University of Bologna Master in Interpreting: Interpreting and Technologies for Communication
University of Bologna

University of Bologna

Master in Interpreting: Interpreting and Technologies for Communication

Forli, Italy

Master degree

2 years

English, Italian

Full time

Oct 2026

On-Campus

Key Summary

About: The Master in Interpreting trains conference interpreters and technology‑mediated interpreting specialists. It offers two curricula: Conference Interpreting (member of the European Master's in Conference Interpreting, EMCI) and Interpreting and Technologies for Communication, taught in English. Courses are profession-oriented and include curricular internships, foreign exchanges, and close links with EU interpreting services. Students train in consecutive, simultaneous and advanced dialogue interpreting across fields, with emphasis on interpreting technologies; classes use professional interpreters, interpreting booths and remote platforms.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as conference interpreters, remote/online interpreters, liaison interpreters, community interpreters, language services project managers, localization specialists and interpreter trainers.

The programme trains conference interpreters and experts of technology mediated interpreting. It offers two curricula: Conference interpreting, a member of the EMCI; and Interpreting and Technologies for Communication, taught in English. Courses are highly profession-oriented and complemented by curricular internships, foreign exchanges, and a strong connection with the EU’s interpreting services

What you will study

Students train in consecutive, simultaneous and advanced dialogue interpreting across several fields, with a strong focus on technological tools. Classes are taught by professional interpreters and can rely on cutting edge interpreting booths and remote interpreting platforms. Non-interpreting courses are geared towards completing the interpreter’s profile.