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Öffentliche Verteidigungen

English translation: public defence

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German term or phrase:öffentliche Verteidigung
English translation:public defence
Entered by: Steffen Walter

08:17 Feb 18, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
German term or phrase: Öffentliche Verteidigungen
stand-alone term in a column of "Announcments". I assume that this refers to doctoral candidates "defending" their thesis, but don't know how to put it cogently.
Thanks in advance,
J.
Jonathan MacKerron
public defence
Explanation:
This is what is used in this document on page 9
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Penny Hewson (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:12
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Summary of answers provided
3 +7public defence
Penny Hewson (X)
4public viva(-voce)
Kay Barbara
3graduate degree defence
Lirka


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
public defence


Explanation:
This is what is used in this document on page 9


    Reference: http://tu-freiberg.de/ze/grafa/bewerbung/Promotionsordnung-E...
Penny Hewson (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 35
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Manjula Dias-Hargarter, Ph.D. (X): this is what I would have said as well. ( with "defense" in the case of an Am. audience, of course!)
6 mins
agree  Helen Shiner: It is a viva, but I suspect it would be phrased like this.
1 hr
agree  Ivana Zuppa-Baksa
1 hr
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
5 hrs
agree  Rebecca Garber
6 hrs
agree  Inge Meinzer
11 hrs
agree  Anbu Ambrose: In academic field, doctoral thesis viva is mostly referred indeed as Public Defence! I have seen it used officially as such.
3 days 10 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
public viva(-voce)


Explanation:
That's one way of putting it.


    Reference: http://www.vivekanandacollege.org/news/2008/12/notice-of-pub...
Kay Barbara
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:12
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
graduate degree defence


Explanation:
graduate degree rather than doctoral degree since we are not sure if Master's theses are included as well

Since it is a title you may want to phrase it alternatively as:
Graduate Degrees: Candidates' Defence

Lirka
Austria
Local time: 00:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 68
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