Report: Qatar’s HBKU to introduce new master’s degree in interpretation

Citing the rising demand for interpreters at Qatar’s hospitals and courts, the College of Humanities and Social Science at Hamad bin Khalifa University plans to introduce a new graduate degree in simultaneous interpretation, the Peninsula reports.

The college’s dean, Amal Al-Malki, made the announcement during the “Politics of Translation: Representations and Power” conference yesterday. The event concludes today.