CITS holds meetings with the UN translation and terminology experts

The first month of the new academic year turned out to be quite busy not only for CITS master students but for the teachers as well. Since mid-September our specialists along with the teachers of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, ASU, took part in a number of meetings with the representatives of the United Nations Translation Service (New York). They were Natalia Kobleva, a reviser, and Ekaterina Pugacheva, a terminologist. These online events aimed to enhance the teachers’ qualification, exchange experience, discuss professional issues and plans for cooperation and pedagogical assistance in 2021-2022 academic year.

At the first online meeting Natalia Kobleva told her colleagues about the main principles of working in the United Nations Translation Service, shared useful resources. Besides, the colleagues decided to hold a practical class, where Natalia would comment on some teachers’ translations according to the UN standards.

Then ASU trainers met with Ekaterina Pugacheva, a terminologist and reviser at the United Nations Translation Service. The expert told about various resources provided by the UN for terminologists – UNTERM, UNESKO and WHO term bases. Ekaterina also shared some hints how to organize and compile glossaries. In fact, it was a vibrant discussion. A range of meetings with the experts is planned for the near future and CITS master students will also join them.