Glossary
Many university-specific and administrative terms are highly specialised and often cannot be found in standard dictionaries or translation tools. To assist staff at Reutlingen University with translating such terms and to promote consistency in language use, this glossary has been developed. The university has adopted British English as its standard.
The glossary is a living document and is continuously expanded by the Institute for Foreign Languages. It is not intended to be exhaustive.
To help us keep the glossary as up to date as possible, we welcome your suggestions and feedback. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at: iff@reutlingen-university.de
- IB Vision
- Definition:
IB Vision
ESB Business School (ESB)
- in good time
- Definition:
zeitnah
- in-class attendance days
- Definition:
Präsenztage
contact hours; face-to-face classes
- in-class attendance period
- Definition:
Präsenzphase
contact hours
- induction class / session
- Definition:
Vorbesprechung
- industrial placement
- Definition:
Industriepraktikumsphase
- Industrial Placings Officer; Industrial Placements Officer
- Definition:
Praktikantenamtsleiter/in, Praktikumsbeauftragte/r
US: Internships Officer - wird in ESB Business School (ESB) benutzt
- industry-focused
- Definition:
praxisbezogen
Auch möglich: hands-on, work-related
- Information from the Preparatory College (Studienkolleg) in Konstanz on foreign university entrance qualifications
- Definition:
Informationen des Studienkollegs Konstanz zu ausländischen Hochschulzugangsberechtigungen
Siehe Eintrag 'Hochschulzugangsberechtigung'
- Institute for Marketing, Market Research & Communication
- Definition:
Institut für Marketing, Marktforschung & Kommunikation
- institution
- Definition:
Einrichtung
- intercultural competence / competencies
- Definition:
interkulturelle Kompetenz
- Interdisciplinary Product Development
- Definition:
Interdisziplinäre Produktentwicklung
Fakultät Life Sciences (LS), TEXOVERSUM Fakultät Textil (TEX), Fakultät Informatik (INF), Fakultät Technik (TEC)
- interim arrangements
- Definition:
Übergangsregelungen
- intermediate examination
- Definition:
Zwischenprüfung
- International Accounting, Controlling und Taxation (IACT)
- Definition:
International Accounting, Controlling und Taxation
ESB Business School (ESB)
- International Business (IB)
- Definition:
International Business (IB)
ESB Business School (ESB)
- International Business Development (IBD)
- Definition:
International Business Development (IBD)
ESB Business School (ESB)
- International Business Engineering - Operations (IWI)
- Definition:
Internationales Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen - Operations (IWI) (FK ESB)
ESB Business School (ESB)
- International Fashion Business
- Definition:
International Fashion Business
TEXOVERSUM Fakultät Textil (TEX)




