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Svetla Tzviatkova Kovatcheva

Lecturer - Administrasjonen
Email s.t.kovatcheva@iss.uio.no
Available hours Etter avtale.
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Visiting address Moltke Moes vei 30-32 Georg Morgenstiernes hus 0851 ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
Postal address Postboks 1082 Blindern 0317 ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡

Information for Students and Others

  • I can be reached via email s.t.kovatcheva@iss.uio.no

Academic Interests

  • Norwegian as a second/foreign language
  • Translation, interpreting
  • Academic writing (English and Norwegian)
  • Language for professional communication (law, medicine)
  • Public relations
  • Law, politics, economics, and public affairs 
  • Government certified interpreter category B in Nasjonalt tolkeregister in Norway
  • Government certified translator in Norway 

Extra-academic Interests

  • Visual communication, fashion, cinema, art, design 

Tasks performed (selected items)

  • Lectures at the triennial seminar for university lecturers in Scandinavian languages organised by
  • Lectures for visiting students and schoolars at
  • Guest lecturer at the course Norwegian Life & Society,
  • Lectures at the mandatory training courses for physicians at  

Courses taught at The International Summer School

Education and Courses (selected items)

  • September 2023-May 2024 - Public sector interpreting, 30 credits, HVL and University of Bergen 
  • January-May 2023 - Employment Law (JFVU1300 Arbeidsrett), 10 credits, Faculty of Law, University of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ 
  • August 2018-March 2019 - English for Lawyers (JFSPR1110 Engelsk for jurister, 10 credits), Faculty of Law, University of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
  • August 2018 - Member of The Association of State Authorized Translators in Norway
  • August 2018 - State Authorized Translator from Bulgarian to Norwegian, The Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, and The Ministry of Education and Research 
  • 2016 -  Certificate of Legal English Language, 
  • 2015-2016 - leadership courses at the University of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡,  University of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡.
  • 2015 - 2020 - University Pedagogy, 210 hours in total. .
  • November 2011 - State Authorized Interpreter Norwegian-Bulgarian/ Bulgarian-Norwegian. Approved: English-Norwegian/Norwegian-English
  • May 2009 - Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), 
  • May 2007 - Cand.philol. Degree in Scandinavian Languages,

Thesis: "Languages in the EU. The language development in the institutions of the European Union - a case study" (in Norwegian bokmÃ¥l)

Guest researcher and trainee at The Directorate-General for Interpretation at the European Commission in Brussels. Schoolarship from The Faculty of Humanities at The University of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, May 2005

Schoolarship from the European Commission for a trainee period of 6 months at The Publications Office of The European Union in Luxembourg (2008)

  • 2000-2002 - Master of Science Degree in Strategy&International Business, , Sandvika

Thesis: "The re-emerging role of Russia as a large energy supplier. A case study of the Russian oil and gas industry" (in English)

  • 1996-1997 - exchange student at The University of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (schoolarship from under the cultural agreement between Norway and Bulgaria)
  • 1993-1996 - Bachelor´ s Degree in Scandinavian languages and German, ", Bulgaria 
  • August 1996 - schoolarship from and Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst for an intensive summer course in German language
  • July-August 1995 - schoolarship from in Stockholm for an intensive summer course in Swedish, highest level 

Languages

  • Bulgarian - native language

  • Norwegian, English - fluent in speaking and writing

  • Russian, German - very good in speaking and writing

  • Italian, French - basic competence
  • Working knowledge of other Scandinavian languages (Swedish, Danish), and Slavic languages (Serbian, Macedonian)

Media Outreach (selected items)

  • Language consultant for an  produced by Rosa Project in Norway which provides information about the national telephone for information and assistance to victims of human trafficking, October 2019 
  • Language consultant for two documentary films for (Norwegian National Broadcasting Corporation Channel 1, November 2016-April 2017) 

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  • Consultant for the documentary film "" ("The Ice Harp", about Norway and the cultural heritage, politics, values of the Norwegian society), production of Channel 1, , January 2015

https://www.bnt.bg/bg/s/issue/svetat-na-zhivo 

  • Media contact in Norway for (BNT 1) - political and news commentator about the 22 July Norway Attacks (July 2011-December 2012) 

Interviews for National radio channel in Bulgaria and the largest daily Bulgarian newspapers about the events on 22 July 2011

 

 

 

Tags: Norwegian for International Researchers, Norwegian for Academics (NORA), International Summer School (ISS), Nordic Branding

Publications

Publications, Books, and Other (selected items)

  • Kovatcheva, Svetla T. (2021). "To Sanda with Love". A Lifetime Dedicated to Norwegian Language and Literature. Papers in Honour of Professor Sanda Tomescu Baciu.  Published by The Scandinavian Department at The Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. p. 194.  
  • Kovatcheva, Svetla T. (2018). SprÃ¥k i EU. En studie av sprÃ¥kutviklingen i EUs institusjoner: fra Roma-traktaten til Brexit. Papers in Scandinavian Studies Skandinavisztikai Füzetek.  ISSN 0236-6010.  (12), s 95- 116
  • 2007: Thesis: " available as a book at and .

Conferences, Seminars, Presentations, Workshops, Lectures, Invited Talks in Norway and Internationally since 2016 (selected items)

  • March 2025: Guest lecturer at The University of Belgrade, Serbia. External financing
  • December 2024: Guest lecturer at The University of Sofia "Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria. External financing
  • February 2024: Guest lecturer at The University in Vilnius, Lithuania. External Financing
  • December 2023: Guest lecturer at The University of Vienna, Austria. External Financing
  • December 2022: Guest lecturer at The University in Vienna, Austria. External financing.
  • Маi 2022: Guest lecturer at The University in Vienna, Austria. Cooperation project with The University in Vienna and The University in Budapest ELTE for a seminar with guest lectures on the occasion of 17 May, Norway´ s national day. External financing.
  • November 2021: Guest lecturer at The Department of Scandinavian Languages and Literature at ELTE, University in Budapest, Hungary, Project leader and collaborator in Norway, collaboration with ELTE, University in Budapest, Hungary, and University in Vienna, Austria. External financing.
  • November 2021: Guest lecturer (via Zoom) at The Department of Scandinavian Languages and Literature of the Faculty of Letters at , Romania. External financing
  • November 2021: Guest lecturer at the annual communication´s seminar at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ University Hospital: "Nye muligheter pÃ¥ tolkefeltet. Tolking via telefon og vide/skjerm: Hva har vi lært av pandemien." Financed by ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ University Hospital.
  • 12 November 2020: Guest lecturer at ¹ó²¹²µ²õ±è°ùÃ¥°ì²õ±ð³¾¾±²Ô²¹°ù±ð³Ù. Main collaborator  and project leader at the University of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, collaboration project between 3 European universities. External financing
  • 25 and 26 June 2020: Guest lectures and workshops at ISSN0140 Intensivt kurs i norsk for viderekomne, The International Summer School. Zoom-based due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 29 May 2020 Guest lecturer (Zoom-based) at The Department for Scandinavian studies at , Azerbaijan

Part of the "Online classes with guest lecturers" (during the COVID-19 pandemic)

  • 1-4 March 2020: Co-organizer of the event "Norske dager at BBU. Romania2020"  at The Department of Scandinavian Languages and Literature of the Faculty of Letters at , Romania. External financing
  • 24 May 2019: Guest lecturer at The Faculty of Humanities, Centre for Scandinavian Studies,. External financing. 

"Norway and the European Union: 25 years of cooperation still going strong", in occassion of the 25th anniversary of the EEA Agreeement which entered into force on 1 January 1994 and Georgia´ s application for a membership in the EU

"Justice and Law: The Norwegian Legal System: History, Foundation and Current Trends"

  • 12 March 2018: "Der sprÃ¥k møter medisin" ("Where Languages meet Medicine"). Presentation at the The Norwegian Psychiatric Association Annual Congress  in Bergen, Norway. Financed by The Norwegian Medical Association (Legeforeningen) 
  • 6-8 March 2018: Co-organizer of the Event "Norwegian Days at ELTE" . Guest lectures and seminars at The Department of Scandinavian Studies, . External financing.
  • 4 December 2017: Guest Lecturer at . Financed by the University of Amsterdam.

"Norway, the European Union, the EEA Agreement and Brexit: What wil be the Implications for Norway after 25 years of European Cooperation?".

  • 20 October 2017: Internal Seminar. Norway

"The Slavic Languages and Norwegian: A Contrastive Perspective"

  • 24 March 2017: , Norway: Lecture for visiting students and scholars from The Eötvös Lórand University (ELTE) in Budapest, Hungary
  • 23 March 2017: Guest lecturer at , France. Financed by Paris-Sorbonne University, France. 

"Le système juridique en Norvège et sa langue juridique" (The Court System in Norway and the language of law. Domstolsystemet i Norge og det juridiske fagsprÃ¥k)

  • September 2016-September 2017: Lectures at a mandatory training course for physicians "Transcultural Psychiatry" - a part of the graduate medical education for physicians to obtain a specialist approval - organised by The Norwegian Medical Association () and and ), Norway. Financed by ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ University Hospital
  • 29 July 2016: Lecture at the international biennial seminar for university lecturers and assistant professors in Scandinavian languages and literature organised by . Norway

"About interpreting and the role of the interpreter. From The European Commission to The Supreme Court." 

  • 22 March 2016: Guest lecture at , France. Financed by Paris-Sorbonne University, Paris, France. Financed by The Scandinavian Departement, Paris-Sorbonne University

 

  • Kovatcheva, Svetla T. (2018). SprÃ¥k i EU. En studie av sprÃ¥kutviklingen i EUs institusjoner: fra Roma-traktaten til Brexit. Papers in Scandinavian Studies Skandinavisztikai Füzetek. ISSN 0236-6010. p. 95–116.

  • Kovatcheva, Svetla T. (2016). Foredrag pÃ¥ det obligatoriske emnekurset «Transkulturell psykiatri» for leger i spesialisering for spesialiteten ungdoms- og voksenpsykiatri: «Der sprÃ¥k møter medisin. Praktisk bruk av tolk ved psykiatrisk utredning» (pÃ¥ norsk bokmÃ¥l) .
  • Kovatcheva, Svetla T. (2016). Gjesteforelesning pÃ¥ det internasjonale lærerseminaret ved Den internasjonale sommerskole ved Universitetet i ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡: "Fra EU-kommisjonen til Høyesterett. Om Ã¥ jobbe som tolk".
  • Kovatcheva, Svetla T. (2016). Gjesteforelesning pÃ¥ The Nordic Week konferansen ved Sorbonne-University, Paris:"Jeg trives best med to og et halvt: Om norsk sprÃ¥khistorie, sprÃ¥knormering og grammatisk kjønn.".
  • Kovatcheva, Svetla T. (2007). Hovedfagsoppgave i nordisk, særlig norsk sprÃ¥k og litteratur, Universitetet i ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡: "SprÃ¥k i EU. En casestudie om flersprÃ¥kligheten i EUs institusjoner" . Universitetet i ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡.
  • Kovatcheva, Svetla T. (2002). MSc thesis at The Norwegian School of management BI: "The re-emerging role of Russia as a large energy supplier. A case study of the Russian oil and gas industry" . The Norwegian School of Management BI, Sandvika/̽»¨¾«Ñ¡.

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