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When can you call yourself doctor?
I just passed my dissertation defense. This means there is nothing left but paperwork to get my doctorate. Among the various congratulations I've received a couple have termed me: Dr. My assumption ...
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International variations in addressing academics? [closed]
You are interacting with a researcher in your field who holds a PhD and is a professor in a university. What is the appropriate title to use?
From what I know, I guess this is highly ...
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What does “Prof. Dr. ir.” mean?
I have a Belgian colleague who is “Prof. Dr. ir.”. What does it mean?
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Special professor titles?
I have noticed several special professor titles and I was wondering what are the exact details behind them. For example:
Stan Franklin, W. Harry Feinstone Interdisciplinary Research Professor
I ...
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What tense should paper titles use?
I have recently noticed that the tense of paper titles can be somewhat odd. This previous question, In what tense (present/past) should papers be written?, has some great information but it doesn't ...
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What's the correct order of writing for a MSc. and a Dipl.-Ing. degree? (e.g. on a business card)
I finished my (german) Dipl.-Ing. (FH) degree after 4 1/2 years of studying. After that I started to work and studied parallel via a correspondence course. I'll now shortly (hopefully ;-) ) have the ...
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How should a job title be translated?
When you introduce yourself to an international audience and come from an non-US system, there always is an awkward moment of translating your job title into a form recognizable by the people you ...
