Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL)

Description

The Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) is the UK's Royal Charter body for language practitioners, working to enhance the recognition and promote the value of languages and language skills in the public interest. Founded in 1910, the Institute has over 5,000 members worldwide, more than 1,200 of whom are Chartered Linguists. It provides qualifications and membership for translators, interpreters and other linguists, and seeks to enhance and promote languages and professional language skills worldwide. Its chartered purpose is to contribute towards international goodwill by encouraging the effective study and practice of languages, to promote the exchange and dissemination of information of interest to linguists, and to provide means of recognising those qualified as linguists across the professions, arts, sciences, industry, trade and commerce.

Currently active

Yes

Offers funding

No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

1910

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Partner Infrastructures

Centre for Translation Studies (CenTraS), UCL

The Centre for Translation Studies (CenTraS) is an interdisciplinary research centre that is home to postgraduate degrees in Translation and Technology (MSc) and Translation Studies (MA/Mphil/PhD) as … read more about Centre for Translation Studies (CenTraS), UCL

London

British Library

Research is central to the British Library's role as the national library of the United Kingdom. It helps the British Library to share their collections and intellectual heritage with people across th… read more about British Library

London

Partner Universities

Coventry University

Durham University

Heriot-Watt University

Lancaster University

Leeds Beckett University

London Metropolitan University

Middlesex University

Queen's University Belfast

Royal Holloway, University of London

Swansea University

The Open University

University of Bath

University of Central Lancashire

University of Dundee

University of East Anglia

University of Edinburgh

University of Essex

University of Exeter

University of Glasgow

University of Kent

University of Leeds

University of Portsmouth

University of Stirling

University of Surrey

University of Sussex

University of Warwick, Coventry

University of Westminster, London

Additional Partnerships

Association of University Language Communities (AULC); Institute of Tourist Guiding (ITG); Duolingo; Euronews; plus numerous commercial Business & Corporate Partners (e.g. Apex Group International, Grouphorse Translations, The Language Shop) and the APPG on Modern Languages.