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Non-language students’ experiences participating in T&I contests

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Training translators and interpreters in real-world settings is a longstanding academic tradition. Today, multilingual, domain-specific practices explain why university graduates need to combine foreign language and translation and interpreting (T&I) skills with field-specific knowledge. Therefore, in addition to traditional bachelor’s and master’s T&I programmes, the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) in Moscow has been

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Recent TAC events celebrating translation

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International Translation Day posters in review For International Translation Day (ITD), which falls on 30 September each year, the Translators Association of China (TAC) proudly presented a video to celebrate this big day with translators and interpreters around the world. Entitled ‘ITD poster exhibition’, the video provided a look back on all the winning ITD theme

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Copyright in translation: overcoming obstacles in Iran

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Understanding copyright laws in Iran Translators in Iran face unique challenges, as the country is not a member of the Berne Convention. The Copyright Act of 1970 governs how rights are protected, but adapting it to digital advancements creates added complexity. In Iran, copyright expires 30 years after the author’s death, which differs from the international

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Third and fourth quarter academic activities at Mexico’s Universidad Intercontinental

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In celebration of this year’s International Translation Day, the Translation Department of Mexico’s Universidad Intercontinental (UIC) held its annual conference where entrepreneurs, academics, and key players in the language industry shared their experience and visions for the future of our field with our students. This time around, among our esteemed guests were an interpreter from

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OTTIAQ welcomes new members

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Every year, the Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTTIAQ) awards titles to its new members at a ceremony celebrating their certification. Two ceremonies were held this year, one in Quebec City on 18 May 2023 and one in Montréal on 14 June 2023, which were attended by around 40 and 100 people, respectively. A total of 266 people

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CTP’s Second National Conference of Translation and Interpreting Faculty

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On 22 July, the Colegio de Traductores del Perú (CTP) held its much anticipated event, the Second National Conference of Translation and Interpreting Faculty, at Hotel José Antonio Deluxe in Miraflores, Lima. Numerous educators attended, representing the four universities currently offering T&I degrees in Peru: Ricardo Palma University (URP), Sacred Heart Women’s University (UNIFE), César Vallejo University

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Management challenges for associations: are we families or businesses?

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While some translation companies have adopted practices borrowed from the association world, such as corporate social responsibility, democratic governance, social and community goals, etc., nonprofit associations are being managed more like businesses, with budgets, tax issues, and divisions of labour. Association-businesses and business-associations are like chameleons in a complex environment where everything seems to blur

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29th Anniversary of ACTI

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Between 14 May 1994 and today, there have been hardships – and many joys. We’ve consolidated our organisational and professional life to the point where we were able to organise and host the successful XXII FIT World Congress last year and our own VII National Congress this year. On 14 May 2023, we proudly marked the 29th anniversary of the

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New award for translators of children’s and YA literature in Iran

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Literary awards have always been a way to recognise and appreciate books and have been immensely influential on the professional lives of writers, translators, and illustrators. In Iran, a number of state and non-state organisations present such awards, honouring laureates with cash prizes, medals, and certificates. However, none of these awards are specifically for translated

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