Case Study: Zurich University of Applied Sciences trains translation students with Phrase Localization Platform

Simulated Translation Agency a Revolutionary Way to Train Students

The customer was the Maastricht School of Translation and Interpreting at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, which sought to provide its students with a highly practical, hands-on education that would fully prepare them for the real translation market. To achieve this, the school worked with the vendor, Phrase Localization Platform (using its Memsource Academic Edition), to support the operations of its innovative, student-run simulated translation agency.

The solution implemented by the Phrase Localization Platform provided the students with a cloud-based CAT tool that was easy to manage and featured a straightforward workflow system with automatic notifications, making project management simple. This allowed the student-run agency to handle real translation projects effectively. The results were a highly successful training program that operates in line with international competence frameworks and best practices, producing graduates who become freelance translators, project managers, and entrepreneurs, fully prepared to navigate the professional translation industry.

Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Joop Bindels

Leads The Program’s Simulated Internal Translation