About this glossary
| Dutch | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
aanmelding | application | |
aanmeldingscijfers | application numbers | |
aanmeldingsformulier | application form | |
aanstelling | appointment | |
aanstellingsdatum | date of appointment | |
aanvraag | application (for) | |
aanvrager | applicant | |
aanvullende toetsing | resit exam, resit assessment (if the student failed the exam) | |
ABC | ABC Academic Biomedical Centre | |
ABC-hoogleraar | ABC Professor | |
academicus | university graduate | |
Academiegebouw | Academiegebouw / University Hall | |
academisch jaar | academic year | |
academisch statuut | university / academic statute | |
Academische disciplines | academic disciplines | |
academische excellentie | academic excellence | |
academische masters | taught programme / Master's programme | |
accreditatie | accreditation | |
administratienummer | registration / student number | |
adviescommissie | advisory committee | |
adviesgroep | advisory committee | |
afdeling | section/division | |
afgestudeerden | graduates | |
afsluitend examen | final exam | |
afstudeerrichting | Major, specialisation | |
afstuderen (in) | to graduate (in) | |
aio (assistent in opleiding) | PhD candidate (NB: geen 'student') | |
Akademie-hoogleraar (KNAW) | Academy Professor | |
alfastudies | Arts and Humanities | |
alumnibureau | Alumni Office | |
alumnus | alumnus | |
arbeidsmarkt | job market / labour market | |
arbeidsvoorwaarden | terms of employment | |
arts | physician / doctor | |
arts-assistent | medical intern / resident | |
artsexamen | final examination in Medicine / Medical Boards | |
assistent in opleiding (aio) | PhD candidate / research assistant | |
atheneum | atheneum (pre-university education) | |
auditor | auditor | |
aula | auditorium | |
avondopleiding | evening course | |
baan | job, position | |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) | Bachelor of Arts (BA) | |
Bachelor of Science (BSc) | Bachelor of Science (BSc) | |
bachelordiploma | undergraduate degree / Bachelor's degree | |
bachelorfase | undergraduate studies | |
bachelor-masterstelsel | Bachelor/Master system | |
bachelor-masterstructuur | Bachelor/Master structure or system | |
bacheloropleiding | undergraduate programme / Bachelor's programme | |
bachelortitel | undergraduate degree / Bachelor's degree | |
balie | information desk | |
basisbeurs | basic student grant | |
basisonderwijs | primary education | |
basisschool | primary school | |
begeleider | supervisor | |
begeleiding | supervision | |
begroting | budget | |
beheer | management | |
beheersstructuur | management structure | |
beleid | policy (vaak meervoud: policies) | |
beleidsmedewerker | (Policy) Advisor/Consultant | |
bemiddelen | to mediate | |
bemiddeling | mediation | |
benoemingsadviescommissie | Appointments Advisory Committee | |
beoordelen | to assess | |
beoordeling | assessment | |
beroep gaan, in | to appeal | |
beroepenveld | professional field / occupational field / professional practice | |
beroepsonderwijs | vocational education (lager en middelbaar); higher professional education (hoger) | |
bestuur | management (zowel besturen als de bestuurders), board (bestuurders), administration (besturen/bestuurders), governance (besturen) | |
bestuursbeurs | administrative grant / management participation grant | |
Bestuursgebouw | Bestuursgebouw / Administration Building | |
Bestuurssecretariaat | Office of the Board | |
bestuursstructuur | management structure | |
bètawetenschappen | Sciences | |
beurs | grant, scholarship | |
bevestigingsbrief | letter of confirmation | |
bevestigingsbrief van aanmelding | confirmation of application | |
bewijs van inschrijving | proof of enrolment | |
bibliothecaris | librarian | |
bibliotheek | library | |
bijvak | Minor subject | |
bijzonder hoogleraar | Professor by Special Appointment | |
bijzonder onderwijs | denominational education | |
bijzondere leerstoel | special chair | |
bilateraal overleg | bilateral consultations, meeting between Executive Board and Faculty Board | |
bindend studieadvies | binding study advice / binding recommendation regarding the continuation of studies | |
BKO (Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs) | Basic Teaching Qualification | |
blad (wetenschappelijk) | journal | |
brochure | prospectus / brochure | |
buitengewoon hoogleraar | Professor by Special Appointment / professor | |
bul | occupying an endowed chair degree certificate | |
campus | campus | |
CAO | Collective Labour Agreement | |
CAO à la Carte | Working Conditions Multiple Choice Model | |
Centraal Stembureau (CSB) | Central Electoral Office | |
Centrum voor Ondernemerschap en Innovatie (CvOI) | Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation | |
Centrum voor Studiekeuze | Study Counselling Centre | |
cijfer | mark / grade (NB: grade = Am) | |
citatie-index | citation index | |
citatiescore | citation score | |
collega | colleague | |
collega docent / onderzoeker | fellow lecturer/researcher | |
college (leseenheid) | lecture | |
college (opleidingsinstituut) | college | |
college lopen | to attend lectures/classes | |
college van beroep voor de examens | Examination Appeals Board | |
College van Bestuur | Executive Board | |
College voor Promoties | Board for the Conferral of Doctoral Degrees (NB: dient voluit geschreven te worden) | |
collegegeld | tuition fees | |
collegekaart | student card | |
collegelid | Member of the Executive Board | |
collegezaal | lecture room / lecture hall | |
Colloquium Doctum | Colloquium Doctum / university entrance exam | |
computerleerzaal | computer room | |
computer-ondersteund onderwijs | computer-assisted learning | |
conferentie | conference | |
congres | conference | |
convenant | agreement | |
co-promotor | second PhD supervisor / co-supervisor | |
cum laude | cum laude; with distinction | |
curriculum vitae | curriculum vitae, CV (resumé = Am) | |
cursus | course / module / subject | |
cursusaanbod | available courses / modules / subjects | |
cursusduur | course duration | |
cursusjaar | academic year | |
decaan | Dean | |
deeltijdonderwijs | part-time degree programmes | |
deeltijdstudent | part-time student | |
deficiëntie | deficiency | |
departement | department | |
derde geldstroom | contract funding | |
dictaat | lecture notes | |
dienst | Service Department | |
dienstraad | employees' consultative body | |
Dies Natalis | Anniversary Day (of Utrecht University) | |
Diesrede | Anniversary Address, Anniversary Speech | |
diploma | certificate, diploma | |
directeur | Director | |
discipline | discipline | |
disciplinegroep | research group | |
discussiestuk | discussion paper | |
dissertatie | PhD thesis / doctoral degree thesis | |
diversiteitsbeleid | diversity policy | |
docent | lecturer | |
docent onderzoeker; junior | junior lecturer/researcher | |
docent onderzoeker; senior | senior lecturer/researcher | |
docent; junior | junior lecturer | |
docent; senior | senior lecturer | |
doctoraalexamen | Master's examination/exam | |
doctoraalprogramma | Master's degree programme | |
doctoraalscriptie | Master's thesis | |
doctorandus (drs), idem met Doctor | in het Engels blijft deze titel onvertaald, men kan in plaats hiervan wel Dr, MA, MSc, LLM etc. gebruiken | |
doctorstitel | title of Doctor (Dr), PhD | |
educatieve masters | teacher training Master's programme (first level) / teacher training programme | |
een diploma halen | to obtain a certificate | |
een lezing houden over | to lecture on, to give a paper on, to deliver a lecture on | |
een toets afnemen | to give / administer a test | |
een voldoende | a pass / a passing mark | |
eerste geldstroom | government funding | |
eerstejaarsstudenten | first-year students | |
emeritus | emeritus professor | |
Engelstalig | taught in English | |
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam | Erasmus University Rotterdam | |
eredocatoraat toekennen | to confer an honorary doctorate (on) | |
ere-doctor | honorary doctor | |
ere-doctoraat | honorary doctorate | |
exacte vakken | science subjects | |
examen | examination/exam | |
examen afleggen | to take an exam (Am) / to sit an exam (Brit) | |
examencommissie | Board of Examiners | |
examenregelement | examination regulations | |
extraneus | extraneus (student who is enrolled to take examinations but not to attend lectures) | |
f.t.e. (full time equivalent) | FTE (full time equivalent) | |
facultaire zwaartepunten | a faculty's core research areas | |
faculteit | faculty (bij een specifieke faculteit wordt een hoofdletter gebruikt, bv Faculty of Science) | |
faculteit Bètawetenschappen | Faculty of Science | |
faculteit Diergeneeskunde | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine | |
faculteit Geesteswetenschappen | Faculty of Humanities | |
faculteit Geneeskunde | Faculty of Medicine | |
faculteit Geowetenschappen | Faculty of Geosciences | |
faculteit Recht, Economie, Bestuur en Organisatie | Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance | |
faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen | Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences | |
faculteitsbestuur | Faculty Board | |
faculteitsbureau | Faculty Office/Administration | |
faculteitshoogleraar | Distinguished Professor of the Faculty of ... | |
faculteitsraad | Faculty Council | |
faculteitsreglement | faculty regulations | |
FES-gelden | FES funding | |
focusgebieden | research focus areas | |
Fonds Economische Structuurversterking (FES) | Economic Structure Enhancement Fund (FES) | |
formatieplaats | permanent staff position / establishment post | |
formulier | form | |
functie | job/position | |
fundamenteel onderzoek | research; (as opposed to applied research) fundamental/ basic research | |
gammastudies | Social and Behavioural Sciences | |
gammawetenschappen | Social and Behavioural Sciences | |
gastdocent | guest / visiting lecturer | |
gasthoogleraar | visiting / guest professor | |
gebied (wetenschap) | field / area / discipline | |
geboortedatum | date of birth (DOB) | |
gedragswetenschappen | behavioural sciences | |
Gemeenschappelijk Dierenlaboratorium (GDL) | Animal Laboratory | |
gemeentehuis | town hall | |
gemeentelijke basisadministratie | municipal personal records database | |
getuigschrift | certificate / diploma / testimonial | |
gewaarmerkte kopie | certified copy | |
graad | degree | |
Graduate School | Graduate School(s): Graduate School of Humanities, Graduate School of Law, Economics and Governance, Graduate School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Graduate School of Geosciences, Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences | |
griffie | Secretariat to the governing and representative bodies of the university (e.g. University Council, Executive Board) | |
griffier | Secretary to the governing and representative bodies of the university | |
gymnasium | gymnasium (pre-university education that includes the study of Latin and Greek) | |
HBO-raad / Vereniging van Hogescholen | HBO-raad, Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences | |
herkansing, hertentamen, herexamen | resit (exam) | |
High Potentials programma | High Potentials programme | |
Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (HAVO) | senior general secondary education (HAVO) | |
Hoger Beroepsonderwijs (HBO) | higher professional education; HBO | |
hoger onderwijs | higher education | |
hogeschool | University of Applied Sciences | |
Hogeschool van Utrecht | HU University of Applied Sciences | |
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (HKU) | Utrecht School of the Arts | |
honoreren | to grant / to award | |
honours onderwijs | honours programme | |
hoofdvak | Major | |
hoogleraar | Professor | |
hoorcollege | lecture | |
huisvesting | housing (students) / accommodation (buildings, departments etc.) | |
in zijn/haar functie van | in his/her capacity as | |
inaugurele rede | inaugural address | |
informatica | computer science | |
infrastructurele voorzieningen | infrastructure | |
ingangsvoorwaarden | entry requirements | |
ingeschreven Studenten | enrolled students | |
inschrijfformulier | registration form / enrolment form | |
inschrijfgeld | enrolment/registration fee | |
inschrijven aan | to enrol / register | |
inschrijven voor | to register for | |
inschrijving | enrolment / registration | |
inschrijvingsduur | registration/enrolment period | |
inschrijvingsformulier | enrolment/registration form | |
inspectie | inspection / inspectorate | |
instelling | institution | |
instituut | institute | |
instroom studenten | intake of students | |
instroombeleid | enrolment policy | |
intekenen voor | to sign up for | |
interdisciplinaire samenwerking | interdisciplinary collaboration | |
internationaliseringsbeleid | internationalisation policy | |
intervisie | peer review | |
introductieprogramma | orientation programme | |
invullen | to complete (NB: fill in (Br) / fill out (Am)) | |
IVLOS | IVLOS Institute of Education | |
jaarrekening | annual accounts | |
jaarverslag | annual report | |
kabinetszaken | Protocol Affairs | |
kadernota | framework policy document / financial framework | |
Kapittelzaal | Kapittelzaal / Chapter Hall | |
Katholieke Theologische Universiteit te Utrecht | Utrecht Catholic University of Theology | |
kenniseconomie | knowledge-based economy | |
kennisinstelling | knowledge institution | |
kennisoverdracht | knowledge transfer | |
kennispunt | science shop | |
kennisregio | knowledge region | |
kennissector | knowledge sector | |
kennisvalorisatie | knowledge transfer / technology transfer | |
kerkelijk hoogleraar | ecclesiastical professor | |
kernvak | core subject | |
keuzevak | optional subject / elective | |
KIWA N.V. Onderzoek & Advies | KIWA N.V. Research and Consultancy | |
Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI) | Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute | |
Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (KNAW) | Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
kwaliteitszorg | quality assurance | |
leerplan | syllabus (at subject level) / curriculum (at degree programme level) | |
leerstoel | chair | |
leerstoelhouder | chair holder | |
leerstof | subject matter | |
leeszaal | reading room | |
leidinggevende | manager, supervisor | |
lerarenopleiding lesbevoegdheid | teacher training institute teaching qualification | |
leslokaal | classroom | |
Letteren | Arts | |
lezing | lecture | |
Lokaal Overleg | University Labour Representation Board | |
loting | draw | |
LSVb | Dutch national students' union | |
lustrumbureau | Anniversary Office | |
lustrumcommissie | Anniversary Committee | |
maatschappelijke dienstverlening | service to society | |
major | Major | |
Master of Arts (MA) | Master of Arts (MA) | |
Master of Law (LLM) | Master of Law (LLM) | |
Master of Science (MSc) | Master of Science (MSc) | |
masterdiploma | Master's degree | |
masterfase | Master's degree programme / graduate studies | |
mastergraad | Master's degree | |
masteropleiding | Master's programme, Master's degree | |
masterprogramma | Master's programme | |
masterprogramma (context: opgaan voor PhD) | Graduate programme | |
mastertitel | Master's degree | |
medestudent | fellow student | |
medewerkersmonitor | employee survey | |
medezeggenschap | employee (and student) representation | |
medezeggenschapsorgaan | employees' consultative body / representative advisory body | |
meeloopdag | open day | |
mentor | student mentor / counsellor | |
Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs (MBO) | senior secondary vocational education (MBO) | |
middelbare school | secondary school | |
Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen (OCW) | Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) | |
minor | Minor | |
module | module | |
mondeling examen | oral exam | |
nascholing | refresher course | |
natuurwetenschappen | natural sciences | |
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Internationale | Netherlands Organization for International | |
Nederlandse organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) | Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) (Het NWO hanteert de Amerikaans-Engelse spelling.) | |
Nederlandstalig | taught in Dutch | |
Netherlands Institute for MBA Studies, NIMBAS | Netherlands Institute for MBA Studies, NIMBAS | |
niet-wetenschappelijk personeel | non-academic staff | |
Nieuwe Leraren Opleiding (NLO) | New Teacher Training Programme | |
Nijenrode, Universiteit voor Bedrijfskunde | Nijenrode University | |
Nobelprijswinnaar | Nobel Prize winner / Nobel Laureate | |
notuleren | to take notes | |
numerus fixus | quota / intake restriction | |
OBP | support and administrative staff | |
OER, Onderwijs & Examen règlement | Education and Examination Regulations (OER) | |
ondernemerschap | entrepreneurship | |
ondertekening | signature | |
onderwijs | education (algemeen) / teaching / academic programmes (opleidingen) | |
onderwijs geven | to teach | |
onderwijs in natuurkunde | classes in physics | |
onderwijs informatie systeem | education information system | |
onderwijsbekostiging | funding of education | |
Onderwijsbeurzen (ihk van voorlichting) | education fairs | |
onderwijsbevoegdheid | teaching qualification | |
onderwijscommissie | education committee | |
onderwijsinstituut | teaching institute | |
onderwijsruimte | teaching area | |
onderwijsvernieuwing | educational reform | |
onderwijsvisitatie | external education review | |
onderwijzend personeel | teaching staff | |
onderzoekbevoegdheid | research qualification | |
onderzoeker | researcher | |
onderzoeker in opleiding (oio) | trainee research assistant / PhD candidate | |
onderzoeker; junior | junior research fellow | |
onderzoeker; senior | senior research fellow | |
onderzoekschool | research school / graduate school | |
onderzoekscommissie | research committee | |
onderzoeksgroep | research centre | |
onderzoeksinstituut | research institute | |
onderzoeksmaster | research Master's programme | |
onderzoeksplan | research project | |
onderzoeksprogramma | research programme | |
onderzoeksuniversiteit | research university | |
onderzoeksvisitatie | external research review | |
onkosten | expenses | |
onkostenvergoeding | reimbursement of expenses / expense allowance | |
onvoldoende, een | a fail / a failing mark | |
Open Universiteit | Open University | |
openbaar onderwijs | non-denominational education (Am: public school) | |
opfriscursus | refresher course | |
opkomst (bij colleges) | attendance | |
opleiding | (academic) programme, study programme, degree programme | |
opleidingengids | prospectus | |
Opleidingsstatuut | degree statute (for undergraduate programmes), degree statute (for Master's programmes) | |
optionele cursussen | electives / optional course modules | |
oratie | inaugural lecture/inaugural address | |
oud-hoogleraar | former/retired/emeritus professor | |
overeenkomst | agreement | |
paranimf | paranimf | |
patiëntenzorg | patient care | |
pedel | Beadle | |
penvoerder | coordinator / coordinating university | |
personeel | staff; personnel; employees | |
polikliniek | outpatients' clinic | |
Post-academisch onderwijs | postgraduate education / continuing education / executive education | |
postbus | PO Box / P.O. Box | |
post-doc | post-doctoral researcher / post-doc | |
postvak | pigeonhole | |
practicum | practical | |
prestigemaster | Prestige Master's programme | |
prijs | prize, award | |
Prins Claus Leerstoel | Prince Claus Chair | |
proefschrift | doctoral thesis / dissertation | |
professor | professor (functie); Professor (titel: Professor Wright, Professor of Philosophy, Prof. Wright) | |
profileringsruimte | optional course profile / optional course credits | |
promotie | defence of the PhD thesis / defence of the doctoral thesis | |
promotor | Supervisor | |
promovendus | PhD candidate | |
promoveren | to take/get/obtain one's doctorate / doctoral degree | |
propedeuse | Year 1 (het jaar); first-year diploma (diploma) | |
pro-rector | deputy rector | |
QANU | Quality Assurance for Netherlands Universities | |
R&O gesprek | Performance & Development interview/appraisal | |
Raad van Advies voor het Wetenschapsbeleid | Science Policy Advisory Council | |
Raad van Toezicht | Supervisory Board | |
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen | Radboud University Nijmegen | |
ranglijst | ranking | |
Rector Magnificus | Rector Magnificus | |
Rectorencollege | Conference of Rectors | |
reglement | regulations | |
reguliere opleiding | regular programme | |
reisbeurs | travel grant | |
relatiebeheer | customer relationship management (CRM) | |
renteloos voorschot | interest-free loan | |
richtlijnen | guidelines (aanwijzingen), instructions (instructies) | |
Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiëne (RIVM) | National Institute for Public Health and the Environment | |
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen | University of Groningen | |
rooster | schedule / timetable | |
samenwerking | cooperation | |
Samenwerking in het Hoger Onderwijs (Nuffic) | Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) | |
samenwerkingsprogramma | joint programme | |
samenwerkingsverband | partnership / collaboration | |
scholier | student, pupil | |
scholing | education | |
schriftelijk examen | written test/exam | |
scriptie | thesis, undergraduate thesis, Master's thesis | |
sectie | group (e.g. the Pharmacology group) | |
sectorplan | sector plan | |
selectie | selection for admission | |
semester | semester | |
Seniorkwalificatie Onderwijs (SKO) | Senior Teaching Qualification | |
Shanghai ranglijst | Shanghai ranking | |
Sol Iustitia illustra nos | May the Sun of Justice Enlighten Us | |
Spinoza premie | Spinoza Prize | |
Spinoza prijswinaar(s) | Spinoza Laureate(s) | |
spreekuur | consultation hours | |
staf | (faculty) staff | |
stage | work placement / traineeship / internship | |
stageplaats | trainee post / internship position | |
stagiair(e) | trainee / intern | |
stellingen (bij proefschrift) | stellingen (supplementary propositions to be defended, often funny) | |
stichting | foundation | |
Stichting voor Vluchteling-Studenten | Foundation for Refugee Students | |
stipendium | stipend / scholarship / grant | |
stoomcursus | crash course | |
Strategisch Plan | Strategic Plan | |
student-assistent | research/teaching assistant (student assistant) | |
studentassistentschap | teaching assistantship / teaching assistant position | |
studentenadministratie | Student Administration | |
studentenarts | University Doctor/Physician | |
studentendecaan | Student Counsellor | |
studentengezelligheidsvereniging | student society | |
studentenmonitor | student survey | |
studentenorganisatie | student organisation | |
studentenpsycholoog | Student Psychologist | |
studentensport | student sport | |
studentenstatuut | student charter | |
studentenstop | student quota | |
studentenuitwisseling | student exchange | |
studentenuitwisselingsprogramma | student exchange programme | |
studentenvereniging | student society | |
studentenvoorzieningen | student facilities | |
studentenzaken | Student Affairs | |
studie | (degree) programme | |
studieadviseur | Study Advisor | |
studiebelastinguren | study hours / credits | |
studiebeurs | grant | |
studieboek | textbook / coursebook | |
studiecoördinator | Course Coordinator | |
studieduur | duration (of studies) | |
studiefinanciering (algemeen) | student finance system / financial assistance system for students | |
studiefinanciering aanvragen | to apply for a student grant | |
studiegids | course catalogue / prospectus | |
studielandschap | Study Area | |
studielast | course load / workload / study load | |
studiepad | individual course programme | |
studieprogramma | study/degree programme | |
studiepunt | credit | |
studieruimte | study room | |
studievereniging | study society | |
studievoorlichting | degree programme information / study information | |
studievoortgangssysteem | student progress monitoring system | |
subsidieaanvraag | grant application | |
Summer School | Summer School | |
Summer School cursussen | Summer School courses | |
syllabus | course reader | |
taalbeheersing | language proficiency | |
talenpracticum | language lab(oratory) | |
talentbeleid | policy of nurturing talent | |
technische dienst | Maintenance Department | |
Technische Universiteit Delft | Delft University of Technology | |
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven | Eindhoven University of Technology (abbreviated as TU/e) | |
technostarters | emerging technology entrepreneurs | |
tegemoetkoming studiekosten | study costs allowance | |
tempo-beurs | tempo grant (performance-related grants and loans system) | |
tentamen | examination / exam | |
tijdelijke aanstelling | temporary appointment | |
titel | title | |
TNO Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek | Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) (TNO hanteert de Amerikaans-Engelse spelling.) | |
toegepast onderzoek | applied research | |
toehoorder (nu: contractant) | auditing students / auditor | |
toelage | allowance | |
toelating | admission | |
toelatingseisen | admission / entry / entrance requirements | |
toelatingsexamen | entrance/entry examination | |
toets | test | |
toetsing | testing | |
toga | gown | |
topsportregeling | Scheme for Outstanding Student Athletes | |
trimester | term / trimester | |
tweede geldstroom | indirect funding | |
uitwisselingsprogramma | exchange programme | |
UMC Utrecht | University Medical Center Utrecht (Het UMC Utrecht hanteert de Amerikaans-Engelse spelling.) | |
Unie van Utrecht (1579) | Union of Utrecht | |
universitair docent | Assistant Professor | |
universitair hoofddocent | Associate Professor | |
universitair onderwijs | university education | |
universitaire / academische omgeving | academic environment | |
universitaire jaarkalender | academic calendar | |
universiteit | university | |
Universiteit Leiden | Leiden University | |
Universiteit Maastricht | Maastricht University | |
Universiteit Twente | University of Twente | |
Universiteit van Amsterdam | University of Amsterdam | |
Universiteit van Tilburg | Tilburg University | |
Universiteit voor Humanistiek | University for Humanistics | |
universiteitsdag | University Day | |
Universiteitsfonds | Utrecht University Fund | |
universiteitshoogleraar | Distinguished Professor of ... University | |
Universiteitsraad | University Council | |
vacature | vacancy / job opening | |
vak (schoolvak) | subject | |
vakgebied | specialisation, field of expertise / field of study | |
vakkennis | expertise | |
vakkenpakket | academic profile | |
vaste aanstelling | permanent appointment | |
vaste aanstelling hebben | to have a permanent position / to have tenure | |
verblijfskosten | accommodation expenses | |
verblijfsvergunning | residence permit | |
verdediging (van proefschrift) | (thesis) defence | |
Vereniging van Samenwerkende Nederlandse Universiteiten (VSNU) | Association of Universities in the Netherlands | |
vergadering | meeting | |
vergaderzaal | meeting/conference room | |
vergoeding | reimbursement | |
verplichte cursussen | compulsory subjects | |
verplichte literatuur | required reading | |
verslag | report | |
vertrouwenspersoon | Confidential Advisor | |
vertrouwenspersoon ongewenst gedrag | Confidential Advisor for inappropriate behaviour | |
vervangende toetsing | replacement exam | |
vervolgcursus | follow-up course | |
visitatie | external assessment / external review | |
visitatiecommissie | external assessment panel / external review panel | |
vooraanmeldingen | preliminary registrations | |
vooraanmeldingscijfers | preliminary registration figures / numbers | |
voorbereidend middelbaar beroepsonderwijs (VMBO) | preparatory secondary vocational education (VMBO) | |
voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs (VWO) | pre-university education (VWO) | |
voorlichting | information | |
voorlichtingsdagen | information days (Bachelor's Information Day en Master's Information Evening) | |
vooropleiding | previous education | |
voortgezet onderwijs | secondary education | |
voorwaardelijke financiering | conditional funding | |
voorzitter | chairman, chairperson, chair | |
Voorzitter College van Bestuur | President of the Executive Board | |
vorming | academic schooling | |
Vrede van Utrecht (1713) | Treaty of Utrecht | |
vrije instroom | unrestricted intake | |
vrije studierichting | flexible degree programme | |
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | VU University Amsterdam | |
vrijstelling | exemption | |
vrijstelling voor hebben | to be exempted from | |
waardering (cijfer) | mark | |
wachtgeld | severance pay | |
Wageningen Universiteit en researchcentrum | Wageningen University, Wageningen University and Research Centre | |
werkcollege | tutorial | |
werkgroep | working group | |
werknemersorganisatie | employee organisation | |
werknemerstevredenheid | employee satisfaction | |
werkstuk | paper | |
werktevredenheid | job satisfaction | |
werkverband | working group (e.g. the liberal arts working group) | |
werkvergunning | work permit | |
wetenschappelijk personeel | academic staff | |
wetenschappelijk publicatie | scientific publication | |
Wetenschappelijk Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid (WRR) | Scientific Council for Government Policy | |
wetenschappen | sciences | |
wetenschapper | academic (general) / scientist (natural sciences) / scholar (non-science subjects) | |
wetenschapsbeleid | science policy | |
wetenschapsgebied | discipline | |
wetenschapsvoorlichting | research information | |
wiskundecluster | mathematics cluster | |
wisselleerstoel | fixed-term professorship (chair occupied by successive professors) | |
zakelijke dienstverlening | commercial services | |
zelfstudie | self-study / independent learning | |
zwaartepunt | focus of research |