These glossaries are compiled following internationally recognised guidelines and are finally saved under one format in our terminology database. The Institute of Translation and Interpretation organises a number of terminology projects and actively supports regional terminology-oriented activities. It is export-oriented international companies who make the most use of multilingual terminology, however, terminology work is also much required in bilingual South Tyrol. With the consent of their tutors students may also carry out their terminology work as contract work. The positive results thus achieved have encouraged us to take our terminology work one step further and get involved in company information management.
Systematic terminology involves a lot of work and thus costs a lot of money.
The terminology database also contains all the information on source material which the students have used. The database runs on the network of our Institute and can be accessed on all our computers. Students have access to the computers in our computer lab at Mariahilfpark 3, and may use the database for their terminological work. A special lecture prepares them for this part of their theses and introduces them to terminology oriented research. Graduates can then conduct in-depth research in the course of special projects or in a doctoral thesis.