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Bidrags- og oppdragsaktivitet (BOA)

English translation: Collaborative and commissioned activities (BOA)

10:43 Apr 5, 2016
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
Norwegian term or phrase: Bidrags- og oppdragsaktivitet (BOA)
A term for a college department that used to be called 'Kurs- og oppdragsvirksomhet'. The department acccepts and organizes courses and other activities from external clients.

Context: An organizational map (i.e. the term stands alone here)
Susan Nacey
Norway
Local time: 05:06
English translation:Collaborative and commissioned activities (BOA)
Explanation:
Here is another option I found in NTNU's Annual Report 2010.
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Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 05:06
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Collaborative and commissioned activities (BOA)
Vedis Bjørndal
3grant-funded and externally-financed activity
Charles Ek


  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
grant-funded and externally-financed activity


Explanation:
See the link for a description in Norwegian from NTNU.


    https://innsida.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/Norsk/Bidrags-+og+oppdragsfinansiert+aktivitet+-+BOA
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 22:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks so much for the clue! The NTNU term seems incredibly awkward. I kept looking and found 'External Operations' as a possibility, a term the BOA people I know like.

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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Collaborative and commissioned activities (BOA)


Explanation:
Here is another option I found in NTNU's Annual Report 2010.

Example sentence(s):
  • Revenue within collaborative and commissioned activities (BOA) is divided into two.
  • Collaborative activity is defined as financial support from a donor where there is no requirement for counter-performance and where the recipient may also contribute to the project.
Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 05:06
Native speaker of: Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 38

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Ek: I know I have a similar reference buried somewhere among my TMs. I'll try to find it.
7 mins
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