This week, LINCS students on the MSc Interpreting programmes will have 3 fantastic opportunities to expand their professional horizons:

1. The annual event ‘Starting Work as Translator or Interpreter’ organised by our Career Liaison Officer for LINCS, Fanny Chouc. This is a mix of formal online sessions, where professionals give talks on their own experience and offer insights to students, and an informal ‘speed networking’ session on campus, where students can chat to professionals individually to find out more about each profession. Every year, both students and professionals benefit from this sharing of experience.

More info: https://twitter.com/HW_LifeinLINCS/status/1748277038497022379

2. Visit by Ross Noble, from the EU’s Directorate General for Interpreting (SCIC). As a former Heriot-Watt student who is now enjoying a career in conference interpreting for the EU in Brussels, Ross is ideally placed to give students guidance on their interpreting skills and potential career development. He will attend classes and offer his own insights on the skills students are learning, and will also lead a practice class and a mini-conference for interpreting practice.

More info: https://scilt.org.uk/Article/tabid/1092/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/6946/Ross-Noble.aspx

3. Visit by Beatrice Blackett-Espinosa from the AIIC (Association Internationale des Interprètes de Conférence). AIIC is the most prestigious international professional body for conference interpreters, and they play a key role in shaping the profession. Beatrice will give a short talk followed by a Q&A session for students to learn about the role of professional bodies like the AIIC in the interpreting profession.

More info: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/beatrice-blackett-espinosa-01b671a

Students are very lucky to have the opportunity to network with and learn from all of these experienced professionals – many thanks to Fanny Chouc and Jose-Mari Conde for organising these events!