The Maastricht School of Translation and Interpreting (in Dutch: Vertaalacademie Maastricht) is the only full-time institution of higher education for the training of

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interpreter Interpreting is translation from a spoken or signed language into another language, usually in real time to facilitate live communication. It is distinguished from the translation of a written text, which can be more deliberative and make use o ...

s situated in the Netherlands.

Programme

The school provides a four-year course leading to the degree Bachelor of Translation. All students study Dutch, English, and one other European language (French, German or Spanish). A foundation year is followed by a three-year main programme during which students specialise in such fields as

technical translation Technical translation is a type of specialized translation involving the translation of documents produced by technical writers (owner's manuals, user guides, etc.), or more specifically, texts which relate to technological subject areas or texts w ...

legal translation Legal translation is the translation of language used in legal settings and for legal purposes. Legal translation may also imply that it is a specific type of translation only used in law, which is not always the case. As law is a culture-depend ...

professional communication Professional communication is a sub-genre found within the study of communications. This subset encompasses written, oral, visual, and digital communication within a workplace context. It is based upon the theory of professional communications, ...

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interpreting Interpreting is translation from a spoken or signed language into another language, usually in real time to facilitate live communication. It is distinguished from the translation of a written text, which can be more deliberative and make use o ...

History

Founded in 1981 as an independent institute named the State School of Translation and Interpreting, the School of Translation has since 2001 been one of the constituent parts of

Zuyd University of Applied Sciences Zuyd University of Applied Sciences () is a University of Applied Sciences with campuses in Heerlen, Sittard and Maastricht in the southeastern Netherlands. The main focus of Zuyd University is on Bachelor programmes, 52 in total, most of the ...

. The range of languages offered has varied over time, with provision of Arabic, Chinese and Japanese hived off to a separate institute in 1994, and the provision of Italian, Portuguese and Russian stopped for budgetary reasons. Initially based in a building on the Keizer Karelplein, the School of Translation subsequently moved to its current location, which incorporates a

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originally opened in 1932 as a convent boarding school for the Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus.Rijksmonumenten.nl
– listed buildings in the Netherlands. (in Dutch)

References

External links

Official opening on 26 August 1981
by Queen

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The International Maastricht-Łódź Duo Colloquium on Translation and Meaning
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