Translator and Interpreter Training at the University of Maribor

Abstract

The University of Maribor has been training translators and interpreters for about a decade. Initially, training was organised at the undergraduate level and took four years to complete. With the Bologna process, pre-Bologna study programmes were split into BA and MA levels and now take 5 years to complete. The first cycle provides students with general language, culture and translation competences, while in the second cycle graduates obtain specialised translation and interpreting competences and skills. Although not problem-free, the new Bologna programmes have improved translator and interpreter training.