borsa di collaborazione

22:49 Oct 18, 2013
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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
Italian term or phrase: borsa di collaborazione
example sentence - Ho vinto una borsa di collaborazione alla Facoltà di Lettere.

explanation - Retribuiti dall'Ateneo, gli studenti, a partire dal II anno di corso, possono prestare la propria collaborazione per migliorare e rafforzare i servizi dell'Università. Ogni anno vengono bandite centinaia di borse di collaborazione, che prevedono ciascuna un impegno di 150 ore di lavoro, per un massimo di 3 ore giornaliere.
Per gli studenti collaboratori il servizio nelle biblioteche, nei centri di ricerca, negli uffici rivolti al pubblico o impegnati nell'organizzazione di eventi, o nell'amministrazione delle Facoltà e dei Dipartimenti, è un'occasione sia per conoscere dall'interno alcuni settori necessari alla vita dell'Ateneo che per sviluppare esperienza utile nella propria preparazione professionale.

is there something equivalent in the UK universities? collaboration scholarship?

UK english
Ashish (HIN,ENG) Nadia (ITA)
Italy
Local time: 19:36


Summary of answers provided
5 -1Work-study placement
Janice Giffin
4Work Grant
Michael Korovkin
3I had/won a part time placement (in the department...)
Caterina Passari
4 -1internship(s) (programmes)/placements
Josephine Cassar
Summary of reference entries provided
useful link
Shera Lyn Parpia

Discussion entries: 4





  

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I had/won a part time placement (in the department...)


Explanation:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1583702&lang...

Caterina Passari
Italy
Local time: 19:36
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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Notes to answerer
Asker: placement sono incarichi, non mi dembra che sia un incarico vero e propio. Adesso che ci penso avevo fatto anche io una cosa simile a università!

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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
internship(s) (programmes)/placements


Explanation:
The EU plus other companies and governments offer them

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Note added at 9 hrs (2013-10-19 08:10:25 GMT)
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This is 1 site, there are others too: http://www.eurobrussels.com/jobs/internship

Josephine Cassar
Malta
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disagree  Tom in London: too specific. It isn't necessarily these
17 mins
  -> Not necessarily, I agree but it might and these exist
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Work-study placement


Explanation:
Work-study placements are usually for clerical support in a department office, community service, lab assistants etc. Some research positions are offered as "university-based internships". I hope this helps.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2013-10-19 08:55:07 GMT)
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"Work-study placements" are temporary, offered only to enrolled students, paid by the university and involve assistance with university services, including outreach programs in the community. "University based internships" are only for research assistance in the various faculties, but this doesn't seem to be what is described in the original text.


    Reference: http://people.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/grad.htm#start
    Reference: http://https://columbia.studentemployment.ngwebsolutions.com...
Janice Giffin
Italy
Local time: 19:36
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30

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disagree  Tom in London: There is nothing in the question that suggests this might be anything to do with work/study. PS in reply to the "answerer query" below, I never suggest answers for terms that I believe any competent translator ought to be able to handle.
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  -> How would you translate this phrase?
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Work Grant


Explanation:
Some examples: When I taught at the UBC in Vancouver I had both my own university students and, once, a person from another University on "Work/ing Grants" as my paid assistants. Once, at McMaster, we had a Visiting Professor who taught a term at our anthropology department being paid, though, not by us but by the Canada Concil (a CCHRCC Work Grant). Finally and personally, when I taught at the University of Tuscha in Italy, I had a "borsa di collaborazione" at the University of Amsterdam paid by Erazmus Programme of the UE. They called it a Teaching Grant, but teaching is work, ain't it? :)

So basically, you work at the Department/Faculty/University but are paid not by them but by a grant provided by someone else, that's it.

Finally, I strongly object to the term "placement" in the context of the Academe. The reasons are many, not least of which – a consideration of good taste.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2013-10-19 09:59:08 GMT)
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Collaborazione here is simply collaborating, that is working with or rather at smthg. Collaboratore in Italian is often used simply as "the one who works here but not necessarily an employee"

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Note added at 11 hrs (2013-10-19 10:02:28 GMT)
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Besides, "borsa" here is not scolarship (borsa di studio) but a grant (borsa di collaborazione/ricerca, ecc).

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 19:36
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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Reference comments


6 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: useful link

Reference information:
http://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/scholarships/aid...

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 82

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  JudyC: Yes, it's part-time "on-campus" work (paid ca. euro 5/h ) http://www.postgradinitaly.esteri.it/postgradinitaly/menu/th... and http://qui.uniud.it/notizieEventi/lavoro/articolo.2009-12-04...
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neutral  Michael Korovkin: the meaning here is much wider. pls see the explanation in my answer. Besides, "borsa" here is not scolarship (borsa di studio) but a grant (borsa di colborazione/ricerca, ecc).
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