Teachers of SITS Attend the High-level Forum on 30th Anniversary of China’s Construction of ...

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Teachers of SITS Attend the High-level Forum on 30th Anniversary of China’s Construction of Translation Studies as a Discipline

       On April 27 at Qingdao University, the High-level Forum on 30th Anniversary of China’s Construction of Translation Studies as a Discipline, co-sponsored by the Translators Association of China, China Academy of Translation, China National Committee for Translation and Interpreting Education and the World Interpreter and Translator Training Association (WITTA), was held. The theme of this forum is "Past, Present and Future of Translation Studies". Nearly 30 experts from the field of translation studies in China attended the forum, including special guests from STITS: Prof. Zhao Junfeng, Dean of SITS, Professor Mu Lei, Professor Lan Hongjun and Doctor Zou Bing.  

       The Forum originated in 1987, when the First National Symposium on Translation Theory was held. This historical event ushered in the development of the disciplinary construction of Translation Studies. Professor Mu Lei was one of the witnesses to the symposium held then.

Representatives at the First National Symposium on Translation Theory in Qingdao in 1987  

       Wang Gangyi, Deputy Director of China International Publishing Group and Executive Vice President of Translators Association of China, pointed out in his speech that 30 years ago in Qingdao, these eyewitnesses and representatives of the symposium have made an indelible contribution to the overall development of Chinese translation academia. In order to pay tribute to them, the organizers of the forum presented each of the ten experts with the “Certificate of Honor for the 30th Anniversary of the Construction of Translation Studies as a Discipline (1987-2017)”.

Experts attending the Forum

       In addition, the Forum discussed the future plan of Chinese translation studies and introduced the future direction of the main work of the Translation Theory and Translation Teaching Committee of Translators Association of China and China National Committee for Translation and Interpreting Education.