Feb 16, 2013 08:16
11 yrs ago
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Dutch term

DUO

Dutch to English Other Education / Pedagogy governmental institute
Voor de vertaling van een VWO-diploma zoek ik de Engelse vertaling voor DUO- de Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (voorheen de Informatiseringsbank).

Proposed translations

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Education Executive Agency

As seen on papers written by DUO employees
Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO), The Education Executive Agency of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
Peer comment(s):

agree Max Nuijens
3 hrs
agree Barend van Zadelhoff : Dat is inderdaad de Engelse vertaling, zoals gevraagd.
10 hrs
agree writeaway : but keep the Dutch. I'd also mention in ( ) that it's the English translation used by the Nl govt.
14 hrs
agree Michael Beijer
459 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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DUO

De Engelse versie van de DUO-website handhaaft de afkorting.

Welcome to the site of DUO. This site is intended for foreigners who plan to take up a study or start a career in the Netherlands. In the menu above, click on the subject you wish to read more about.
http://www.ib-groep.nl/International_visitors/default.asp
Note from asker:
Dank voor je antwoord. Ik laat het onvertaald.
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway
39 mins
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18 mins

Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) [leave untranslated]

See e.g. how these two official Dutch websites handle the problem:

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'About DUO

The Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs is responsible for the execution of several acts and regulations, such as student grants and information management.'

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The Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) is a Dutch governmental organization, responsible for – amongst other things – the payment of study grants to students. These students are only entitled to a grant for the period they are actually registered at an instuitution of education. In certain cases, DUO also provides study grants for students who take a course at an institution outside The Netherlands. (http://www.ib-groep.nl/international_visitors/customer_servi... )
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'DUO implements education laws and regulations. Several important duties are: funding educational institutions, providing study funding, collecting teaching fees and study debts, organising school examinations.
The ‘Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs’ (DUO) falls under the Ministry of Education, Cultural Affairs and Science (OCW).' (http://www.govcert.nl/english/community/constituents/Overvie... )
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Example sentence:

The Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) is a Dutch governmental organization, responsible for – amongst other things – the payment of study grants to students.

The ‘Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs’ (DUO) falls under the Ministry of Education, Cultural Affairs and Science (OCW).

Peer comment(s):

agree Ellen van Dobben de Bruyn : I agree to leave this untranslated, especially in sworn translations (adding Education Executive Agency in brackets for instance)
951 days
Thanks! Maybe something like this: ‘Education Executive Agency (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs, DUO)’ or DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs | Education Executive Agency)’
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Reference comments

4 hrs
Reference:

Nuffic glossary

Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs
Education Executive Agency
http://nufficglossary.nuffic.nl/

I would add the English translation between parentheses at first mention of this organisation and stick to the original Dutch terminology (or the abbrevation DUO) elsewhere in the text.

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Note added at 8 uren (2013-02-16 17:09:31 GMT)
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In fact, this approach is also followed in the following publication by DUO:

This is the form you can use to request a reduction in the monthly repayments of your student loan on the basis of a means test. DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs, Education Executive Agency) will then base the assessment of how much you can repay per month on your income in 2010.
Please read the notes first.

How to submit
Submit the completed form with the relevant documentary evidence to
DUO before 1 October 2011. If you submit the form after 1 October, any
reduction in the monthly instalment will start later. The return address is
DUO, P.O. Box 50101, 9702 GA Groningen, the Netherlands.
http://www.ib-groep.nl/Images/8157E-12-001 reduction monthly...
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Max Nuijens
1 hr
Bedankt Max! Lang niet gezien op KudoZ trouwens :-)
agree Michael Beijer : I agree with your suggested approach.
2 hrs
Thanks Michael :-)
agree writeaway : standard procedure I thought. keep the original and put the En rendition in ( )
2 hrs
Standard prodedure indeed, particularly in legal translations :-)
agree Tiux
3 days 18 hrs
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