole | specialized university institution
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| vitenskapelig miljø | academic community
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| vitnemål | diploma
(Documentation of a degree or profession qualification, see "certificate") | |
| vitnemålstillegg | Diploma Supplement
(This is only issued in English) | |
| voksenopplæringssenter | Adult Education Centre
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| vurdering (se "eksamen", "evaluering") | assessment
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| vurderingsform | form of assessment
'In this course the form of assessment is a 6-hour written examination' | |
| vurderingsmappe | assessment portfolio
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| vårsemester | Spring semester
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