Unidad de Vinculación con el Sector Externo

English translation: University Extension Office / Department for Continuing Education

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Spanish term or phrase:Unidad de Vinculación con el Sector Externo
English translation:University Extension Office / Department for Continuing Education
Entered by: Rebecca Hendry

16:31 Jan 11, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / CPD certificate
Spanish term or phrase: Unidad de Vinculación con el Sector Externo
The name of this university department (https://www.unisanitas.edu.co/vinculacion-con-el-sector-exte... appears on a CPD certificate for a course run in collaboration with another organisation - specifically, a private medical clinic running courses for medical students. From what I can tell, the department liases with 'external' partners to run courses and training.
Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:14
University Extension Office
Explanation:
The description of that Unit at the university's website seems to match the definition of "university extension" from the Encyclopædia Britannica:

"Unidad de Vinculación con el Sector Externo UVSE. La UVSE de la Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, perteneciente a la Organización Sanitas Internacional, ofrece una opción de educación y capacitación universitaria que permite la formación permanente de los profesionales interesados en seguir aprendiendo y capacitándose. A través del apoyo de nuestras Facultades de Medicina, Enfermería, Psicología y Administración de Empresas, ofrecemos una amplia gama de eventos académicos de educación no formal e informal tales como: diplomados, cursos, seminarios, talleres y congresos, en diversos campos del conocimiento y en modalidades virtuales, semi-presenciales o presenciales."
https://www.unisanitas.edu.co/web/guest/inicio?p_p_id=3&p_p_...

"University extension, division of an institution of higher learning that conducts educational activities for persons (usually adults) who are generally not full-time students. These activities are sometimes called extramural studies, continuing education, higher adult education, or university adult education. Since its inception, group instruction in the form of formal lectures, discussion groups, seminars, and workshops has remained the core of extension courses [...] At many American universities the number of adults engaged in extension programs has become greater than the number of full-time students enrolled on campus, and specialized units offering such programs have proliferated rapidly. Some universities reorganized themselves to give extension an important place as an all-institutional function paralleling that of resident teaching and research."
https://www.britannica.com/topic/university-extension

Other references:
"University Extension is the continuing education branch of UC campuses, providing innovative learning programs to adult learners in California, across the U.S. and throughout the world."
https://www.ucop.edu/institutional-research-academic-plannin...

"Harvard Extension School is the extension school of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Under the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, it offers liberal arts and professional courses, academic certificates, undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as a pre-medical program. Founded in 1910 to extend Harvard's resources to the Greater Boston community, it has evolved over time to a global reach.
The school primarily caters to nontraditional adult learners and offers more than 900 on-campus and online courses. While most courses have open enrollment, admission to a degree program requires specific grades in Harvard coursework and a formal application."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Extension_School

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Note added at 2 hrs (2021-01-11 18:48:08 GMT)
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As Phil has pointed out, this option might not be adequate for the UK. "Continuing Education" seems to be the term:
"Institute of Continuing Education" (Cambridge): https://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/
"Department for Continuing Education" (Oxford): https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/
Selected response from:

Pablo Waldman
Argentina
Local time: 09:14
Grading comment
Thank you for your very well-researched answer, Pablo.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Third Party Liaison Unit
Steven Huddleston
3 +1University Extension Office
Pablo Waldman
3Office of external connections and relations
Lisa Rosengard


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Third Party Liaison Unit


Explanation:
I agree. A department that coordinates with outside entities (third parties).

Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Local time: 06:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24
4 corroborated select projects
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Z-Translations Translator
1 hr
  -> Thank you Z-Translations.

agree  Luis M. Sosa
5 hrs
  -> Gracias Luis.

neutral  philgoddard: Pablo's reference shows that it's more specific than this, and a literal translation doesn't work.
8 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
University Extension Office


Explanation:
The description of that Unit at the university's website seems to match the definition of "university extension" from the Encyclopædia Britannica:

"Unidad de Vinculación con el Sector Externo UVSE. La UVSE de la Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, perteneciente a la Organización Sanitas Internacional, ofrece una opción de educación y capacitación universitaria que permite la formación permanente de los profesionales interesados en seguir aprendiendo y capacitándose. A través del apoyo de nuestras Facultades de Medicina, Enfermería, Psicología y Administración de Empresas, ofrecemos una amplia gama de eventos académicos de educación no formal e informal tales como: diplomados, cursos, seminarios, talleres y congresos, en diversos campos del conocimiento y en modalidades virtuales, semi-presenciales o presenciales."
https://www.unisanitas.edu.co/web/guest/inicio?p_p_id=3&p_p_...

"University extension, division of an institution of higher learning that conducts educational activities for persons (usually adults) who are generally not full-time students. These activities are sometimes called extramural studies, continuing education, higher adult education, or university adult education. Since its inception, group instruction in the form of formal lectures, discussion groups, seminars, and workshops has remained the core of extension courses [...] At many American universities the number of adults engaged in extension programs has become greater than the number of full-time students enrolled on campus, and specialized units offering such programs have proliferated rapidly. Some universities reorganized themselves to give extension an important place as an all-institutional function paralleling that of resident teaching and research."
https://www.britannica.com/topic/university-extension

Other references:
"University Extension is the continuing education branch of UC campuses, providing innovative learning programs to adult learners in California, across the U.S. and throughout the world."
https://www.ucop.edu/institutional-research-academic-plannin...

"Harvard Extension School is the extension school of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Under the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, it offers liberal arts and professional courses, academic certificates, undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as a pre-medical program. Founded in 1910 to extend Harvard's resources to the Greater Boston community, it has evolved over time to a global reach.
The school primarily caters to nontraditional adult learners and offers more than 900 on-campus and online courses. While most courses have open enrollment, admission to a degree program requires specific grades in Harvard coursework and a formal application."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Extension_School

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Note added at 2 hrs (2021-01-11 18:48:08 GMT)
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As Phil has pointed out, this option might not be adequate for the UK. "Continuing Education" seems to be the term:
"Institute of Continuing Education" (Cambridge): https://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/
"Department for Continuing Education" (Oxford): https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/

Pablo Waldman
Argentina
Local time: 09:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you for your very well-researched answer, Pablo.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: The only problem is that Rebecca probably wants UK English, which this isn't. Outreach?
33 mins
  -> Outreach seems more related to volunteer work performed by students in the university's local community. "Department for Continuing Education" might be. Thank you for pointing this out.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Office of external connections and relations


Explanation:
I imagine an office or a unit which focuses on connections with other institutions or organizations outside of the main university. International relations could also be centred in that same office or section.

Example sentence(s):
  • Imagino un despacho que se enfoca entre las conexiones que tienen lugar con otras instituciones y organizaciones fuera de la universidad principal. Las relacioines internacionales podrían centrarse en aquella misma oficina u organización.
Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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