The Master in Translation and Terminology Studies programme offered by the Department of Translation and Terminology Studies at UM has been been selected by the European Commission for membership to the network 2019 - 2024.
This postgraduate degree in Translation & Terminology offers streams in audiovisual, technical and literary translation, and is open to prospective students in possession of a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in any subject, and who have very good language competence.
The main goal of EMT is fully in line with the EU priorities for higher education: improve the quality of translator training in order to enhance the labour market integration of young language professionals. The EMT competence framework, drawn up by European experts, is at the core of the project. It defines the basic competences that translators need to work successfully in today's market. More and more universities, also beyond the EU, use it as a model for designing their programmes.
By training highly skilled translators in close cooperation with the language industry the EMT seeks, in the long run, to enhance the status of the entire translation profession in the EU.