Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Annika Schlesiger and I am the Interpreters’ Coordinator at Model European
Union Strasbourg 2019. I am contacting you as this event may be of great interest to students and recent
graduates in Interpreting Studies in your country, the next generation of interpreters.
Model European Union Strasbourg is the original simulation of European politics. It is a week-long
conference held in the seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, a city that embodies the spirit of the
European Union. The participants get to experience the decision-making process of the EU by taking on the
roles of various policy actors: MEPs, Ministers of the Council, Lobbyists, Journalists and Interpreters.
Interpreters play a pivotal role in MEUS: they interpret speeches, debates, meetings with lobbyists and press
conferences, both from English into their mother tongue and from their mother tongue into English. They
work mainly in the simultaneous mode, but they can also be asked to perform consecutive interpreting and
chuchotage, thus getting the opportunity to hone in a variety of interpreting skills in a near real-life working
environment.
For students and recent graduates in Interpreting Studies, this conference represents a unique opportunity to
put their abilities to the test, gain first-hand interpreting experience in state-of-the-art booths at the European
Parliament and meet other talented budding interpreters from all over Europe.The number of languages
covered in MEUS will depend on the number and quality of the applications received.
Basic information about MEUS 2019:
MEUS will take place
from 6th to 13th April 2019
The application period will be open until 6th January 2019 (
https://meu-strasbourg.org/p/apply)
Topics for this year’s conference:
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Consumer Protection Regulations
- European Elections
We would be truly thankful if you could spread the word via your social media profiles and elsewhere and
encourage interpreting students in your country to come to Strasbourg and be part of this unique experience!
You can find additional information on the project on our website at
www.meu-strasbourg.org. Should you
have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards,
Annika Schlesiger