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About the Course

This course is primarily aimed at students of conference interpreting, or people who wish to begin studying conference interpreting. It is based on a long-standing lecture course given by the oldest interpreting school in the world, the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting at the University of Geneva. Our course looks at organizations from a viewpoint which very few people ever get to see; international organizations seen from the interpreting booth. You will learn about the history, development, structure and functions of international organizations, and of course the question of multilingualism. The purpose of this course is to help you, as a budding interpreter or translator, to gain basic knowledge about the institutions which may be your future employers, and to give you the essential tools that you will need to easily and efficiently prepare yourself for working at an international organization. Naturally, Geneva – renowned for its uniquely high concentration of international organizations – takes centre stage in this course. Throughout this course, we will take you with us to visit a number of these organizations, and to benefit from interviews with various experts who will give us an insider’s view of multilateralism, multilingualism and the other topics broached in the course....

Top reviews

OA

May 10, 2022

This course is really important and interesting. I must affirm that the instructors are very competent and dispense their duty diligently. Thanks a lot for this rare and great opportunity.

IE

Mar 14, 2022

The course exceeded my expectations. It provides loads of information useful for practicing interpreters. Assignments and quizzes are challenging and interesting.

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By Subin C

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Oct 13, 2022

Those who are interested to study translation and how interpretation works, this is not for ya. That title iz a b@it.

By Minfang X

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Nov 17, 2022

It'll be great if I can get more knowledge and skills on interpretation

By Yaqub R

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Apr 26, 2022

It is a very bad course. I do not see any advice. Tasks are very difficult and unnecessary

By Adelene Y

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Jan 18, 2022

I found this course to be useful. I have had the opportunity to attend international meetings in the past, and never did quite grasp how the interpreters in the booths operate. This course helped me gain a deeper appreciation for the interpreter's role, as well as opened my eyes to the workings of international organisations. Thank you.

By Tatiana N

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Nov 30, 2021

Thank you very much for such a comprehensive course. This course is very useful for interpreters and I will strongly recommend it to my colleagues. I have such a clear picture of how the international organizations work! Thank you so much.

By Onyegesi C A

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May 11, 2022

This course is really important and interesting. I must affirm that the instructors are very competent and dispense their duty diligently. Thanks a lot for this rare and great opportunity.

By Irina v E

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Mar 15, 2022

The course exceeded my expectations. It provides loads of information useful for practicing interpreters. Assignments and quizzes are challenging and interesting.

By Laetitia T

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Aug 27, 2022

I really enjoyed learning the history of International Organizations and how they function on a daily basis. Thank you very much for this course :)

By Ghizlane B

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Jan 31, 2023

Fruitful resource

By ebru a

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Jun 11, 2022

thanks

By abdourahmae b

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Feb 9, 2023

this cours is very important for very translator and interpreter because it provides lot of vocabulary, and it clearly explains how international organisation fonction.

I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartful gratitude to both professors, Mr.

Dominique Léveillé and Claire Bessant. I thank you so much for your professionalism and the quality of your work also.

THANK SO SO SO MUCHHHHHHHHHH

By Paulo P

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Jul 12, 2023

Great insight into the everyday of an International Organization interpreter, looking into the hurdles and challenges of both the profession and organizations. It also allowed me to brush up on my International Relations background and to "walk into" some of the main International Organizations in the world. Great addition to my resumé!

By Olu e o E

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May 6, 2022

very educating, i high without question widen not only widen my knowledge on structure and functions of international organization as well as an exposure to the world of conference interpreting. Thank you

By LEIDY C

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Apr 5, 2022

Very informative

By Meriç G D

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Apr 22, 2023

The course is informative but questions in the quizzes are way too hard. There are many questions that are not answered in the videos and many questions cannot be answered without googling. Hard does not mean good or beneficial.

I am disappointed...

The course's name is International Organizations but the professor speaks in French which is not an international language anymore. You will have to read subtitles. To conclude, I do not think this course will make any translator's job or life any better. So, I am leaving.

By Joseph M

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Aug 12, 2024

I really enjoyed learning all the content on this course plus the assignments; i am pleased to have completed the course successfuly - what i liked most is that the platform gives you several chances to take retake assignment until you pass. I would like to purchase my certificate by paying via bank transfer since i do not have a debit or credit card. i would like to purschase a monthly plan so that i can do more certificate courses. Kindly advise.

By Rocio P

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Oct 20, 2024

This course is an excellent introduction to international organization. I learned a lot and I really enjoyed. D'autant plus que les vidéos étaient en français et anglais, les deux langues que je parle couramment. Merci pour cet excellent matériel.

By Sasha G

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Oct 26, 2022

Thank you for an amazingly interesting and useful course. It's probably the first MOOC I have actually finished :)

By Jean-Philippe T

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Aug 30, 2022

Great class, I also practiced interpreting over most of the video material of the course. Thanks!

By yanina l

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Mar 8, 2022

It was very interactive and the videos really helped me a lot. I really enjoyed it!

By Jelena D

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May 28, 2024

As an interpreter, I can say this is one of the most useful courses I have taken.

By Anastasiia A

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Dec 12, 2022

Great course with high quality and useful information! Thank you very much!

By Ngozi A

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Sep 28, 2023

This course was great, lessons were clearly explained

By Richard F

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Nov 1, 2023

Excellent course for translators and interpreters.

By Hasoomi M

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Nov 22, 2023

Thanks for this informative course.