Cipherion Translations offers “Best Thesis” prize to translation students in DCU’s SALIS

Irish translation company, Cipherion Translations offers “Best Thesis” prize to translation students in DCU’s School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS).

Cipherion Translations, an Irish company specialising in translating software, websites and marketing materials into as many as 40 languages, is offering a prize of €750 to the best final year B.A. or M.A. thesis on a topic related to the translation industry. Every year, several students of translation studies undertake research on topics related to the business of translation or translation technology. Theses will be judged by Cipherion’s COO (María Jesús de Arriba Díaz), who has a background in translation studies from the University of Salamanca in Spain, and who has over 10 years’ experience within the business of translation.

Criteria such as innovativeness, creativity and relevance to the SME sector will be considered as part of the evaluation. The aim is to encourage students to apply the theoretical and practical knowledge they gain in their studies in research that is relevant to the business of translation.

Referring to the importance of DCU’s School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies and its graduates, María Jesús de Arriba Díaz, COO of Cipherion Translations adds “We have hired graduates directly from SALIS into our project management team and always found that they are of the highest calibre. They have always had a good knowledge of the theoretical aspects of translation as well as an ability to apply their theory in the real world of translation and localization.”

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