A week from 1 to 5 April 2013 was a marathon of aptitude tests for the applicants to the School for the next academic year. According to the established procedure the candidates had to show a decent command of three languages (Russian, English and another foreign language) in the language proficiency tests, translation and interpreting tests. The selection process was supervised by the European Commission experts: Liam Long represented the Directorate General for Interpretation, Konrad Fuhrmann – Directorate General for Translation. This year saw a record number of applicants with the German language. The result of the aptitude tests: 20 applicants recommended for enrollment.