Translation training trends by specialists in the European Master's in Translation (EMT) network – insights on innovation, technology and post-graduation employability.
Welcome to the EMT Blog
Here you will find a collection of articles written by professors, trainers, students and graduates from European Master's in Translation (EMT) programmes that form part of the EMT network, managed by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation (DGT). The blog enables the sharing of insights, experience and innovations, and raises awareness of and provides insight into today’s translation profession and that of the future. You will also find guest contributions from language industry experts written in one of the 24 official languages of the EU, along with a translation in English. The topics discussed concern the translation profession as taught and practised today all over Europe.
Latest blog posts
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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By Marco Agnetta, Department of Translation Studies at the University of Innsbruck 25 June 2025 Languages: Dutch, English, French, German |
All EMT blog posts
Categories
Each blog post belongs to a specific category:
- Activities of the EMT network: meetings, events and network collaborations.
- Professional experience/employability: what kind(s) of professional experience is available and valuable for trainees? What happens to students once they have graduated?
- Pedagogical initiatives: the different career paths that exist within today’s translation profession.
- Translation technology: what tools work best in the language services sector and for student training?
- Translation competences: what competences are required for the translation market? How are they taught?
- Translation issues: discussion on translation strategies, choices, quality…