Association of Young Linguists and Interpreters in BiH
 
   
 
    WHO IS UMLIP?

 

The Association of Young Linguists and Interpreters in BiH is a nongovernmental organization that gathers young professionals and senior year students from the language departments of the University of Sarajevo and other universities, which is engaged in setting standards in the language industry. Our activities include the promotion of teaching and learning of foreign languages, organising of courses, translation, and the raising public awareness about the need of knowing foreign languages, gathering of language experts, and distribution of language information...
UMLIP BIH was established on the 19th of July 2005
Guiding ideas and activities:

  1. Let us connect - gathering of language experts
  2. Learn about differences - courses of foreign languages
  3. Learn about Bosnia - course of Bosnian language for foreigners
  4. Think differently - translating
  5. Improve your skills working with UMLIP

 

UMLiP is:

Đermana Šeta, Professor of English Language and Literature,
executive director

Aida Spahić, Professor of English Language and Literature,
operational manager

Semir Mehadžić, Professor of English Language and Literature,
coordinator for translations and education

Sandra Zlotrg, Professor of Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Language,
professor at the course of Bosnian language for foreigners, and proofreader

Sabina Bečić, Professor of English Language and Literature,
professor at the course of English language

Senada Redžić, Professor of English Language and Literature,
professor at the course of English language

Merima Dervišić, Professor of English Language and Literature,
professor at the course of English language

Dario Borčak, senior year student at the Department of English Language and Literature,
translator

Matthew Jacobs
English language proofreader, native speaker at the course of English language

Jakov Čaušević
volunteer

Edina Rešidović
volunteer

UMLiP also includes:
Seventy-two members - graduates from the Department of Bosnian Language and Literature, graduates from the Department of English Language and Literature, graduates from the Department of Romance Languages, graduates from the Department of Arabic Language and Lliterature, and graduates from the Department of German Language and Literature
Ten honorary members - high school students who participated in competitions announced by the Association

 

The diversity of languages is the cure against the arrogance and narrowness of monolingualism.

Quot linguas calles tot homines vales!