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administrator
An administrator is a person on campus who manages a department or a
programme. In IELTS listening, you may hear a speaker
identify themselves as a
university administrator. Or you may read a short passage discussing the role of
a specific administrator in a university programme.
office hours
University staff members may have office hours. These are scheduled when a
faculty member is able to see students. For example, a professor might keep
office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 2p.m. During those
scheduled two-hour time periods, students could come see the professor, even if
th
ey didn’t have an appointment.
centre
A centre is a physical place on a campus where specific university tasks and
activities happen. For
instance, a university might have a plant biology research
centre. In such a centre, the biology of plants is studied and researched. And
some universities also have a counselling centre, a specific location on campus
where students can see counsellors. A centre can be an entire building (as many
research centres are), or it can be a room or office complex within a building (as
is common for university counselling centres).
service
At a university, a service is a kind of help that is available to students and others
on campus. One service that’s often mentioned on the IELTS is
information
technology (IT) services. “IT services” refers to help and support for users of
computers and computer programs. Other common campus services that may be
mentioned on the IELTS include dining services and yes
–counselling services.
(The IELTS really does love to talk about counselling and counsellors.)
institute
When you hear or read the word "institute" on the IELTS, it will almost always
refer to an entire university. “Institute” is another word
for university or campus on
the exam.