A | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| academic ceremony | akademisk högtid | ||||
| adjunct / co-opted | adjungerad | ||||
| alumnus, alumni (m.) / alumna, alumnae (f.) | alumn, alumner | ||||
| application for a course/programme | ansökan till en kurs/ett program | ||||
| appointment procedure | anställningsordning | ||||
| Assistant Professor | universitetslektor | ||||
| Associate Professor | docent | ||||
B | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| base amount | basbelopp | ||||
| behavioural science | beteendevetenskap | ||||
C | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| certify / this is to certify that… | intyga / härmed intygas att… | ||||
| City Council | kommunfullmäktige | ||||
| commissioned education /JU/ | uppdragsutbildning /JU/ | ||||
| conferment of PhDs | doktorspromovering / -promotion | ||||
D | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| degree-seeking student | programstudent | ||||
| Degree of Master of Science in Business and Economics | civilekonomexamen | ||||
| dissertation defence | disputation | ||||
| doctoral candidate | doktorand | ||||
| doctoral dissertation defence | disputation | ||||
| doctoral student | doktorand | ||||
| doctoral thesis | doktorsavhandling | ||||
E | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| Employment (Co-Determination in the Workplace) Act | MBL, Lag om medbestämmande i arbetslivet | ||||
| Employment Protection Act | LAS, lagen om anställningsskydd | ||||
| exam period | examinationsperiod | ||||
| exam schedule | tentamensschema | ||||
| executive education | uppdragsutbildning för personer i ledande ställning | ||||
| Executive Vice President /JU/ | prorektor /JU/ | ||||
F | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| field trip | studiebesök | ||||
| flexitime | flextid | ||||
G | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| General Study Counselling /JU/ | allmänna studievägledningen /JU/ | ||||
H | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| Head of Department | avdelningschef | ||||
| head safety officer | huvudskyddsombud | ||||
| Higher Education Appeals Board | Överklagandenämnden för högskolan | ||||
| Higher Education Expulsions Board | Högskolans avskiljandenämnd | ||||
I | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| inaugural lecture | installationsföreläsning | ||||
| inauguration of full professors | professorsinstallation | ||||
| industrial placement course /JTH/ | näringslivsförlagd kurs (NFK) /JTH/ | ||||
| internship /JIBS/ | praktik /JIBS/ | ||||
J | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| JU Card | JU-kortet | ||||
| Jönköping University Executive Team /JU/ | högskolans ledningsgrupp /JU/ | JU EXT | |||
K | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| kick-off | inspark | ||||
| Knowledge Foundation | KK-stiftelsen | ||||
M | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| Master of Ceremonies /JU/ | övermarskalk /JU/ | ||||
| Ministry of Education and Research | Utbildningsdepartementet | ||||
N | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| "nailing" | spikning | the act of making a doctoral thesis public and ready for defence | |||
| needs-driven research | behovsmotiverad forskning | ||||
| non-regulated working hours | förtroendearbetstid | ||||
O | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| occupational health services | företagshälsovård | ||||
| operational plan, action plan | verksamhetsplan | ||||
P | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| performance review | medarbetarsamtal | ||||
| PhD candidate | doktorand | ||||
| President's deputy | rektors ställföreträdande | ||||
| President /JU/ | rektor /JU/ | ||||
| public defence | disputation | ||||
| public defence, defence of doctoral thesis | disputation | ||||
| public lecture | offentlig föreläsning | ||||
| publicly defend a doctoral thesis | disputera | ||||
S | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| safety representative | skyddsombud | ||||
| salary-setting discussion | lönesättande samtal | ||||
| salary discussion | lönesamtal | ||||
| salary review | lönerevision | ||||
| school | fackhögskola | ||||
| school located studies | verksamhetsförlagd utbildning (VFU) för lärare | Only for HLK. | |||
| semester /JU/ | termin /JU/ | ||||
| Senior Lecturer | universitetslektor | ||||
| skills development | kompetensutveckling | ||||
| specialising in | med inriktning mot | ||||
| Swedish Agency for Government Employers | Arbetsgivarverket | ||||
| Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions | Sveriges kommuner och regioner (SKR) | ||||
| Swedish Council for Higher Education | Universitets- och högskolerådet | ||||
| Swedish Higher Education Authority | Universitetskanslersämbetet | ||||
| Swedish Inheritance Fund | Allmänna arvsfonden | ||||
| Swedish National Agency for Education | Skolverket | ||||
| Swedish Research Council | Vetenskapsrådet | ||||
| Swedish Social Insurance Agency | Försäkringskassan | ||||
| Swedish Tax Agency | Skatteverket | ||||
| Swedish Work Environment Authority | Arbetsmiljöverket | ||||
T | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| travel expense claim | reseräkning | ||||
V | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| Vice President /JU/ | vicerektor /JU/ | ||||
W | |||||
| English | Swedish | Comment | |||
| working hours agreement | arbetstidsavtal | ||||
| work placement | verksamhetsförlagd utbildning (VFU) | Only for HHJ, HLK. |
Language at JU
The Swedish Language Act states that "The language used in public activities shall be careful, simple and understandable". Texts produced at JU should have a professional and accessible language.
International environment
We operate in an international environment both on campus in Jönköping and abroad, with students, staff and partners from around the world. The languages used in our communications are primarily English and Swedish.
In cases where the target group is not solely Swedish-speaking, English is to be used. Students and employees should be able to function well at the University regardless of whether or not they have a command of Swedish.
Writing rules
Below you can find selected writing rules for things that often appear in texts at JU.
Academic and other titles
Capitalise English titles when they refer to a certain person/position/title, but not when they are used in a more general sense.
Examples:
- Karin Andersson, Professor of Psychology
- Assistant Professor John Smith
- Tim Hopkins was promoted to Professor of Social Anthropology
- There were several professors of economics in the meeting.
- Susan Baker, Head of Department
- The President will give an opening speech at the conference.
- The conference gathers presidents from different universities.
Subject areas
Write English subject areas with upper case when they are part of the name of a programme, a course or a degree, and with lower case in all other cases.
Examples:
- a Doctor’s Degree in Biology
- a Master of Science with a Specialisation in Management
- five degrees in social work
- a professor in physics
Academic title in combination with a subject area
When a subject area is mentioned in relation to a title, the format title of subject area should be used.
Examples:
- Tim Smith is a professor of biology
- Kate Johnson, Associate Professor of Health Sciences
Names of departments, research groups etc.
Capitalise names of research groups/centres as well as academic and other departments at JU.
Examples:
- Lifelong Learning
- Business Administration
- the Department of Materials and Manufacturing
- the Communications Department
Note: only capitalise information-bearing words and not small words like ”of”, ”and” etc.
The University
Always capitalise University when writing about JU as “the University”.
English-Swedish dictionary
The dictionary mainly contains educational and research terms, but also HR, IT, and financial terms as well as names of authorities and the like. The purpose is to contribute to a common and correct vocabulary of the texts written at JU.