Members of the EMT network are selected on the basis of calls for applications, organised every five years. The basic eligibility and selection criteria are as follows:
Eligibility
Universities can apply if the programme has, at least, two cohorts of graduates of an officially recognised Master’s degree in translation and is authorised by:
- an EU Member State,
- certain non-EU countries:
- EU candidate countries and potential candidates — Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo1, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine;
- the countries participating in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) — Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine2, Syria, Tunisia;
- the countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) — Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
1 This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
2 This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on this issue.
Selection criteria
Programmes have to meet a number of criteria relevant for quality translator training according to the EMT standards:
- structure of the programme — objectives, credits and expected learning outcomes of the courses given
- coverage of the key competences according to the new EMT Competence Framework
- sustainability — staffing policy and number of graduates over the past years
- career support and monitoring — including career guidance for students, internships, tracking of careers after graduation and employment statistics
Additional assets
- cooperation with higher education institutions at an international level or participation in national networks
- effective quality assurance system
- research activities