ZTW Language Industry Talks

The University of Vienna Centre for Translation Studies (ZTW) is delighted to announce the sixth round of Language Industry Talks, in which guests from the translation services industry will offer their perspective on the industry, the impact of technology, as well as the skills needed to succeed as a (freelance) translator, reviser, and project manager, providing useful advice for current ZTW students.

Upcoming events: May, 2026

The ZTW Language Industry Talks are back this semester with two events delivered in English:

On the 5th of May, Grzegorz OKONIEWSKI, Language Technology Coordinator, and DGT Master Trainer (DGT stands for the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation) will share his insights into and experience with building language tools in the DGT, will talk about what his role involves, and will also address the topic of planning a career in the DGT.

Then, on the 21st of May, we will welcome Diego CRESCERI from Creative Words and the European Master's in Translation (EMT) language industry expert group (LIND) together with Klaus FLEISCHMANN from ELIA and the Vienna-based company Kaleidoscope (https://elia-association.org/member/klaus-fleischmann/), who will give the perspective of the language services industry on the best ways to join it and the skills and attitudes which successful language professionals need.

We are extremely excited about both events, and we are very grateful to our guests for their time and input.