13.9. Languages and careers - Job Fair

The Translating Europe Workshop (TEW) "Languages and careers - Job Fair” is a recruitment event targeting language industry students and professionals and offering valuable networking and career opportunities. The TEW will feature presentations on the language industry and a job fair designed to engage with freelancers, university graduates, students, as well as their teachers.

The TEW takes place in Helsinki at the Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel (address: Ruoholahdenranta 3) on Friday 13 September 2024 from 9:00 - 13:00 (EEST).

Programme:

9:00 Welcome - Opening words; Marja Hennessy, Director at DGT, European Commission

9:20 Promoting the language industry for the next generation; Marta Aragão, Vice-President of EUATC

9:40 Going professional in 2024 - what does data tell us about the language industry; Inkaliisa Vihonen-Peuranen, Policy Coordinator at DGT, European Commission

10:00-13:00 Programme at the stands of the exhibitors: information about jobs and traineeships, networking and career opportunities, ask a professional etc.

Registration:

The TEW is organised by the Directorate-General for Translation of the European Commission in cooperation with SKY (Association of Finnish Language Service Providers) and EUATC (European Union of Associations of Translation Companies), and it is a part of the programme of the conference "Helsinki Language Summit - KIELI2024", taking place 12-13 September. Please register as a “Job Fair Attendee” using the registration form of the conference: https://kielipalveluyritykset.fi/sky-conference/?lang=en 

When: Friday 13 September 2024, 9:00 - 13:00 (EEST)

Where: Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel, Helsinki, Finland

Languages: English, Finnish