Unicollege, a private accredited
university in Italy providing international programs and
curricula, will hold the Unicollege Global Annual Conference, an
event gathering scholars from prestigious international
institutions - from Australia, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, as well
as Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey - that will discuss the
role of human translation in the era of digitalization.
The blended conference will be held both in a morning
(10:00-13:00) and in an evening session (14:00-17:00) on
december 1st and will feature the participation of city
administration representative, Lorenza Patriarca, as well as
Italy's major Association for Interpreters and Translators.
"While being celebrated and highly regarded, the world of
applied languages is at risk," states Dean of Academic Affairs
at Unicollege Giosuè Prezioso. "In the European Commission," he
explains "one of the world's most polyglot institutions (24
languages), the number of translators dropped from 2,450
professionals in 2013 to 2,000 in 2023; conversely, investments
in automation and digitalization increased. This is a sign. A
trend. An issue."
Such a phenomenon triggered professional concerns within the
industry, generating lively debates like the ones at Unicollege
- among the leading conferences on the topic in the country and
internationally.
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