entorno (social y económico)

English translation: stakeholders

21:40 Nov 21, 2019

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Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / vinculación universitaria

Spanish term or phrase: entorno (social y económico)

In an academic paper on "colaboración con el entorno regional" (which is part of the title) in Mexican universities.

For context, the paper explores how Mexican universities are working with the private sector, and how "outreach" is described in university regulations ("normatividad universitaria") - whether they have outreach plans, strategies, etc. The author is deliberately using "colaboración" and "vinculación", which I have as "collaboration" and "outreach" respectively, interchangeably (to open the door to a discussion on the difference between the two concepts).

The author keeps mentioning "colaboración/vinculación con el entorno (sometimes with an adjective added: regional, económico, social, etc.)".

I don't think "environment" really cuts it, in this context. To my mind, at least, you can't really collaborate/work with an "environment".

The sentence I have in mind here is: "La vinculación es, además, un proceso que articula las funciones sustantivas de docencia, investigación y extensión para una **interacción efectiva con el entorno social y económico**, asegurando beneficios recíprocos a los socios de los acuerdos...

I'm well aware there probably isn't a one-size-fits-all solution here (although this would help, because the word is included in the title of the paper and as a keyword). My current translations for the part with "entorno" in parentheses:

Other examples:
"... el conocimiento generado en universidades y la formación profesional y de posgrado tuvieron como parte de sus propósitos la atención a los problemas del entorno, dando pie al fortalecimiento de la vinculación" (one of the purposes... was to address regional issues,...)
"las características institucional-organizacionales de la vinculación con el entorno, de las universidades públicas estatales" (outreach with the surrounding region)
But: "el entorno político-ideológico internacional fue consolidando una exigencia adicional para que las universidades se orientaran..." (here, environment/climate is OK).

For "interacción efectiva con el entorno social y económico", I considered "effective interaction with the social and economic landscape" but it could perhaps be better rendered simply as "with society and the economy".

Or is my aversion to "environment" unfounded?

Into U.S. English.

Joshua Parker KudoZ activity Questions: 149 (none open) (7 without valid answers) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 161 Mexico
Local time: 02:46

English translation:stakeholders

Explanation:
This means anyone around you who's affected by your actions, so I think it fits the bill perfectly.

"Environment" is OK too, in my opinion.

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philgoddard
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stakeholders

philgoddard

setting

Jacqueline Holder-Farrell

socioeconomic context / social and economic context

Martin Cosgrove (X)

socioeconomic environment/issues

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón

the corresponding social and economic agents/actors

David Hollywood

local social and economic conditions

Chema Nieto Castañón

Summary of reference entries provided

university partnerships with the private sector and surrounding communities

andres-larsen

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24 mins confidence:

setting

Explanation:
It is referring to the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

Example sentence(s):

Asylum seekers and their families should be allowed to live decently in an appropriate social <b>setting</b>.

Reference: http://www.linguee.com/spanish-english/translation/entorno.h...

Jacqueline Holder-Farrell
United States
Local time: 05:46
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

55 mins confidence:

socioeconomic environment/issues

Explanation:
I am sure the proper expression in this context is ¨environment.¨

https://www.healthandenvironment.org/environmental-health/en...

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 04:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

37 mins confidence:

the corresponding social and economic agents/actors

Explanation:
I would suggest

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e.g. Hence, the "economic agent", as it is theorized by economists, seems to show ... which basically concerns the social organization of economic agents, within our ...

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and: This treatment presupposes « recognizing that the agents in the economy are human » (Thaler, 1991: xxi),

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I think "actors" or "agents" would work fine in this context

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nothing to do with James Bond lol

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or Sean Connery :)

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as you mention the private sector, I think it's plausible to use "agents/actors" as a personalization (US)/personalisation (UK)

If you're in a Commonwealth country, then it's probably personalise, if you're in the US, it's personalize. This is related to etymology. All of these words are of both French and Latin origin, with the US preferring Latin and the UK preferring French spellings. ... There are several variants in English spelling.

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"in a social and economic context" as a further notion

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although I have to say that I like Jacqueline's "setting"

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anyway. it depends totally on your specific context so take it from there

David Hollywood
Local time: 06:46
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 480

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

stakeholders

Explanation:
This means anyone around you who's affected by your actions, so I think it fits the bill perfectly.

"Environment" is OK too, in my opinion.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 259

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1 day 55 mins confidence:

local social and economic conditions

Explanation:
Mi lectura inicial traduce "el entorno social y económico" como "social and economic local context". De hecho, el sentido de entorno se refiere precisamente al contexto local en esta frase. Sin embargo, compruebo en la red que esta solución parece típica de traducciones al inglés de textos originales españoles e ingleses. Así que, como alternativa original inglesa, tal vez "local social and economic determinants". Encuentro, ahora sí, que esta expresión parece más común en textos originales ingleses, aunque pocos. Por ejemplo;

Attention to context and local social and economic determinants
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://...

"Local Social and Economic Conditions" parece algo más común. Pej.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3697941?seq=1
management problems contained issues and concerns related to the local social and economic conditions on the Chequamegon National Forest.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...
Mine site development is often responsible for significant changes in the local social and economic conditions in an area.
https://www.rgc.ca/?page=page&id=85

En cuanto a "la atención a los problemas del entorno", de nuevo, se refiere a los problemas específicos del contexto local; attention to (specific) local issues/problems.

"Vinculación con el entorno" puede leerse como local [outreach], mientras que "entorno político-ideológico internacional" might be read as context; international political and ideological context.

And so I think that the idea of local context, local conditions, might be a generally good approximation to entorno in your text -that should be adapted case by case anyway.

Hope it helps!

Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 11:46
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 32

51 days confidence:

socioeconomic context / social and economic context

Explanation:
For 'una interacción efectiva con el entorno social y económico', I would go for something along this lines of 'effective engagement within the socioeconomic context'.

Martin Cosgrove (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Reference comments

30 mins

Reference: university partnerships with the private sector and surrounding communities

Reference information:
University partnerships with the private sector and communities
https://www.univcan.ca › media-room › videos › university-partnerships-wit...
Dec 9, 2015 - Uploaded by Universities Canada/Universités Canada
OCAD University president Sara Diamond explains how partnerships between universities, industry and ...

Partnership Opportunities Between Academia and the Private ...
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu › bitstream
A Nelson - ‎2000 - ‎
... the Private Sector: Examples From the Texas A&M University System ... communities, however community may be defined”. (Kellogg Commission ... Nelson, A. Gene. Partnership Opportunities Between Academia and the Private Sector 69.

University-Private Sector Research Partnerships in the ... - NASA
https://www.nasa.gov › pdf
Nov 20, 2008 - on the critical role for university-private sector research partnerships, their ..... impacted communities from academia, the private sector and the ...

Universities get creative with private partnerships - JLL
https://www.us.jll.com › trends-and-insights › investor › universities-get-cr...
Nov 1, 2018 - Universities are increasingly exploring new business models to join forces with the ... they exist within, universities are finding partners in their surrounding communities. ... It takes creative partnerships with the private sector.”.

Community College Partnerships with the Private Sector
https://www.workingpartnersproject.org › uploads
CB Kisker - ‎
the technological demand. Private sector partnerships enable community colleges to create academic and technical training that responds to the high tech labor ...

Community-University Partnerships for Affordable ... - Jstor
https://www.jstor.org › stable
W Wiewel - ‎2000 - ‎
Thus, in the public-private partnership, universities and colleges introduce yet another element, as do community organizations. institutions turned to a greater concern with addressing domestic societal needs in health, education, governance, economic development, and community revitalization.

Promoting Sustainable Local and Community Economic Development
https://books.google.com › books
Roland V. Anglin - 2011 - ‎Political Science
... development on several fronts: government, the private sector, and nonprofit developers have ... Without good schools, it is difficult to attract lower-middle-income to ... getting directly involved through partnership with community institutions and ... to improve their surrounding communities for rational institutional reasons.

New wave of city-university partnerships taking shape ...
https://www.educationdive.com › news › new-wave-of-city-university-part...
Jul 23, 2018 - The company reports that in both rural and urban areas such centers can provide ... they can be complex and recommends a formal public-private partnership. The firm MetroLab Network helps colleges and communities connect, ... Closing the academic achievement gap requires a concerted effort around ...

andres-larsen
Venezuela
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

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