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

objective

Ziel

office

Referat (Amt, Büro)

unit

office

Sekretariat

zB 'Fakultätssekretariat': 'School (Administration) Office'

office

Stabstelle

(staff) unit, department

Office of the Dean / Dean’s Office

Dekanat

Deanery

Office of the President

Präsidium

Je nach Kontext. Auch möglich: university executive; university management team. Hier unterscheidet man zwischen dem Ort ('Die Besprechung findet im Präsidium statt') und den Menschen ('Er / Sie ist Mitglied des Präsidiums')

officer