Translation internship
Our paid translation internship programme gives graduates and undergraduates students hands-on experience working on real translation projects across a wide range of languages and fields. Interns gain practical skills, professional insight, and a foot in the door of the translation industry.
About our internship
If you are looking for an internship programme in translation, you’ve landed on the right page.
Here’s a quick overview of our programme:
- Duration: 3 to 6 months (flexible)
- Location: on-site at Henley-on-Thames / remote
- Eligibility: graduates and undergraduate students in translation, languages, or similar
- Paid programme: yes
What our translation internship offers
- Practical guidance in all aspects of translation, proofreading and project management
- Training and mentoring in technical, non-technical and specialist translation
- Structured course with set milestones and feedback
- Experience tailored to your personal goals through special projects
Partner universities / past interns
Over the past 10+ years, our internship programme has welcomed students and graduates from a wide range of universities across Europe. So far, we have collaborated with:
ISIT Paris, Università “La Sapienza” (Rome), Università di Bergamo, Università di Bologna, Université de Lorraine (Metz), University of Applied Sciences Cologne, University of Applied Sciences (Wuerzburg), University of Bath, University of Exeter, University of Leipzig, University of Trieste, University of Vienna, Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
Our interns have gone on to build successful careers in translation, localisation, and international communications, gaining valuable hands-on experience and industry insights along the way.
Interested? Feel free to have a look at our brochure and send us an email with your CV and cover letter to apply or if you need further information.
Intern testimonials
“If I had to decide now if I were to do the internship at Aktuel again, I would definitely say yes. Yes, even during a pandemic.”
Click here to read Christina’s full report about her experience at Aktuel.
After 4 months here, I can strongly recommend the internship to everyone who is “serious about translation” as the brochure says.
The numerous technical translations and feedback from professional translators offered me the best possibilities to develop my translation skills.
My internship with Aktuel has given me the opportunity to work in a stimulating environment that helped me develop new skills, reinforce my pre-existing knowledge of languages and translation and earn professional experience, thanks to the help and the advice of a great group of project managers.