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Executive Director of Jiao Tong Baker Centre is Recognised as One of the Most Influential Scholars in China Prof. Kaibao Hu, the Executive Director of Jiao Tong Baker Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies and Dean of the School of Foreign Languages, is recognised by China Research Centre for Humanities and Social Science Assessment as one of the most influential […]

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Language heroes: Meet the TED Translators we invited to TEDGlobal 2017 Posted by: TED Guest Author August 27, 2017 at 7:42 am EDT At TED, speakers aren’t the only celebrities; some of the biggest heroes sit in the audience. Case in point: Our volunteer TED Translators, who donate their free time to translate TED Talks into their local languages, making the talks accessible […]

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Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding was founded in 2015 and is supervised by a board of trustees, a steering committee and independent panels of judges. Its main goals are: –          To honor translators and acknowledge their role in building bridges between nations and peoples of the world. –          To encourage individuals, publishing houses, Arab and international organizations […]

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Funding Conference Grant Fund About the award. The Fund exists to support conferences or colloquia within the field of medieval and modern European languages and literatures, including English. Conditions. To be eligible, the conference must be held in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland and must be organised by academics based at UK or Irish institutions. Awards will […]

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