If it seems that things have been quiet of late and you haven’t heard much from FIT Council, it’s because we’ve been hard at work behind the scenes preparing for an exciting FIT Congress this September. By the time you read this, registration will be open – check the Congress website for all the details. We’re
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Five years have passed since the Ukrainian Association of Translators and Interpreters (UATI) was founded in February 2020. It has grown from 20 members in 2020 to 320 in 2025, despite the pandemic and Russia’s full-fledged war against Ukraine. The UATI general meeting held on 8 February was an important event that marked the beginning
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Challenges defined our industry in 2023 and 2024, as the development of new technology tools fuelled a growing sense of uncertainty. Both machine translation (MT) and artificial intelligence (AI) are here to stay, according to the 2023 and 2024 Nimdzi 100 rankings, which showed that MT and postediting accounted for 74.21% of the market in
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At the recent meeting of FIT Europe in Budapest in November 2024, FIT and EULITA signed an updated memorandum of understanding to renew their longstanding collaboration in the face of new global challenges. The founding of EULITA When Sweden held the European Union (EU) Presidency in 2009, it presented the Stockholm Programme, which announced an
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The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) in Carmarthen, Wales provides a postgraduate qualification in simultaneous interpretation under the leadership of Lynwen Davies. The programme is unique in that it is the only postgraduate qualification of its kind in Wales. The qualification receives support from the Society of Wales’ Translators (CCC) and sponsorship from
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FIT Council is pleased to announce the theme for International Translation Day (ITD) 2025, inspired by both the UN International Year of Peace and Trust and the FIT2025 Congress theme, Mastering the machine: shaping an intelligent future. The theme for ITD2025 is: Translation, shaping a future you can trust. In turbulent times, where peace often
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The Association of Interpreters and Translators (AIT) is a UK-based not-for-profit organisation dedicated to achieving protection of title for interpreters and translators, raising professional standards, and providing essential training, continuing professional development (CPD), networking opportunities, and supervision. Not only are we proud members of FIT, but we have been elected to serve on the board
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In an increasingly connected world, where constant information and stimulation are a reality, there is a growing need for human connection and quality in the production of information and content that is made available to the public. At the Asociación Argentina de Traductores e Intérpretes (AATI), we have been organising initiatives and events to highlight
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The Asociación Panameña de Traductores e Intérpretes (APTI) held its first annual general meeting on 15 February where members participated in a workshop on professional rates. The event facilitated discussions on fair pricing and market standards by comparing rates from translator and interpreter associations from around the world. The workshop emphasised the importance of setting competitive
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This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Colegio de Traductores Públicos del Uruguay (CTPU), the first association of translators established in Latin America. The association is organising the Third International Congress of Translation and Interpreting in Uruguay, to be held in Montevideo on 20 and 21 June 2025. The event aims
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