Support for training interpreting 2022-2023 organisation of Master or post-graduate courses

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

European Parliament Programme

Programme Description

Actions will support the Parliament’s strategic engagement process in view of the European Elections 2024, including the growth of the together.eu community and the activation of other Parliament’s networks both at local and headquarters levels

Programme Details

Identifier Code

EP-LINC-SUBV-2022-CONF-INT-01

Call

Support for training interpreting 2022-2023 organisation of Master or post-graduate courses

Summary

To ensure the availability of a sufficient number of qualified conference interpreters, Directorate-General for Logistics and Interpretation for Conferences supports and assists in strengthening training programmes by providing professional and financial assistance. The aim of these activities is to help produce new generations of qualified conference interpreters who may, subsequently, be recruited by the EU institutions, and in particular by the European Parliament, as officials or as accredited conference interpreting agents.

Detailed Call Description

Scope:

  • Higher Education Institutions, Universities, university institutes, consortia and associations of universities or institutes, which offer or coordinate postgraduate courses specialising in conference interpreting.
  • Associations, consortia and bodies, whose main mission is to support cooperation and disseminate best practices in the field of worldwide conference interpreter training.

As a provider of interpretation services in the European Parliament, and increasingly to other EU institutions and bodies, the mission of the Directorate-General for Logistics and Interpretation for Conferences is to ensure that a sufficient number of qualified conference interpreters are available to enable the EU institutions and bodies to function properly in a context of linguistic diversity including at regular events, all over the world, where wide language cover is required.

Call Total Budget

€400,000

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

A single pre-financing: 70% of the amount awarded at the latest 30 days after both parties have signed the grant agreement.

Thematic Categories

  • Education and training
  • Employment
  • Public Administration

Eligibility for Participation

  • Central Government
  • Educational Institutions
  • Local Authorities
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions

Eligibility For Participation Notes

  • Higher-Education Institutions, Universities, university institutes, consortia and associations of universities or institutes, which offer or coordinate postgraduate courses specialising in conference interpreting.
  • Associations, consortia and bodies, whose main mission is to support cooperation and disseminate best practices in the field of worldwide conference interpreter training.

Call Opening Date

31/03/2022

Call Closing Date

11/05/2022

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