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LTH glossary

At LTH, we generally follow Lund University's English/Swedish terminology. However, some words and titles are LTH-specific. On this page you will find an English-Swedish glossary for the terminology we use at LTH.

The list below has been compiled in collaboration with several divisions and units at LTH. You are welcome to send suggestions for terminology that should be added to this glossary. Please send them to roger [dot] senden [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (roger[dot]senden[at]lth[dot]lu[dot]se).

For other translations, please refer to:

About names, titles and organisational names

At LTH we write each word in a name/title/department name with initial capital letters in English (for example "John Johnsson. Head of Division" "Professor John Johnsson" or "Division of Architecture").

If the words are used in a more general form, then they will be without initial capital letters (e.g. "a head of division", "a professor", or "a division").

Glossary English - Swedish

Glossary Swedish-English on the Swedish version of this page

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

  • A-building A-huset
  • Academic Appointments Boardlärarförslagsnämnd
  • Adjunct Associate Professoradjungerad universitetslektor
  • Adjunct Professoradjungerad professor
  • Administrative Coordinatoradministrativ koordinator
  • Admissions Office see LTH Admissions Office
  • Admissions Officerutbildningskoordinator inom antagning
  • Advisor to the Faculty Managementledningsråd
  • Assistant Deanvicerektor
  • Assistant Dean for Third Cycle Studiesvicerektor för forskningsutbildning
  • Assistant Dean for First and Second Cycle Studiesvicerektor för grundutbildning
  • Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Employeeship vicerektor för rekrytering och medarbetarskap
  • Assistant Dean for Sustainable Campus Development and Widening Participationvicerektor för hållbar campusutveckling och breddad rekrytering
  • Assistant Head of Departmentbiträdande prefekt
  • Assistant Professor biträdande universitetslektor (BUL)
  • Assistant Programme Directorbiträdande programledare
  • Associate Professoruniversitetslektor (docent)

B

  • Board for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversityledningsgrupp för jämställdhet, likabehandling och mångfald (JäLM)
  • Business Council see LTH Business Council

C

  • Campus Board campusnämnd
  • Careers Board karriärnämnd
  • Central Buildings and Facilities Boardhusnämnd
  • Chair of the Academic Appointments Boardordförande i lärarförslagsnämnd
  • Chair of the LTH Faculty Boardordförande i styrelsen för LTH
  • Chair of the Research Boardordförande i forskningsnämnd
  • collaboration samverkan
  • Communication and Collaboration Kommunikation och samverkan
  • Computer Management GroupDatordriftgruppen (DDG)
  • core areasnyttoområden
  • Council of the Heads of Departmentprefektråd
  • Course Coordinatorkursansvarig
  • Course website LTHkurswebben LTH

D

  • Dean of LTH rektor för LTH
  • Degree Officer utbildningskoordinator inom examen
  • degree projectexamensarbete
  • Degree Office see LTH Degree Office
  • departmentinstitution (obestämd)
  • Department of Automatic ControlInstitutionen för reglerteknik (bestämd)
  • Deputy Dean prorektor
  • Deputy Head of Departmentställföreträdande prefekt
  • Deputy Head of Faculty Officeställföreträdande kanslichef
  • Director of First and Second Cycle Studies studierektor för grundutbildning
  • Director of Studiesstudierektor
  • Director of the School of Architecture at Lund Universityskolchef för Arkitektskolan
  • Director of the School of Industrial Design at Lund Universityskolchef för Industridesignskolan
  • Director of Third Cycle Studiesstudierektor för forskarutbildning
  • divisionavdelning (obestämd)
  • Division of ArchitectureAvdelningen för arkitektur (bestämd)
  • doctoral studentdoktorand
  • doctoral thesis defencedisputation

E

  • E-building E-huset
  • Education Board ledningsgruppen för grundutbildning (LG GU)
  • Education Coordinatorutbildningssamordnare
  • Education OfficeUtbildningsavdelningen
  • Engineering programme (five-year programme)civilingenjörsprogram
  • Engineering programme (three-year programme)högskoleingenjörsprogram
  • External Engagement CoordinatorSamverkanskoordinator

F

  • Facility and IT, LTH Fastighet och IT, LTH (FasIT)
  • Faculty Board see LTH Faculty Board
  • Faculty Management see LTH Faculty Management
  • Faculty Office see LTH Faculty Office
  • FinanceEkonomiavdelningen
  • first and second cycle studies grundutbildning
  • first and second cycle studies (undergraduate and Master's studies)grundutbildning

H

  • Head of Academic Area områdesansvariga
  • Head of Building husprefekt
  • Head of Communicationskommunikationschef
  • Head of Departmentprefekt
  • Head of Divisionavdelningsföreståndare
  • Head of Faculty Officekanslichef
  • Head of Financeekonomichef
  • Head of Human Resourcespersonalchef
  • Head of International Office chef för Internationella avdelningen
  • Head Librarian / Administrative Head of LTH Libraries chef för LTH:s bibliotek
  • Health, Safety and Environment CommitteeHMS-kommitté
  • Human Resources Personalavdelningen

I

  • Industry Council branschråd
  • Inspector of the E Guildinspektor för E-sektionen
  • International OfficeInternationella avdelningen

K

  • Kårhus Boardkårhusnämnd

L

  • Lectureruniversitetsadjunkt
  • Library see LTH Library
  • Local Building and Facilities Board husstyrelse
  • Local Health and Safety Committee lokal skyddskommitté
  • LTH Admissions Officeantagningsfunktion (antagningen vid LTH)
  • LTH Business CouncilLTH:s näringslivsråd
  • LTH Study CentreLTH Studiecentrum
  • LTH Degree OfficeLTH:s examensfunktion
  • LTH Faculty BoardLTH:s styrelse
  • LTH Faculty ManagementLTH:s ledning/presidium
  • LTH, Faculty of Engineering at Lund University (or just LTH, Faculty of Engineering if it is clear from the context that it is part of LU) – LTH (or Lunds Tekniska Högskola)
  • LTH Faculty OfficeLTH:s kansli
  • LTH LibraryLTH:s bibliotek
  • LTH Nominating Committeevalberedning vid LTH
  • LTH Study CentreLTH Studiecentrum

M

  • Management Group for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversityledningsgrupp för jämställdhet, lika villkor och mångfald (JäLM)
  • Management SupportLedningsstöd
  • master's programmemasterprogram (obestämd)
  • Master's Programme Director (or Director of the Master’s Programme in XXX)masterföreståndare
  • Master's Programme in Biotechnologymasterprogram i bioteknik (bestämd)
  • M-building M-huset

N

  • Nominating Committee see LTH Nominating Committee

P

  • PhD website LTHdoktorandwebben LTH
  • Postdocpostdoc
  • Professor professor
  • profile areas profilområden
  • Programme Committee for XXXprogramledning
  • Programme Coordinator utbildningskoordinator
  • Programme Councilprogramråd
  • Programme Director (or Director of the Programme in XXX)programledare
  • Programme Planner programplanerare
  • Programme ServiceProgramservice

Q

  • Quality Support Kvalitetsstöd

R

  • Recruitment Boardrekryteringsnämnd
  • Research Boardforskningsnämnd
  • Research Programmes Board forskarutbildningsnämnd
  • Research Programmes Directorforskarutbildningsledare

S

  • Sahlbergs Scholarship Sahlbergs stipendium
  • Scheduler utbildningskoordinator inom schemaläggning
  • Schedulingschemaläggningen
  • School of Architecture at Lund UniversityArkitektskolan vid Lunds universitet
  • School of Industrial Design at Lund UniversityIndustridesignskolan vid Lunds universitet
  • Senior Lecturer universitetslektor (ej docent)
  • Sparbanken Skåne's Research PrizeSparbanken Skånes Forskningspris
  • Sparbanken Skåne's Master's Prize for particularly outstanding degree project Sparbanken Skånes Masterpris för särskilt framstående examensarbete
  • special operationssärskilda verksamheter
  • Student ServiceStudentservice
  • Student website LTHstudentwebben LTH
  • Student Welfare Councilstudiesociala rådet
  • Student Welfare Officer kurator
  • Study Centre see LTH Study Centre

T

  • tenure-track facultygruppen biträdande universitetslektor (BUL), universitetslektor (UL), professor
  • third cycle studies forskarutbildning
  • third cycle studies (PhD studies)forskarutbildning
  • to benefit digitalizationtill nytta för digitaliseringen
  • to benefit industrytill nytta för industrin
  • to benefit the climate till nytta för klimatet
  • to benefit lifetill nytta för livet
  • to benefit the build environmenttill nytta för samhällsbygget
  • to benefit the worldtill nytta för världen

V

  • Vattenhallen Science CenterVattenhallen Science Center (Note: American spelling)
  • V-building V-huset

W

  • Welfare Officerkurator
  • widening participationbreddad rekrytering