European Society for Translation Studies

The European Society for Translation Studies (EST) is an international non-profit organization that promotes research on translation, interpreting, and localization.

The Society was on May 28, 1993 with the Bundespolizeidirektion in Vienna as the "Europäische Gesellschaft für Translationswissenschaft (European Society for Translation Studies - EST)". As an association under Austrian law, its constitution is in German but the Society’s official language is English, so the English name prevails. The abbreviation "EST" should be pronounced as separate letters.

Its aims as stated in its Constitution are: to foster research in translation and interpreting, to promote further education for teachers of translation and interpreting, and to offer advice on the training of translators and interpreters.

On September 12, 1992, the at the International conference "Translation Studies - An Interdiscipline" in Vienna agreed to establish the Society, which was officially registered on May 28, 1993.

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