Directora Secretaría General

English translation: Director of the General Secretariat

10:12 Oct 28, 2016

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Spanish term or phrase: Directora Secretaría General

Hi,

I am translating a Cuban transcript and its heading reads:

Lic. [XYZ]
Directora Secretaría General de la
Universida de Ciencias Médicas [University name]

The same person signed the transcript:

[Signature]
Lic. [XYZ]
Directora Secretaría General de la
Universidad de Ciencias Médicas [University name]

Shouldn't it be written "Directora de la Secretaría General de la
Universidad de Ciencias Médicas"?

In this context, should I translate "Directora" as Supervisor, Director or what?

Obs: I have the original Transcript and I can confirm that it is written "Secretaría", with an accent over the "i".

Spanish to English (USA)

Thank you in advance!

Fabio M. Caldas KudoZ activity Questions: 130 (none open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 72 Indonesia
Local time: 16:03

English translation:Director of the General Secretariat

Explanation:
A literal translation, for what is essentially the office of the General Secretary.
Some people might not like the word Secretariat, perhaps because of the -ariat affix and its perceived negative associations.

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"Welcome to the website of the General Secretariat of the Universidad de Granada."

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Lic. [XYZ]
Director, General Secretary's Office
Universidad de Ciencias Médicas [University name]

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NB: I've noticed that the Spanish universities I work with nowadays tend to leave their names in Spanish/Catalan/Valenciano etc in most of their published material.

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Spain
Local time: 11:03

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