Bologna Translation Service
| Bologna | |
|---|---|
| Bologna Translation Service | |
| Keywords | Bologna Declaration , ECTS label, machine translation |
| Top performers | European Union |
| Project type | Pilot type B |
| reference | 270915 |
| Goal setting | CIP-ICT-PSP-2010-4 6.2 - Multilingual Web: Multilingual Online Services |
| Attendees |
CrossLang (Belgium) (coordinator),
Convertus AB (Sweden), Applied Language Solutions (UK), Koç University (Turkey), Eleka Ingeniaritza Lingusitikoa, SL (Spain) |
| budget | Total budget: 3.16 mil. €
Production: 1.58 mil. € |
| Duration | March 1, 2011 - February 28, 2013 |
| website | www.bologna-translation.eu |
The Bologna Translation Service ( Bologna Translation Service , in short: Bologna ) refers to a development project of the European Union financed by the program for the support of the policy for information and communication technologies (ICT support program). Work on the project began on March 1, 2011 and will be completed on February 28, 2013.
The aim of the project is to develop an infrastructure that will enable educational institutions to have curricula, study plans and other educational resources translated by an inexpensive, web-based, high-quality machine translation service. For this purpose, the project partners will develop machine translation systems that use statistics and rule-based programs to create translations that are specially optimized for educational content and use techniques such as domain adaptation and system combination to ensure and improve the quality of work.
The project will initially offer translations in the following languages:
- From Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Turkish, Finnish and Dutch to English
- From English to Chinese
consortium
The one responsible for developing the various components of the service consists of a total of five European companies and institutions:
- CrossLang NV (Belgium)
- Convertus AB (Sweden)
- Applied Language Solutions, Ltd (UK)
- Koç University (Turkey)
- Eleka Ingeniaritza Lingusitikoa, SL (Spain)
Individual evidence
further reading
- Bologna Translation Service: Online translation of course syllabi and study programs in English, EAMT 2011: proceedings of the 15th conference of the European Association for Machine Translation, 30-31 May 2011, Leuven, Belgium (PDF; 164 kB)
- BOLOGNA TRANSLATION SERVICE: AN ENABLER FOR INTERNATIONAL PROFILING AND STUDENT MOBILITY H. Depraetere, J. Van de Walle, INTED 2012: proceedings of INTED2012 (6th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, 5 - 7 March, 2012, Valencia, Spain)