First awarded 2007 | ||
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Awarded for The best translation by young translators of a single page text from any one of the 24 official languages of the European Union into any other official EU language. Country - Translation test carried out simultaneously in participating schools across all 28 member states of the European Union- Award Ceremony in Brussels Official website | ||
Juvenes Translatores (Latin for "young translators"), launched in 2007, is a translation contest for secondary school pupils in the European Union (EU) organised by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Translation (DGT).
Contents
The next contest will be held on 24 November 2016. It takes place from 10.00 am until 12.00 noon (Brussels time).
Objectives
The objectives of the Juvenes Translatores contest are to promote:
The contest aims to raise young people's awareness of how language skills help Europeans to communicate better and work towards a common understanding. It also points out the importance of diversifying the languages we learn in order to increase multilingualism and intercultural understanding, and highlights the benefits of studying translation, given the ever-growing need for translators in Europe.
Basic rules
Juvenes Translatores is an annual contest open to pupils turning 17 that calendar year – the 2016 contest will be open to pupils born in 1999. Contestants translate a one-page text in any one of the 552 language combinations possible among the 24 official languages of the EU, using paper dictionaries only (no electronic devices allowed). Schools in any EU country may enter up to five pupils of any nationality. The number of schools taking part (maximum 751) depends on the number of seats each country is allocated in the European Parliament.
If too many schools apply from a particular country, the Commission uses a random selection method to choose between them. DGT translators evaluate the translations and select one winner per country. All 28 winners are invited to Brussels to receive their prize and attend an award ceremony.