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6-18 June 2016 г.: Kirill Kasyanov, UN interpreter and MoU coordinator visits SCIT

21 June 2016|

On 6-18 June SCIT was happy to welcome Kirill Kasyanov, UN interpreter and MoU coordinator. Mr. Kasyanov held a series of master-classes in simultaneous interpreting from English and Spanish into Russian. Intensive booth practice in interpreting UN speeches is exactly what the SCIT students need now, with the final exams starting 20 June and UN internship programs at UNHQ and UNOG approaching fast. Moreover, Mr. Kasyanov, together with Irina Alexeeva, SCIT Director, and Vladimir Khodyrev, member, SCIT Board of Guardians, took part in the meeting with Vassiliy Rabosh, Herzen Acting Rector, and Dmitry Boikov, Acting Vice-Rector. The participants discussed the SCIT policies under the Memorandum of Understanding with the UN. Our guest stressed that SCIT dedication to training language specialists for the UN is highly appreciated, and pointed that this cooperation broadens the international scope of Herzen University.

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Yulia Kantor’s Lecture on World War II inspired SCIT students

16 June 2016|

On 10 June Yulia Kantor gave two lectures at SCIT on Difficult Questions of World War II: What Historians  Argue About. The event attracted SCIT students as well as other guests. The lectures backed up the students’ translation project on the battle of Stalingrad, a project designed by the lecturer. Yulia Kantor is a professor at the Department of World History at the Herzen University and a well-known researcher with international credentials. Her lectures contributed to the content scope of the SCIT training program which traditionally benefits from cooperation with specialists from various professional fields.

1-3 June 2016: Master-classes of Dimitri Agratchev, Chief of the English Booth, Interpretation Section, UNOV

7 June 2016|

On 1 – 3 June SCIT hosted Dimitri Agratchev, Chief of the English Booth at UNOV. His master-classes were devoted to perfecting the simultaneous retour skills.  It is of paramount importance for the students to maximize the productive output in the booth before the final assessment, and they are grateful to our guest for the intensive drilling. Dimitri found time for the booth practice in small groups as well as for the individual consultations. He showed keen interest in the history of the school and  the SCIT methodology; he also appreciated the students’ motivation and diligence and praised the achieved level of progress.

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4-8 April 2016: Workshop ‘Teaching I&T Effectively’

10 April 2016|

On 4 – 8 April 2016, SCIT held a Teaching I&T Effectively workshop for the university teachers of translation and interpretation. The participants came from Belgorod, ivanovo, Omsk and Vladivostok. Over the five days of the seminar the participants had master-classes on the SCIT methodology of teaching translation and interpreting, attended interpreting classes with SCIT students, took part in the Q&A round table where Director Irina Alexeeva and other SCIT trainers took questions. According to the feedback from the workshop participants, there is a need for more specialized events in a I&T trainings for trainers format.

Andrey Chitine

23 March 2016|

Languages Russian: Native

English: Professional level
German: Professional level

Main translation areas*

  • Health, safety and environment,
  • Pharmaceutical products,
  • Industrial manufacturing,
  • Resource Mining (incl. Oil and Gas)

Education:

  • 1997-2002: Russia, St. Petersburg State University , Philological Faculty, Department of German Philology
  • 01.10.1999-30.09.2001: Germany, guest student at University of Bremen
    Major: German studies / Electives: International economic relations
  • Various professional training courses (computers/IT, translation and interpretation, technical, etc.)

Experience:

  • 16.12.2009 – Present time: Full time freelance translator,
  • 01.01.2010 – Present time: Trainer at St. Petersburg School of Conference Interpreting and Translation, Herzen University (designed a course on CAT tools and technologies for translators),
  • 10.11.1998 – 15.12.2009: Part time freelance translator/interpreter
  • 01.09.2009 – 15.12.2009: Plus Translation Company , lead project manager, translator, reviewer/proofreader,
  • 17.12.2003 – 31.08.2009: PROMT Company , SAP Localization Project Manager, SAP Lead Translator, SAP Localization Project Power User,
  • 01.07.2002-19.08.2003: Representation of German Association of Public Universities in the Russian Federation , translator/interpreter in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning fields,
  • 14.06.1993-03.07.1997: Karina Ltd., Russia, translator/interpreter,
  • 02.12.1990-0606.1993: Vektor Ltd., Russia, translator/interpreter.

PC skills/Software:

Advanced user of Windows, MS Office and other common software. Various translation memory and terminology software (CAT tools): SDL Studio, memoQ, Across, Passolo etc.; DTP (mainly InDesign).

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  • Kickwords Limited : I was amazed by Andrey’s responsiveness, professionalism and accuracy. Assisted us on an urgent job (technical) and delivered as per deadline. We strongly recommend using his services.
  • Mutscheller High-Tech Translation : Highly professional – Top-quality results, punctual and reliable service, and very friendly. A pleasure to work with!
  • Gogolin & Co. KG : Always helpful, highly flexible, excellent technical knowledge and very pleasant personal contact. Looking forward to cooperating with you on future projects.