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Logos of the Juevenes translatores contest and the EMT

Passing it on: EMT students mentor Juvenes Translatores contestants

By Chiara Gambelli, Bluebook Trainee at DGT and Anna Wasil (interviewee), University of Warsaw. 

16 June 2026

Languages: English
EMT Category: Translation competences

Cédric explains subtitling for the deaf and hard-of-hearing to five children seated in a cinema

When Burgundy welcomes accessibility

By Tara Waternaux, Mathilde Ribon and Cédric Deplanque, Master 1 TA2M (Multimedia Translation and Accessibility), Université Bourgogne Europe

7 April 2026

Languages: English, French
EMT Category: Translation competences

A multilingual magazine

A multilingual magazine produced entirely by translation students at the University of Liège

By Patricia Janssens , Valérie Maris and Mathilde Mergeai, Translation and Interpreting program in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Liège

9 January 2026

Languages: Dutch, English, French
EMT Category: Translation competences

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Enterprise-Grade Localization 101: A Pilot Training Project to Link Academia and Industry held at IULM University in Milan

By Francesco Laurenti, Director of the International Center for Research on Collaborative Translation (IULM University), and Federica Villareale, Doctoral researcher at IULM University, Milan

3 December 2025

Languages: English, French, Italian
EMT Category: Translation competences

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Making Opera Accessible for All: INTRAWI Delivers Live Audio Description for Eugene Onegin at the Tyrolean State Theatre

By Marco Agnetta, Department of Translation Studies at the University of Innsbruck

25 June 2025

Languages: Dutch, English, French, German
EMT Category: Pedagogical initiatives, Professional experience/employability

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'Terminology Projects Module': A project of collaborative terminology between DGT and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

By Georgette Fragaki and Eleni Paximadaki, Master students at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

28 May 2025

Languages: Dutch, English, Greek
EMT Category: Pedagogical initiatives, Professional experience/employability

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Confidential? Not at all! Why does your translation tool secretly store your data?

By Meryem Murat, student studying for a Masters in Applied Foreign Languages at Grenoble Alpes University

26 May 2025

Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian
EMT Category: Translation technology

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From data to discrimination: when words carry prejudice

By Meryem Murat, Ambre Desforges and Raphaëlle Duhamel, students studying for a Masters in Applied Foreign Languages at Grenoble Alpes University

26 May 2025

Languages: Czech, Dutch, English, French, Italian
EMT Category: Translation technology

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Bye-bye X, Hello Discord: Social Media Use in the Translation Community

By Pr Rudy Loock, Université de Lille (France), Traduction spécialisée multilingue (TSM) master’s programme

13 May 2025

Languages: Dutch, English
EMT Category: Translation competences

3 female translation students from Grenoble Alpes working at the same table on their laptops

How AI stole Christmas: a fight for IP

By Sarah Glaser, Laëtitia Joly and Katia Pinquier, students studying for a Masters in Applied ForeignLanguages at Grenoble Alpes University

5 May 2025

Languages: Dutch, English
EMT Category: Translation technology

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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Joint Postgraduate Studies programme (J.P.P.S.) “Conference Interpreting and Translation”: Graduate participates in Translating Europe Forum

By Eleni Paximadaki, graduate of the Joint Postgraduate Studies programme (J.P.P.S.) “Conference Interpreting and Translation” of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

1 April 2025

Languages: Dutch, English, French, Greek, Spanish
EMT Category: Activities of the EMT network

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Virtual reality meets theatre: an accessible experience for deaf and hard-of-hearing people

By Allegra Mancini, IULM University MA Graduate and Member of the Research Team at the International Center for Research on Collaborative Translation IULM

26 February 2025

Languages: Dutch, English, Italian, Spanish
EMT Category: Translation technology

Students and teachers from the INTRAWI, University of Innsbruck

 

Ten years of public relations work at the INTRAWI (Innsbruck): ‘We were so enthusiastic...’

German article by Nadine Grebenz, Master’s Degree student in specialised translation. English translation by Nadine Grebenz, & David Galvin, Senior Lecturer, both at the INTRAWI, University of Innsbruck

10 February 2025

Languages: Dutch, English, French, German
EMT Category: Activities of the EMT network

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Pushing the boundaries of Digital Translatology: some notes on creativity, pragmatics and discourse

By Oliver Czulo, full professor at the Institute of Applied Linguistics and Translatology, Leipzig University

9 January 2025

Languages: Dutch, English, German, Spanish
EMT Category: Translation technology

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A translator’s guide to the world of social media

By Michela Carbone and Caterina Hrymnak, students at IUSLIT, University of Trieste, Master Programme in Specialised Translation and Conference Interpreting (a.y. 2023-2024)

14 November 2024

Languages: Dutch, English, Italian
EMT Category: Professional experience/employability

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Choice of study: translation students confident about their future

By Guillaume Deneufbourg and Daria Balandina, University of Mons (Belgium)

12 March 2024

Languages: Dutch, English, French, Italian, Spanish
EMT Category: Professional experience/employability, Translation competences

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UCLouvain on the big screen

By Colin Puylaert & Perrine Girboux (UCLouvain)

27 February 2023

Languages: Dutch, English, French, Italian, Spanish
EMT Category: Pedagogical initiatives

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What’s in the cards for AVT – prognoses on the future of dubbing

By Gabriela Flis and Tomas Senda, Applied Linguistics, Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw

15 September 2022

Languages: Dutch, English, Italian, Spanish
EMT Category: Activities of the EMT network

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A microdegree program on translation technology and machine translation

By Reelika Saar, Junior Lecturer, University of Tartu, Master’s in Translation Studies

27 June 2022

Languages: English, Italian, Spanish
EMT Category: Professional experience/employability, Translation technology

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Translator in Residence: A new model for industry-academia collaboration at University College Cork

By Estefanía Muñoz Gómez (MA in Translation Studies Programme Director, University College Cork) and Clara Ministral (Literary translator and Literature Ireland/SLLC Translator in Residence 21/22)

15 June 2022

Languages: English, German, Portuguese, Spanish
EMT Category: Pedagogical initiatives

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Incorporating ethics in translation programmes

By Dr Joss Moorkens, Dublin City University, School of Applied Language & Intercultural Studies

24 May 2022

Languages: Dutch, English, Italian, Lithuanian, Spanish
EMT Category: Translation technology

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Learning by helping: the experience of a pro bono student language service provider

By Gaia Ballerini, research fellow and IN.TRA manager, Department of Interpreting and Translation (DIT), University of Bologna, and Caterina Genovese, Alessandra Turato and Annachiara Zabotto, students of the Master's degree in Specialized Translation (DIT) and co-founders of IN.TRA

17 March 2022

Languages: Dutch, English, French, Italian
EMT Category: Professional experience/employability, Pedagogical initiatives, Translation competences

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From the ESIT to the business world: the story of SKS Traduction

By Fanny Schwartz, Paola Kiehl and Elise Sahl, graduates from ESIT, Paris

7 January 2022

Languages: Dutch, English, French
EMT Category: Professional experience/employability

Last years Master's in translation project books

No kidding – translation for children

By Karolina Berdechowska, Karolina Ferenc, Nicole Golec, Marcin Krzyścin – former MA students, graduated from the Pedagogical University of Krakow, Poland

13 December 2021

Languages: Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, Italian
EMT Category: Translation issues

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The use of eTranslation in the tourism industry

By Pr. Titika Dimitroulia, Professor of Translation Studies, Director of the Translation Sector of the School of French at Aristotle University, Scientific coordinator of the Apollonis project AUTH (Clarin-el), tutor on the University’s EMT programme

16 August 2021

Languages: Czech, Dutch, English, Greek, Italian
EMT Category: Translation technology

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Profiles and prospects for future language industry professionals

By Prof. Dr. Gary Massey, Director, IUED Institute of Translation and Interpreting, and Nicole Carnal, Head of the Specialisation in Professional Translation, MA in Applied Linguistics with Specialisation in Professional Translation, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

16 April 2021

Languages: Dutch, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
EMT Category: Professional experience/employability

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Why you should rely on a professional translator

By Guillaume Deneufbourg, freelance translator since 2002 and translation instructor at the University of Lille (France), in the Traduction Spécialisée Multilingue master's programme

18 January 2021

Languages: Dutch, English, French, Italian, Latvian
EMT Category: Professional experience/employability

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Enhancing transition from the classroom to the workplace: finding the middle ground through an internship programme

By Dr. Cristina Álvaro Aranda, former student in the MA in Intercultural Communication, Interpreting and Translation in Public Services, University of Alcalá, Spain

29 December 2020

Languages: Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Lithuanian
EMT Category: Professional experience/employability