đ Position: Lecturer, Faculty of Foreign Languages â University of Tirana
đ Specialization: Literary, technical, and legal translation; consecutive and simultaneous interpreting; linguistics
đŒÂ Experience:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adriana Dervishaj has over 30 years of professional experience in translation and interpreting. Throughout her career, she has worked with leading international institutions and organizations, including the United States Embassy in Tirana, the OSCE, the World Bank, DFID, and Oxfam. As a conference interpreter, she has provided both simultaneous and consecutive interpreting across a wide range of specialist fields, including engineering, law, medicine, technology, finance, security, mechanical engineering, computer-aided technologies, and mining.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adriana Dervishaj has over 30 years of professional experience in translation and interpreting. Throughout her career, she has worked with leading international institutions and organizations, including the United States Embassy in Tirana, the OSCE, the World Bank, DFID, and Oxfam. As a conference interpreter, she has provided both simultaneous and consecutive interpreting across a wide range of specialist fields, including engineering, law, medicine, technology, finance, security, mechanical engineering, computer-aided technologies, and mining.
âšÂ Contribution:
Her professional portfolio encompasses the translation of literary works, academic publications, and technical manuals, as well as interpreting at high-level national and international meetings and conferences. She has contributed to Albania’s European integration process through interpreting assignments and has participated in study missions to the United Kingdom, Brussels, and other international destinations. Her experience also includes interpreting in sensitive humanitarian contexts involving migrants and refugees, where accuracy, cultural awareness, and effective communication are essential.
Her professional portfolio encompasses the translation of literary works, academic publications, and technical manuals, as well as interpreting at high-level national and international meetings and conferences. She has contributed to Albania’s European integration process through interpreting assignments and has participated in study missions to the United Kingdom, Brussels, and other international destinations. Her experience also includes interpreting in sensitive humanitarian contexts involving migrants and refugees, where accuracy, cultural awareness, and effective communication are essential.
đ Recognition:
đč Highly regarded for her professional interpreting services by public institutions, international organizations, and diplomatic partners.
đč Highly regarded for her professional interpreting services by public institutions, international organizations, and diplomatic partners.
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“Translation is a bridge between cultures, fostering mutual understanding and international cooperation.”
“Translation is a bridge between cultures, fostering mutual understanding and international cooperation.”
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