The European Commission is organising an online translation contest to give secondary school students a first-hand experience of what it is like to be a translator.

Contest Details:

• Students must be 17 years old.
• Students choose their starting and target languages from any of the 24 EU official languages.
• Test Date: 26 November 2026, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Brussels time)
• Test Location: Schools' premises.
• Translations must be saved and submitted on the contest platform.

School Requirements:

• Any state or private secondary school offering a full curriculum, including vocational secondary schools.
• Located in an EU country.
• Recognised by educational authorities.
• Have the necessary IT equipment.
• Select 2-5 students born in 2009.
• Selected schools must register on the contest platform by 10 November 2026, at 23:59 (Brussels time)

Prize

The best translator from each EU country will be invited to Brussels for three days in Spring.

The programme includes an award ceremony and the chance to meet Commission translators and learn about their work

Travel and accommodation costs will be covered for one winner, accompanied by 1 teacher and up to 2 parents or guardians.

How

Entrants can register their school on the Contest Platform until 12 October 2026 at 23.59 Brussels time.

Schools will be selected randomly.

The list of selected schools will be published here by the end of October.

You can send queries to the Juvenes Translatores Team.

Get ready: check here the texts that students translated in previous editions.

For further support, please ask for the contact person for the contest at the DG Translation local office in your home country.

Opportunity offered by: European Commission DG Translation