The participants could choose to translate between any two of the EU's 24 official languages. Of the 552 language combinations available, the 2,940 budding translators from 689 schools that took part in the contest used 153, including less common combinations such as Portuguese into Finnish to Bulgarian into Swedish, and Slovak into Greek.
Commissioner for Budget and Administration Johannes Hahn said:
“The topic of this year´s contest ‘Let's get on track – towards a (greener) future' reflects the EU's intention to work for a better, greener and more digital Europe. And this year, the European Year of Youth, it is even more fitting to celebrate the young winners and their translation talent. I want to congratulate them, and also their teachers, who instil in their students a love for languages.”
Based on the amount of positive feedback, the contest brought a much needed variety into participants' daily life. As the entrants of an Estonian school put it: “This was a wonderful opportunity for our students. After finishing their translations they shared what they had learnt about translation. This is a huge benefit for further language studies!”
The European Commission's translators selected 27 winners (one for each EU country) from among 2,940 students from across the EU. In addition, 219 students received special mentions for their outstanding translations.
The European Commission will organise an award ceremony for the 27 winners before the summer.
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Translation has been organising the 'Juvenes Translatores' (Latin for ‘young translators') contest every year since 2007. Over the years, the contest has become a life-changing experience for many of its entrants and winners. Some have decided to study translation at university, and some have joined the European Commission's translation department as a trainee or a full-time translator.
Background
The goal of the 'Juvenes Translatores' contest is to promote language learning in schools and give young people a taste of what it is like to be a translator. The competition is open to 17-year-old secondary school students and takes place at the same time in all selected schools across the EU.
Multilingualism, and therefore translation, have been an integral part of the EU since the European Communities were first created. It was enshrined in the very first Regulation adopted in 1958 (EEC Council: Regulation No 1). Since then, the number of official EU languages has grown from 4 to 24, as more countries joined the EU.
2021-2022 'Juvenes Translatores' winners:
EU COUNTRY
|
WINNER |
PARTICIPANTS |
||
Name, |
Name of the school, |
Number of schools |
Number of students |
|
Belgium |
Elisabeth Michelet, FR-NL |
Sint-Barbaracollege, Gent |
21 |
85 |
Bulgaria |
Александра Антонова, EN-BG |
Първа английска езикова гимназия, София |
17 |
73 |
Czechia |
Albert Horáček, DE-CS |
Gymnázium Evolution s.r.o., Praha 2 |
20 |
91 |
Denmark |
Signe Thormann Vesterdal, EN-DA |
Frederiksborg Gymnasium & HF, Hillerød |
14 |
59 |
Germany |
Joelle Nies, FR-DE |
Freiherr-vom-Stein-Schule Fulda, Fulda |
88 |
338 |
Estonia |
Anna Milena Linder, EN-ET |
Gustav Adolfi Gümnaasium, Tallinn |
7 |
33 |
Ireland |
Maeve O' Brien, FR-EN |
Loreto Secondary School, Letterkenny |
12 |
48 |
Greece |
Δημήτριος Ζάχαρης, |
Εκπαιδευτήρια «Αναγέννηση»,Πάτρα |
21 |
82 |
Spain |
Ana Ruiz de Alfonso, EN-ES |
Colegio Marista San José, León |
59 |
263 |
France |
Téophane Balloy, DE-FR |
Lycée Marguerite de Flandre, Gondecourt |
77 |
358 |
Croatia |
Patricija Petrinac, EN-HR |
V. gimnazija, Zagreb |
12 |
55 |
Italy |
Martina Valendino, ES-IT |
Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Guido Monaco di Pomposa", Codigoro |
75 |
363 |
Cyprus |
Άντρια Βλάχου, EN-EL |
Λύκειο Αγίου Σπυρίδωνα Λεμεσός |
6 |
26 |
Latvia |
Rebeka Murāne, EN-LV |
Valmieras Viestura vidusskola, Valmiera |
8 |
23 |
Lithuania |
Eva Ivanauskaitė, EN-LT |
Kauno Santaros gimnazija, Kaunas |
11 |
49 |
Luxembourg |
Jan Hübel, EN-DE |
Ecole Européenne Luxembourg II, Bertrange |
6 |
29 |
Hungary |
Szántó Hanna, DE-HU |
Deutsche Schule Budapest, Budapest |
21 |
91 |
Malta |
Sharon Cilia, MT-EN |
G.F. Abela Junior College, l-Imsida |
6 |
23 |
Netherlands |
Selena Vieira, ES-NL |
Het Amsterdams Lyceum, Amsterdam |
27 |
98
|
Austria |
Sandrina Picha, EN-DE |
Bundesgymnasium und Bundesrealgymnasium Stainach, Stainach-Pürgg |
19 |
69 |
Poland |
Bazyli Kuraszkiewicz, EN-PL
|
I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Wacława Nałkowskiego, Wołomin |
51 |
211 |
Portugal |
Maria Cara d'Anjo, EN-PT |
Colégio Nossa Senhora da Assunção, Anadia |
21 |
88 |
Romania |
Doroteea Păscălin, EN-RO |
Liceul Teoretic „Grigore Moisil", Tulcea |
33 |
143 |
Slovenia |
Ajda Rojnik, EN-SL |
Gimnazija Poljane, Ljubljana |
8 |
35 |
Slovakia |
Jakub Remeň, EN-SK |
Gymnázium, Golianova 68, Nitra |
14 |
63 |
Finland |
Emma Kuusinen, EN-FI |
Tammerkosken lukio, Tampere |
14 |
62 |
Sweden |
Alva Tjulin, DE-SV |
Tyska skolan, Stockholm |
21 |
82 |
TOTAL |
689 |
2 940 |
* The number of participating schools from each EU country is equal to the number of seats it has in the European Parliament, with the schools selected randomly by computer.
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Details
- Publication date
- 10 February 2022
- Author
- Representation in Cyprus