The European Central Bank offers traineeship and graduate opportunities to students of economics, finance statistics, business administration, law, human resources, translation, etc. Traineeships are offered for periods of three to twelve months. The work ranges from research and the preparation of draft reports to the compilation of statistical data and participation in ad hoc studies, […]
Competition: ‘Languages are your bridge to the future’
To celebrate EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES #EDLangs, the European Commission Representation in Spain and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation are organising the competition ‘Languages are your bridge to the future’ on the European Union and its languages on Instagram. To participate, you must: Follow the European Commission Representation in Spain on Instagram Like the […]
Internships – Traineeship at the Court of Justice – Luxembourg
Every year, the Court of Justice of the European Communities offers a limited number of paid traineeships of a maximum duration of five months. Traineeships are generally undertaken in the Research and Documentation Directorate, the Press and Information Service, the Directorate-General for Translation or the Interpretation Directorate. Applicants must be citizens of a Member State […]
Internships – EC Translation Traineeships – Belgium, Luxembourg
The Commission organises twice a year in-service training periods lasting 5 months for university graduates from the EU who wish to gain in-house professional translation experience. Eligibility The traineeship programme is open to all EU citizens, regardless of age (a limited number of places are also allocated to non-EU nationals) who: have completed a standard 3-year higher […]
Participating – Multilingualism Day Competition
From the past to the present and into the future, translation has always played a vital role in fostering dialogue and building cooperation. The European Parliament is inviting students to share their story on how multilingualism strengthens peace. Who can participate official registered students aged 18 or over; national of a Member State of the […]
EC Translation Traineeships
The Commission organises twice a year in-service training periods lasting 5 months for university graduates from the EU who wish to gain in-house professional translation experience. Eligibility The traineeship programme is open to all EU citizens, regardless of age (a limited number of places are also allocated to non-EU nationals) who: have completed a standard 3-year higher […]
Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Overview Role: Translation and related language services for EU agencies, bodies and institutions; interinstitutional cooperation Director: Ildikó Horváth Partners: other EU and international translation services via the Interinstitutional Committee for Translation and Interpretation (ICTI), the International Annual Meeting on Language Arrangements, Documentation and Publication (IAMLADP), the Joint Inter-Agency Meeting on […]
Check the winners of EU youth translator contest ‘Juvenes Translatores’
The European Commission congratulates the 27 young winners of its ‘Juvenes Translatores‘ translation contest for secondary schools, as announced in February 10’s online event. The participants could choose to translate between any two of the EU’s 24 official languages. Of the 552 language combinations available, the 2,940 budding translators from 689 schools that took part in the […]
How machine translation impacts language learning
Although the use of machine translation tools does impact how one learns a new language, they can also be an important ally for language teachers. Whether it be to decode a menu in a foreign country or make sense of a website, for many the use of web-based machine translation (MT) systems like Google Translate, […]