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

 

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School of Life Sciences
Definition:

Life Sciences

Fakultät Life Sciences

Search Committee
Definition:

Berufungskommission

Appointments Committee

secondary school certificate / transcript of grades
Definition:

Schulzeugnis

Selection Committee
Definition:

Auswahlkommission

selection interview
Definition:

Auswahlinterview

selection of foreign language
Definition:

Fremdsprachenwahl

selection procedure
Definition:

Auswahlverfahren

Selection Regulations

Auswahlsatzung

semester abroad
Definition:

Auslands-(semester/ -praktikum etc)

international study semester; internship semester. Oft ist 'outside Germany' die beste Fassung, z.B. 'All students are required to complete an internship outside Germany'.

seminar
Definition:

Seminar

Senate (Cultural) Officer
Definition:

Senatsbeauftragte/r (für Kultur)

Senate (of Reutlingen University)
Definition:

Senat (der Hochschule Reutlingen)

skills
Definition:

Kenntnisse

smart products
Definition:

Intelligente Produkte

social and communicative competence / competencies
Definition:

Soziale und kommunikative Kompetenz

social responsibility
Definition:

soziale Verantwortung

social sciences
Definition:

Sozialwissenschaften

Staff Council
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Personalrat

staff ID number
Definition:

Personalnummer

staff meeting
Definition:

Personalversammlung