The Department of Translation is part of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ljubljana. The department began operation in the academic year 1997/98, following three years of preparation as part of an international TEMPUS project.
In 2004 the department became a member of CIUTI, the International Permanent Conference of University Institutes of Translators and Interpreters. Apart from Charles University in Prague, the department is the only institution from Central and Eastern Europe meeting the required standards.
In 2005 the department has become a member of an international consortium EMCI (European Masters in Conference Intepreting), established by the interpreting service of the European Commission and the European Parliament. Only one institution per country can join the consortium, and the membership allows it to issue a European Masters certificate as well as enables our teachers and students to visit other distinguished institutions in the consortium.
In 2010 the MA Programme Translation was awarded a quality label for translation programmes at Master's level EMT. The label was given to MA Programme in Translation of the University of Ljubljana because it was assessed that it meets high quality standards for the education of translation students.