About the contest
Juvenes Translatores is an annual EU-wide translation contest for 17-year-old secondary school students. The aim is to inspire and encourage young people to learn languages. Every November on contest day over 3,000 teenagers translate a page of creative writing on a topical subject from any one of the EU's 24 official languages into any of the other 23. The number of schools invited to enter the contest in each country is the same as the number of seats it has in the European Parliament – 720 in total across the EU. Up to five students per school can take part. Their efforts are evaluated by professional translators in the EU institutions to find the best translation from each country. The 27 winning students — one per EU member state — are invited to an award ceremony in Brussels, accompanied by teachers and parents.