The purpose of the Association shall be to carry out the following main aims as adopted
in Cardiff on 25 March 1995:
- to facilitate contact for an exchange of information and experience in the teaching of
screen translation in higher education institutes in Europe;
- to promote screen translation as an additional skill to the qualification of translator
and encourage the creation of innovative courses in screen translation in European
higher education institutions;
- to facilitate cooperative projects including the exchange of staff and students;
- to study the potential of curriculum development in the field of screen translation on a
European basis;
- to initiate other forms of collaboration and research in screen translation;
- to develop the dialogue between higher education teachers who offer courses in and
on screen translation and persons concerned with the profession of screen translation
in the television and film industries;
- to promote professional standards in the teaching and practice of screen translation.