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Juvenes Translatores – 2026-2027 contest

What is Juvenes Translatores?

Each year since 2007, the European Commission’s DG Translation has run the Juvenes Translatores contest in schools across the EU. This translation contest gives young people a taste of what it’s like to be a translator, encourages them to learn foreign languages, and may inspire some of them to become professional translators.

Key dates

  1. 1 September – 12 October 2026
    Registration of schools
    • Opens on 1 September at 12:00 (Brussels time)
    • Closes on 12 October at 23:59 (Brussels time)
  2. 15 October 2026
    Publication of the selected schools list
  3. 15 October – 10 November 2026
    Registration of students
    • Opens on 15 October at 12:00 (Brussels time)
    • Closes on 10 November at 23:59 (Brussels time)
  4. 26 November 2026
    Contest day
    • Starts at 10:00 (Brussels time)
    • Ends at 12:00 (Brussels time)
  5. 11 February 2027
    Announcement of winners
  6. 8-10 April 2027
    3-day trip to Brussels for the award ceremony

Who can take part in this year’s contest?

Secondary school students born in 2009.

Around 3 000 teenagers from over 700 secondary schools participate every year.

Tutorials on how to register schools and participants

Useful documents

Please note: Some documents in the Useful documents section relate to the 2025 edition of the contest. They will be replaced by the 2026 documents in autumn 2026. Please check the year and publication date before using a document.

Source texts for translation — 2025 edition
Instructions for contest day — 2026 edition
Factsheet — 2026 edition
Contest rules — 2026 edition
Privacy statement — 2026 edition

Get ready

To help you prepare, here are the texts students had to translate in previous editions of the contest.

2025-2026
2024-2025

 

2023-2024

 

2022-2023

 

2021-2022

 

This page was last updated on 26 August 2026