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
- Internships Office
Praktikantenamt
- job description
Stellenbeschreibung
- joint professorship
Brückenprofessur
- key areas
Schwerpunkt
- laboratory class / hour
Praktikum (im Labor)
- language of instruction
Lehrsprache; Veranstaltungssprache
- language proficiency; language skills
Sprachkompetenz / Sprachkenntnisse
- law, examinations, internships and IT
Recht, Prüfungen, Praktika und IT
- learning agreement(s)
Learning Agreement(s)
- leave of absence (semester's)
Urlaubssemester
- leaving qualification(s), degree
Abschluss / Abschlüsse
je nach Kontext evtl. 'academic title' oder 'award'
- lecture
Vorlesung
- lecture notes
Skript / Skripten
- legal department
Justitiariat
- letter of acceptance
Zulassungsbescheid
- letter of assignment (for visas)
Entsendungsschreiben
- library
Bibliothek
- MA/ MSc/ MBA
M.A./ M.Sc./ MBA
- main topics of the lecture
Vorlesungsschwerpunkte
lecture emphasis; focus of the lecture; key areas covered in the lecture
- management field
betriebswirtschaftlicher Bereich