A bridge to better translators

Nordin (left) and Mohd Khair exchanging documents during the MoU ceremony, witnessed by Zambry and Budiman.

REALISING that the county has limited pool of translators, Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah Malaysia (Usas) and Malaysian Institute of Translation and Books (ITBM) signed an agreement to develop the fields of translation, publication and languafe training in Malaysia.

For a start, both Usas and ITBM will build a syllabus for a bachelors degree for Arab Language. The degree will also serve as a translation certificate recognised by ITBM.