That's me

A professional with a passion for languages

Katja Schulten, conference interpreter (MA) and specialized translator since 2009

Languages

• German (mother tongue)

• French (interpreting, translating and subtitling)

• English (interpreting, translating and subtitling)

• Dutch (translating and subtitling)

• Easy German (interpreting)

Main fields of work

• environmental issues and renewable energies

• films and subtitling

• economics and commerce

• engineering

• marketing

• intercultural topics

• international politics

• social services

• employment and education

Qualifications

• 2009: Conference Interpreter (MA) – Cologne University of Applied

Sciences

• 2006: Multilingual Communication (BA) – Cologne University of

Applied Sciences

• 2001: Qualified foreign language secretary – Chamber of Industry

and Commerce in Düsseldorf and LES Business College in Münster

Memberships

I work in an honorary capacity in the following associations:

• German Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (BDÜ)

• German Association of Conference Interpreters (VKD)

• German Audiovisual Translators' Association (AVÜ)

As a member of these associations, I respect their Codes of Professional Ethics and of Honor.

Experience abroad

I have spent time abroad in the following cities:

• Philadelphia and Washington D.C. (one year)

• Université le Mirail, Toulouse, France (one semester)

Further education

In order to stay up-to-date for you, I regularly attend further education courses. Please find below a selection thereof:

04/2021	webinar on interpreting via Zoom
05/2020	webinar on remote interpreting platforms
01/2020	webinar on interpreting into Easy German
10/2019	webinar on intercultural communication (Netherlands)
06/2019	webinar on intercultural communication (France)
11/2018 04/2018 and 03/2018	webinar series on renewable energies: biomass, geothermal energy, wind energy, grid- connected photovoltaic systems and photovoltaic systems with battery storage
07/2017	webinar on data protection
08/2016	Interpreters' English Workshop in Edinburgh
02/2015	seminar on subtitling with EZTitles in Cologne
10/2014	seminar on automotive engineering in Cologne
10/2014	seminar on mechatronics in Hildesheim
10/2012	seminar on translating financial statements in Cologne
09/2012	seminar on medical terminology in Cologne
02/2012	seminar on legal translations in Cologne
02/2011	seminar on civil and criminal law in Duesseldorf
07/2010	seminar on body language in Cologne
06/2010	seminar on intercultural communication in Cologne
12/2009	workshop for subtitle re-speakers in Cologne
12/2009	workshop on voice training in Cologne
11/2008	seminar on translations in the film industry in Cologne