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Technical language and terminology

The university is responsible for the maintenance and further development of Norwegian technical language and terminology.

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Norwegian technical language – a responsibility for the university
Section 1-7 of the Universities and Colleges Act states that universities and colleges are responsible for the maintenance and further development of Norwegian technical language and terminology.

The UHR Termbase for Norwegian
The Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions (UHR) has compiled a database containing more than 2,000 administrative terms from the higher education sector, translated from Bokmål and Nynorsk into English and vice versa.

The Norwegian Language Council's terminology service and Termwiki
The Norwegian Language Council works actively to strengthen Norwegian technical language and terminology. The Norwegian Language Council has compiled a list of useful glossaries and terminology databases.