The European Commission has provided funding under the Transition Facility Schemes to the Faculty of Arts of the University of Malta for the compilation of a glossary of terms and the establishment of a Terminology Centre for Post Graduate Students following Diploma and Masters Courses in Translation Studies.

Following a tendering procedure, Europa Research and Consultancy Services Ltd from Malta, and Verbivis Ltd from Luxembourg, have been entrusted with the task of creating a glossary of Maltese terminology, which will then be utilised to teach and train students at the Terminology Centre that the University of Malta intends to set-up. The glossary will also be used by the translation units in Luxembourg and Brussels and by the Council of Maltese language.

The Head of Department, Prof. Joseph Eynaud, envisages that this project will contribute significantly towards facilitating the work of Maltese translators working in the various EU institutions, thereby boosting their efficiency and effectiveness. It will also be critical to standardise the use of certain “new” terminology, which is finding its way in the Maltese language.