Intelligence competition dedicated to the International Translation Day
On September 29 2023, an intellectual competition Brain-Ring, titled “International Translation Day – Holiday of mutual understanding” was held among students of four faculties of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, on the occasion of International Translation Day.
In accordance with the terms of the intellectual competition, students demonstrated their skills by explaining phraseological expressions and idioms, neologisms, finding Turkmen equivalents of the English proverbs, as well as improving translation skills for given tasks.
According to the results of the competition, a team of students from the Faculty of International Relations took the 1st place, a team of students from the Faculty of International Journalism took the 2nd place, a team of students from the Faculty of International Law took the 3rd place, and a team of students from the Faculty of International Economic Relations took the 4th place.
It should be noted that International Translation Day is widely celebrated every year on September 30th, a professional holiday of translators. The celebration of this international day was approved by the International Federation of Translators in 1991. In 2017, at the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, the Resolution on International Translation Day was unanimously adopted by all countries of the organization. In this Resolution, it is clear that the role of translators is great in ensuring peace in the world and establishing mutual understanding between nations.
Our honourable President pays special attention to the development of science and education. The issue of learning foreign languages of the Turkmen youth plays an important role in the education system. Knowledge of other foreign languages provides ample opportunities for in-depth study of the characteristics of cultures, traditions and history of different nations.
At the end of the competition, the participants expressed their gratitude to our Hero-Arkadag and our esteemed President for their tireless care for young people and state activities aimed at the further development of the national education system.
Kerim BAYMYRADOV,
the 3rd year student of the Faculty of the International Relations of the
Institute of International Relations of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.