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The Center for Translation Studies of the KU Leuven Faculty of Arts (CETRA) is a research center that carries out and disseminate research and train researchers in the field of translation studies. The Research Summer School in Translation Studies that CETRA annually organizes was initiated by José Lambert, Emeritus Professor of Literary Studies, in 1989. The aim was to promote research training in the study of translational phenomena and to stimulate high-level research into the cultural functions of translation.History

In 1989 the University of Leuven created a special research program in Translation Studies in order to promote research training in the study of translational phenomena and to stimulate high-level research into the cultural functions of translation. This program — first sponsored by CERA Bank, then supported by the Institut Libre Marie Haps, later by the Scuola Superiore per Traduttori e Interpreti San Pellegrino (1997 - 2006), by the Libera Università degli Studi S. Pio V° (1999-2001), by the Università degli Studi "La Sapienza" Roma, by the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid and by the Universidad de Tarragona — attracts talented students and young scholars. In 2006 the name of the Center was changed into Center for Translation Studies. CETRA is now part of the integrated Faculty of Arts. In the first round of the summer school, CETRA welcomed 11 students, 7 of whom were from Belgium. In 2018, there were 28 participants in the summer school. In the past 30 years, CETRA has organized 29 summer schools. CETRA did not run in 1999.

Mission Statement

Building on its 30-year-old tradition CETRA aims to:

-	Focus on research training, primarily by organizing a yearly intensive and interactive state-of-the-art research summer school

-	 organize a regular program of lectures, to be made widely accessible to all interested scholars and students,

-	continue playing a leading role in international debates about the future of PhD programs and research education more generally, in a conscious effort to respond to the continuously changing scientific, professional and societal needs,

-	serve as a platform for scholars to discuss cutting-edge issues in the field, thus building synergy between researchers from different backgrounds and traditions. It does so by organizing and promoting conferences and symposia, and by developing a new book series in Translation Studies,

-	widen the intellectual horizon of Translation Studies through debate and discussion by hosting visiting scholars for short or long stays and by collaborating with relevant research centers.

Summer School

An essential part of CETRA is its intensive two-week research summer school. Its participants include PhD students as well as postdoctoral students, representing a wide range of disciplinary and geographical backgrounds. Participation in the summer school should help them shape and refine their research projects, and also empower them to engage in international scholarly debates about translation under all its aspects. In addition, it should advance the careers of the participants both within and outside academia, as well as offering personal enrichment. From 1989 on, the program has hosted participants from Austria to Australia, from Brazil to Burundi, and from China to the Czech Republic. Participation in the program is not free of charge. The EST offers each year one scholarship to PhD students willing to attend the program.

Basic activities and components of the Research Summer School:


 * Public Lectures by the CETRA Professor on key topics. A preliminary reading list is provided and all topics are to be further developed in discussions
 * Theoretical-methodological seminars given by the CETRA staff. Basic reading materials is made available in advance
 * Tutorials: individual discussions on participants’ research with the CETRA Professor and the CETRA staff
 * Workshops in small groups according to topic or methodology
 * Students’ papers: presentation of participants’ individual research projects followed by open discussion
 * Publication: each participant is invited to submit an article based on the presentation, to be refereed and published in an edited volume

CETRA Chair professors

Each year, a prominent professor of Translation Studies is chosen by the CETRA board as the CETRA chair. He or she will deliver lectures and supervises a team of prominent scholars who each in turn run seminars, workshops and offer tutorials for the participants.

The list of CETRA professors is as follows:

†Gideon Toury (Tel Aviv, 1989),

†Hans Vermeer (Heidelberg, 1990),

Susan Bassnett (Warwick, 1991),

†Albrecht Neubert (Leipzig, 1992),

Daniel Gile (Paris, 1993),

Mary Snell-Hornby (Vienna, 1994),

†André Lefevere (Austin, 1995),

Anthony Pym (Tarragona, 1996),

Yves Gambier (Turku, 1997),

Lawrence Venuti (Philadelphia, 1998),

Andrew Chesterman (Helsinki, 1999),

Christiane Nord (Magdeburg, 2000),

Mona Baker (Manchester, 2001),

Maria Tymoczko (Amherst, Massachusetts, 2002),

Ian Mason (Edinburgh, 2003),

Michael Cronin (Dublin, 2004),

†Daniel Simeoni (Toronto, 2005),

Harish Trivedi (Delhi, 2006),

†Miriam Shlesinger (Tel Aviv, 2007),

Kirsten Malmkjaer (London, 2008),

†Martha Cheung (Hong Kong, 2009),

Sherry Simon (Montreal, 2010),

Christina Schaeffner (Aston, 2011),

Franz Pöchhacker (Vienna, 2012),

Michaela Wolf (Graz, 2013),

Arnt Lykke Jakobsen (Copenhagen, 2014),

Judy Wakabayashi (Kent, USA, 2015),

Jeremy Munday (Leeds, 2016),

Leo Tak-hung Chan (Hong Kong, 2017),

Sandra Halverson (Bergen, Norway, 2018)

Alumni

The CETRA alumni has grown from 7 in 1989 to more than 100 in 2018. Some of the alumni members have reflected on their CETRA experience.

See also

CETRA Lectures

CETRA Papers

Extra Links

CETRA official site

CETRA alumni

References