Interview with Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dirk Schmitz

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Retro MicrophoneThe TermCoord Team is glad to host a new interview by our trainee, Matilda Soare, with a great expert in terminology Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dirk Schmitz.

Klaus-Dirk Schmitz is Full Professor of Terminology Studies and Managing Director of the Institute for Information Management at Cologne University of Applied Sciences in Germany. His teaching and research activities focus on terminology theory and terminology management as wells as on software localization and computer tools for translators.

Prof. Schmitz has also taken a leadership role in national and international forums e.g. as former president of the Council for German Language Terminology (RaDT), former president of the International Information Centre for Terminology (Infoterm), chairman of the German Standards Committee on Systems for managing terminology, knowledge and content, vice-president of the German Terminology Association (DTT), vice-president of the International Terminology Network (TermNet), and member of several advisory boards.

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