The officials of TII and Goethe Institute after signing the MoU.
Doha: The Translation and Interpreting Institute (TII), part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the German Goethe Institute recently. TII’s commitment to facilitating the access to language training and cultural immersion will be strengthened by this partnership with the Goethe Institute.
Goethe Institute is a non-profit German cultural association commissioned and for the most part funded by the Foreign Federal Office of Germany, operating in 159 countries worldwide, promoting the study of the German language abroad and encouraging international cultural exchange and relations.
It seeks to foster knowledge about Germany across the world by providing information on German culture, society and politics, which includes the exchange of films, music, theatre, and literature.
Dr Amal Mohammed Al-Malki, founding dean of CHSS where TII was established, said, “This association with the Goethe Institute will give our students access to the many wonderful cultural events and opportunities that the institute offers within Qatar and the region, along with allowing far greater cooperation between our teaching and academic staff and the German-speaking community, which will immensely benefit our students.”
For its part, TII is a center of education and research – as well as a world-class service provider – that offers training and education in translation, interpreting, and foreign language, contributing to the growth of the knowledge-based economy in Qatar.
TII provides a comprehensive suite of training programs in translation and interpreting that prepare qualified graduates for the professional and scholarly worlds. It is committed to advancing research in the various fields of translation studies and serving the community by providing foreign-language education and offering high-quality translation and interpreting services.
