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What is SCIT?
SCIT offers a non-degree post-graduate professional training program which aims at producing highly qualified interpreters and translators capable of meeting the requirements of the international market. It is a cooperative effort of the language services of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the United Nations.
The School of Conference Interpreting & Translation (SCIT) at Herzen University, is a member of leading international consortia for the training of conference interpreters and translators:
- The UN MoU Universities Network to train conference interpreters and translators for the UN.
- The European Masters in Conference Interpreting (EMCI) Consortium, an elite consortium of 15 schools which provide training in conference interpreting which is recognised worldwide.
- IAMLADP – University Contact Group, acts as a liaison point for the further development of relations and co-operation between international organizations and training providers/universities.
- CIUTI – Conférence internationale permanente d’instituts universitaires de traducteurs et interprètes.
SCIT was founded at Herzen University in 2008. Every year, around 15 highly-trained graduates leave the school to pursue international careers in translation and interpretation.
70% of the School’s graduates do internships with the UN. 41% of the School’s graduates get full-time jobs with the Russian MFA and such international organizations as the UN, FAO, WHO, WMO, WIPO, and others.
The courses at the School are designed and taught exclusively by practicing interpreters and translators.
Alumni speak:
Oleg Sibiryakov
Svetlana Sidorova
Kristina Lugovina
Stanislav Repin
Maya Kosova
Dmitry Osadchuk
Natalia Akulenko
Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Dear colleagues, I am addressing you as such because you have decided to dedicate yourselves to strengthening relations between countries and peoples as language professionals. I am familiar with this work. And I am convinced that the effectiveness of international dialogue largely depends on it. I urge you never to stop your professional growth, acquire new knowledge, keep striving for self-improvement, and love and respect your mother tongue. I wish you success in your studies and good luck.Sergey Lavrov