Framework Agreement for Translation Services

Newsletter on the framework agreement for translation services: Link to president's newsletter 59/2024

The framework agreement is valid from 01/12/2024 and includes a quota of 18,990 standard lines. The cost per standard line is €0.75 per standard line. The company SprachUnion is available as a translation service provider.

Information on the submission, process and invoicing of translation orders

• When submitting a text for translation, a brief explanation of the necessity and urgency of the translation must be provided.   
• The decision to prioritise and release the order to the translation agency is the responsibility of the translation coordinator at the FLC and is based on the available quota.   
• Study and examination regulations as well as project applications and scientific publications are generally excluded from the translation quota of the framework contract.   
• It is possible to translate e.g.:       
  • regulations (except study and examination regulations),       
  • individual module descriptions,       
  • selected websites,       
  • documents, forms and explanations (e.g. on data protection, travel expenses, procurement, etc.)       
  • Information on student recruitment (e.g. study programme flyers and information brochures)   
• Invoicing takes place after completion of an individual order. The invoiced amount must be paid in full by the commissioning department within 30 days.

Translation at FLC

As a rule, the Foreign Language Centre (FLC) does not offer translation services. The focus of the FLC's tasks is on language training. Our language teachers are qualified in foreign language teaching, but have no corresponding state-recognised translator qualifications, so they are not able to carry out official legal translations.

English Proofreading Service

Professors and academic staff are welcome to have abstracts, articles, presentations or papers proofread by a native speaker as part of our Proofreading Service. For more information on the Proofreading Service, please follow this link: English Proofreading Service

Local Translation Services

There are a number of commercial translators who will be able to undertake such work for you, e. g.

• Sprachunion
• inlingua Chemnitz
• Linguaro
• Intertext

Machine Translators

For an initial rough translation, it can be helpful to use the machine translation tool from DeepL.

Contact

For further questions regarding translations, please contact the Managing Director of the FLC: