| bokmål/Norwegian bokmål | Engelsk/English | |
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| valg | election
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| valgbart emne, se "valgemne", "friemne" | elective course
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| valgemne, se "valgbart emne", "friemne" | elective course
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| valg (etter sensors valg) | discretion (at the examiner’s discretion)
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| valgfag | elective course
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| valgfritt emne | elective course
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| 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") | |
| varighet | duration
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| varsel | notification / warning
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| varsling | whistleblowing
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| vederlag | fee
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| vedkommende myndighet | the relevant authority
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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', see "grade awarded" | |
| vedtaket kan ikke påklages | the decision is final
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| vedtaksfør se "beslutningsdyktighet" | To have a quorum
'Does the appeals committee have a quorum?'
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| 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). | |
| veiledningstime | tutorial / counselling meeting
Use "tutorial" for "faglig veiledning". For student matters, use "counselling" or "student guidance" | |
| 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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| ventelønn | redundancy pay / severance pay
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| vernet institusjonsbetegnelse | protected institutional name
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| vernet tittel | protected title
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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 the subjects you took in Upper Secondary School', see "Certificate of Upper Secondary Education" | |
| 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") | |
| 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 | condition
'This is without any attached condition regarding employment or studies'
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| virkedag | working day.
’You can expect our answer within three working days’. | |
| virksomhet | activity / enterprise / organization
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| virksomhet (se "bedrift") | business / firm
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| viserektor, se "prorektor" | Vice-Rector
(Some HE institutions specify the field of interest: 'Vice-Rector for Education'. 'Vice-Rector for Research, Dissemination and Innovation') | |
| vitenskapelig ansatt | 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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| vitenskapelig samling | scientific collection
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| vitnemål | diploma / certificate
(Documentation of a degree or profession qualification, see "certificate") | |
| vitnemål fra den videregående skolen | Certificate of Upper Secondary Education
see "Upper Secondary Education Examination" | |
| vitnemål fra fullført 10-årig grunnskole | school-leaving certificate (from compulsory education)
(See "school-leaving examination") | |
| vitnemålstillegg | Diploma Supplement
(This is only issued in English) | |
| voksenopplæringssenter | Adult Education Centre
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| vurdere | assess
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| vurdering | assessment
(See "evaluation", "examination") | |
| vurderingsform | form of assessment
'In this course the form of assessment is a 6-hour written examination.' (Note that 'assessment' is the overall term and 'examination' is a tool in the assessment, see "form of examination") | |
| vurderingsmappe | assessment portfolio
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| vurderingsuttrykk | grade / assessment
'The grade or assessment awarded following an examination or assignment is...' | |
| vårsemester | Spring semester
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