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Diretor de Administração Acadêmica

English translation: Academic Management Director

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20:05 May 24, 2011

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Portuguese term or phrase: Diretor de Administração Acadêmica

This is on the bottom of a Brazilian diploma with the Director's signature directly above it. I want to put "Director of Academics" but maybe that's not right....

rgreen KudoZ activity Questions: 109 (1 open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 5
Local time: 06:55

English translation:Academic Management Director

Explanation:
That's how I would say it.

Selected response from:

Ivan Rocha
Canada

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Summary of answers provided

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Academic Management Director

Ivan Rocha

Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs/Chief Academic Officer (CAO)

annabc

School Secretary

Douglas Bissell

Academic Director

Gilmar Fernandes

Discussion entries: 1

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6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Academic Management Director

Explanation:
That's how I would say it.

Ivan Rocha
Canada
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 36

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

39 mins confidence:

School Secretary

Explanation:
Academic secretary, faculty secretary depending on the kind of establishment. Do not confuse secretary with Secretary i.e. Secretary General etc.

Check google hits for "School Secretary": over 2.3 million, this might be the term you are looking for.
HIH

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 11:55
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

1 hr confidence:

Academic Director

Explanation:
rgreen, I think you had it right, it's a matter of wording it
Academic Diretor gets a lot more hits in Google vs. Director of Academics

See the job description, and it does talk about admistrative duties:

http://www.ehow.com/about_5456034_academic-director-job-desc...

All private schools, colleges, universities and trade schools employee academic directors. These professionals are responsible for the academic process, delivery, content and application. These professionals are usually career educators that have move out of teaching into a more administrative focused career. Many of these professionals carry a masters of education or educational administration.

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 06:55
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

English
PRO pts in category: 49

3 hrs confidence:

Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs/Chief Academic Officer (CAO)

Explanation:
Se você traduz para o inglês americano os termos acima são os mais comuns. Se para o inglês britânico, "pro-vice-chancellor" seria mais adequado.

annabc
Local time: 11:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Polish

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