Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
Rektor
English translation:
rector; president (of university); chancellor; vice chancellor
Added to glossary by
TechLawDC
Jun 3, 2010 19:50
14 yrs ago
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Polish term
Rektor
Polish to English
Art/Literary
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
Chancellor/Rector
Akademia Rolnicza, Wydział Technologii Drewna, na dyplomie podpis Dziekana i Rektor. W tym przypadku Rektor to Rector??? czy Vice-Chancellor?? czy jedno i drugie??? BE
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | rector; president (of university); chancellor |
TechLawDC
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| 4 +2 | chancellor lub vice-chancellor |
Mateusz Brandys
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| 4 +1 | head of the university |
AAKrawczyk
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| 3 +2 | rector |
inmb
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Jun 9, 2010 19:57: TechLawDC Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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rector; president (of university); chancellor
(This is a matter of the translator's personal preference and the preference of he institution itself.)
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inmb
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Monika Darron
: in US - Chancellor
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Not necessarily -- more often President, less often Vice Chancellor. (Sometimes even "Director", especially if an Internet school.)
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Polangmar
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Darius Saczuk
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literary
: może być rector = the head of certain universities, colleges, and schools.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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head of the university
ja tak bym dała, zresztą u mnie na Uniwersytecie w Cardiff tak właśnie było przyjęte.
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rector
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Maciejka Malyszko (X)
: Uniwersytet w Edynburgu ma Rector'a wlasnie. http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/all-news/rector-elected-120209
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Lucyna Długołęcka
: zgadzam się, że rektor = rector pasuje w pewnych przypadkach
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Mateusz Brandys
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chancellor lub vice-chancellor
Jeden z ww. terminów, w zależności o tym, czy mamy na myśli odpowiednik rektora w USA czy Wielkiej Brytanii
Example sentence:
The Vice-Chancellor is the principal academic and administrative officer of the University. (ze strony University of Cambridge)
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