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1
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Unterkunft

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accommodation

place to stay or live in

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sich bewusst sein, wissen

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to be aware (of)

having knowledge of sth, realise that sth exists

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Nutzen, Vorteil

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benefit

sth that gives you advantage, a good effect

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Krankengeld

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sickness benefit

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besorgt sein um, beunruhigt sein

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to be concerned about

to be worried about sth

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beschäftigt sein mit

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to be concerned with

His latest publication is concerned with youth unemployment.

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schaffen, fertig werden, bewältigen

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to cope (with sth)

  • to deal with sth successfully, to manage*
  • to cope with a problem, situation, difficulties*
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berechtigt sein, Anspruch haben

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to be eligible

to have the right or qualification

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verlegen machen, in Verlegenheit bringen

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to embarrass

to cause sb to feel awkward or ashamed

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Arbeitnehmer, Angestellter, Beschäftigter

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employee

someone who works for a company (or person) in return for wages or a salary

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Arbeitgeber

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employer

a company or person that employs people

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Unternehmer

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entrepreneur

person who starts their own company, esp. when it involves taking risks

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Existenzgründerprogramm

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Young Entrepreneurs’ Scheme

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Anfrage

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enquiry, inquiry

act of asking questions to get information
to launch, conduct, make an inquiry, to enquire, to inquire

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Erfahrung(en)

  • Erfahrungen sammeln
  • erleben, durchmachen
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experience

  • knowledge, wisdom acquired*
  • to gain experience
  • He has gained much experience in this field.*
  • to experience sth
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abstimmen auf, einrichten für

  • geeignet sein für
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to gear for

  • to adapt sth to a particular need*
  • to be geared for
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17
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Stipendium

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grant

  • a sum of money given by the government to pay for a student’s education at university*
  • Note: ‘Bafög’ is a combination of grant and student loan*

scholarship

financial aid provided for a student of merit at an educational establishment

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18
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Graskopf

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grasshead

A grasshead is an alternative to a potted plant.
It consists of a round head (with eyes and nose) made of sawdust and grass seeds covered in a skin of gauze. When it is watered, the grass begins to grow on its head like hair which you can then cut.

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attraktiver Typ

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hunk

an attractive man

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ein gemischtes Volk

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a mixed bunch (coll)

group of people of different types

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behaupten

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to maintain

to insist that sth is the case

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Verhandlung

  • verhandeln, aushandeln
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negotiation

  • to negotiate

​to talk to reach an agreement

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23
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verpflichten, zwingen

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to oblige

to force or make it necessary for someone to do sth
often passive: The company was obliged to repay the credit within a month.

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Mitbewohner

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roommate

person you share a room with

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25
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Programm

  • Pensionsplan
  • Programm zur Bekämpfung der Arbeitslosigkeit
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scheme

an officially organised plan or arrangement for doing sth

  • pension scheme
  • unemployment scheme
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etwas (bis zum Ende) durchhalten, durchfechten

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to see sth through

to follow sth through to the end, not to abandon a task

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27
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ein Geschäft gründen

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to set up a business

to found a business, to start up a business, to establish a business

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28
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kurzfristig

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(at) short notice

not long in advance

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aber, jedoch

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though, however

It was a good contract. The manager, though, refused to sign it.

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30
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Arbeitslosenhilfe

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unemployment assistance

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31
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Sozialhilfe

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income support (BE), welfare (aid) (AE)

money given to a person who has never worked or is
long-term unemployed and needs financial help

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Arbeitslosengeld, -unterstützung

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**unemployment benefit (BE), compensation **(AE)

money given by the government to a person for a limited period of time after losing their job (informal: dole)

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(risikoreiches) Unternehmen

  • Risikokapital
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venture

  • a (commercial) project or business activity that involves a risk*
  • venture capital
34
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Gymnasium

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**Grammar School (BE), High School **(AE)

35
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Gesamtschule

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Comprehensive School

Note: The term secondary school is general in meaning

36
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Berufsschule

  • Fachhochschule
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Vocational School

  • College (of Higher/Further Education),
  • *University of Applied Sciences**
37
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Studienjahr

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academic year

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Studienabschnitt, Trimester, Semester

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**term (BE), semester **(AE)

any of the divisions of the academic year during which a university/college is in session

39
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(großer) Hörsaal

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auditorium, lecture hall, lecture theatre

40
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Universitäts- bzw. Hochschulgelände

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campus, university, college grounds

the land and buildings of an educational institution

41
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Mensa

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canteen, dining hall, refectory

the place at a university/college where students have their meals

42
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Fachbereich

  • Betriebswirtschaft
  • Volkswirtschaft
  • Wirtschaftsinformatik
  • Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen
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department, section

The faculty of Economics and Business Management is divided into the following departments:

  • Business Administration
  • (Macro) Economics
  • Economics and Computer Science / Business Informatics
  • Economics and Engineering
43
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Wirtschaftspädagogik

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Economics and Education

44
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Fakultät, auch: Lehrkörper

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faculty

structural unit of a university; school, institute;
AE: also the people who teach there

45
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Studentenwohnheim

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**student hostel, hall of residence, dormitory **(=Schlafsaal, AE)

a college/university building where students live

46
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Akademiker, Wissenschaftler; akademisch

  • Belegschaft, (Lehrkörper)
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academic

  • teacher at a university, scientist*
  • (academic) staff
  • ​people who work for a university, etc*
47
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Fernstudent

  • Direktstudent
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extramural/correspondent student/long-distance learner

  • people who are not full-time students of a university/college*
  • full-time student
48
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Kommilitone

  • Arbeitskollege
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fellow student

  • student studying at the same university/the same subject*
  • fellow worker
49
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Studienanfänger

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freshman (AE), first-year student

fresher (BE)

50
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(Hochschul-) Absolvent, Akademiker

  • Student (an einer Universität/Hochschule)
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graduate

  • a person who has a (first) degree from a university*
  • undergraduate

​student studying for his/her first degree

51
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Dekan

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dean

head of a faculty, college, school

52
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Dozent für…

  • außerordentlicher Professor
  • ordentlicher Professor
  • zum Professor berufen werden
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lecturer (BE), assistant professor (AE) of

  • **associate professor **(AE)
  • full professor
  • to be appointed professor
53
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Betreuer (bei wiss. Arbeiten)

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(graduate) supervisor

a teacher with responsibility for a particular student/project

54
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Rektor

  • Prorektor (Stellvertreter)
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**vice-chancellor (BE), president **(AE)

  • head of a university/college*
  • deputy vice-chancellor, vice-president
55
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Gaststudent

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visiting student

56
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sich um einen Studienplatz bewerben

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to apply for a place at a university/to apply for studies

57
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**Beleg(arbeit) **(=schriftl. HA)

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assignment, assigned paper

a task that is given to students as a compulsory part of their course

58
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eine Universität besuchen

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to attend a university/college

59
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Lehrplan, Curriculum

  • Lehrprogramm, Studienprogramm
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curriculum

  • general programme of a course*
  • syllabus (pl. syllabuses/syllabi)

​outline of a course of studies or list of subjects for a particular course

60
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Vorlesung

  • eine Vorlesung halten (über)
  • Vorlesungen und Seminare besuchen
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lecture

a long talk given to a group of people on a particular subject, esp. in universities

  • to give/deliver/read a lecture on, to lecture on
  • to attend lectures and seminars
61
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an einer Übung teilnehmen

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to take part in/participate in an exercise

62
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Konsultation (beim Tutor)

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tutorial

a period of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual student or small group of students

63
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sich immatrikulieren

  • Einschreibung, Immatrikulation
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to matriculate

  • to enrol or be enrolled in a university or college*
  • enrolment, matriculation
64
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Studium

  • Studiengang
  • Grundstudium
  • Hauptstudium
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studies

the activity of gaining knowledge as pursued by a particular person, esp. at a university/college

  • course of studies
  • basic studies
  • main studies
65
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das Studium aufnehmen

  • das Studium abschließen
  • das Studium unterbrechen/abbrechen
  • sich fortbilden
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to take up one’s studies

to enter university/college

  • to complete/finish one’s studies
  • to interrupt/give up one’s studies
  • to do further studies
66
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Praktikum

  • ein Praktikum machen/absolvieren
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practical training period

  • **to do a work placement **(BE)
  • **to do an internship **(AE)

i.e. receiving practical training in a working environment to take part in a placement programme. - Students have to spend a term on (a) placement with a company.

67
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(zur Physik) wechseln

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to switch to (physics)

68
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Fach

  • ein Hauptfach belegen
  • ein Nebenfach abschließen
  • obligatorisches/fakultatives Fach
  • Fachgebiet
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subject

any branch of learning considered as a course of study

  • to enrol(l) for a main/major subject
  • to complete/finish a subsidiary/minor subject
  • compulsory/optional subject
  • special subject/field
69
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sich spezialisieren (auf dem Gebiet/im Fach)

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to specialise in (the field of)

70
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Abschlussprüfung(en), Abitur

  • das Abitur ablegen
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**school leaving examination, ‘A’ levels (BE), High School Diploma **(AE)

  • **to take/do one’s ‘A’ levels, to graduate from
    High School **(AE)
71
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eine Prüfung ablegen

  • eine Prüfung bestehen
  • durch eine Prüfung fallen
  • mündliche/schriftliche Prüfung
  • Zulassungsprüfung/Abschlussprüfung
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to sit (for)/take an exam

  • to pass an exam
  • to fail (in) an exam
  • oral/written exam
  • entrance/final exam/finals
72
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Abschlusszeugnis, Abiturzeugnis

  • Hochschulreife
  • Bewertung/Einschätzung
  • Zwischenprüfung
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school-leaving certificate

  • matriculation standard, university entrance qualification/requirements
  • assessment

​the regular evaluation of a student’s achievement on a course

  • end-of term/year exam
73
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Vordiplom

  • Vordiplomprüfungen
  • Diplomarbeit
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preliminary diploma

  • preliminary exams/prelims
  • diploma project/paper, dissertation
74
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(Abschluss)Note, Prädikat

  • ausgezeichnet, mit Auszeichnung
  • gut
  • befriedigend
  • genügend, (noch) bestanden
  • nicht bestanden
  • Gesamtprädikat/-note
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marks/grades

  • Grade A [distinction (BE), excellent (AE)]
  • Grade B [merit (BE), good (AE)]
  • Grade C [satisfactory (BE), average (AE)]
  • Grade D [pass (BE), poor, passing (AE)]
  • Grade E​ [fail (BE), failing, F (AE)]
  • overall grade
75
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studieren (mit dem Ziel, einen akademischen Grad zu erwerben)

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to study for a degree (in economics), to take/do a degree

76
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das Studium mit einem akadem. Grad abschließen

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to graduate from university

77
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einen weiteren, höheren akadem. Grad erwerben

  • einen akadem. Grad verleihen
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to take a further degree

  • to award a degree to sb/to confer a degree upon/on sb
78
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sehr gutes Examen

  • ausgezeichnet
  • mittlere Noten bei Abschlussprüfung
  • gut
  • befriedigend
  • bestanden
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first class degree

  • **a first class (honours) degree **(BE)
  • second class degree
  • **an upper second (honours) degree **(BE)
  • **a lower second (honours) degree **(BE)
  • **a third class (honours) degree **(BE)
79
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Bakkalaureus, Bachelor

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Bachelor

first university degree/person who holds this degree

Bacherlor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Science (BSc)

80
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Magister (Artium, Master)

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Master (of Arts)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
second (postgraduate) university degree

81
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Doktor

  • promovieren
  • Promotion
  • Doktorarbeit, Dissertation
  • promoviert werden, promovieren
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Doctor (of Philosophy - PhD)

doctorate awarded for original research

  • to take a doctor’s/doctoral degree
  • doctoral candidacy
  • doctoral thesis
  • to receive/obtain a dotorate
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