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ex·tra·mu·ral

(ĕk′strə-myo͝or′əl)

adj.

Occurring or situated outside of the walls or boundaries, as of a community: the university's extramural courses.

extramural

(ˌɛkstrəˈmjʊərəl)

adj

1. (Education) connected with but outside the normal courses or programme of a university, college, etc: extramural studies.

2. located beyond the boundaries or walls of a city, castle, etc

ˌextraˈmurally adv

ex•tra•mu•ral

(ˌɛk strəˈmyʊər əl)

adj.

1. involving representatives of more than one school.

2. occurring outside the walls or boundaries, as of a town or university: extramural teaching. Compare intramural (defs. 1, 2).

[1850–55; extra- + mural]

ex`tra•mu′ral•ly, adv.

extramural

Located or taking place outside the boundaries of a college or university.

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Adj.

extramural - carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community; "extramural sports"

intramural - carried on within the bounds of an institution or community; "most of the students participated actively in the college's intramural sports program"

Translations

folkeuniversitets-

außerhalb

hors faculté public

iskolán kívüliszabadegyetemi

sem tengist ekki námi/skólautan veggja/endimarka

a domicilio fuori le mura

neakivaizdinisskirtas neakivaizdininkamsužklasinis

neklātienes-

utenomfaglig

mimofakultný

birinin kendi çalışma alanı dışındakiyarım zamanlı öğrencilere ait

大学外的校外的课外的

extramural

[ˈekstrəˈmjʊərəl] ADJ [course] → externo, de extensión (Univ) [activities] → extracurricular
Department of Extramural Studies (Brit) (Univ) → Departamento m de Cursos de Extensión

extramural

adj (Brit Univ) extramural department selbstständige Abteilung für Teilzeitkurse, die allen zugänglich sind; I took an extramural course at the university → ich besuchte einen Teilzeitkurs an der Universität; extramural studies Teilzeitstudium außerhalb des normalen Universitätsprogramms; extramural activity → Zeitvertreib m → neben dem Studium; (esp hum: in spare time) → Freizeitaktivität f (hum)

extramural

(ekstrəˈmjuərəl) adjective

1. (of teaching, lectures etc) for people who are not full-time students at a college etc. extramural lectures.

2. separate from or outside the area of one's studies (in a university etc). extramural activities.

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There was, at that period, a certain extramural teacher of anatomy, whom I shall here designate by the letter K.

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The gift is to support the school's Extramural Sports Program, an after-school athletics program in which Perkins students compete with students from similar schools in the region.

Neighbor to Neighbor

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He offers personal and polemic views of the evolution of extramural studies from the missionary enthusiasm of James Stuart, founder of the university, to the present rapid closing of continuing education departments.

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In the absence of such information, we reviewed the disbursal of funds for extramural research by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (now under Department of Health Research, Government of India) responsible for research in the country.

Research funding in India: need to increase the allocation for public health

In light of these questions, GAO examined (1) how NIH makes extramural research funding decisions and OD monitoring of this process, (2) the design of selected internal controls over NIH's travel and personnel appointment processes, and (3) the design of NIH's new risk management program and the program it is replacing.

National Institutes of Health: Completion of Comprehensive Risk Management Program Essential to Effective Oversight

NIH fosters the careers of thousands of scientific researchers through its extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRP).