Dr. Hendrik Kockaert's Bio
Dr. Hendrik Kockaert's Bio
Dr. Hendrik J. Kockaert is Professor and Director of Translation and Interpreting Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University – CHSS. Previously he was Campus Dean at KU Leuven, in Antwerp (Belgium), where he liaised with the EU, the GCC, the UN, and with the EMT (European Masters in Translation) and the EMCI (European Masters in Conference Interpreting) networks with a view to planning curricula in line with internationally benchmarked requirements expressed by translators and interpreters associations, international institutions and public services. His areas of research are Terminology, Legal Translation and Translation Technology, and supervises research projects and PhDs on Terminology, Translation Technology and Translation Quality Assurance.
As a certified ECQA (European Certification and Qualification Association) trainer and Job Role Committee Provider, he develops online courses in terminology (Certified Terminology Management). He is also a course developer and a training consultant for the Pan African Masters in Conference Interpretation and Translation (PAMCIT) consortium.
Before his career in Belgium and in Qatar, he was the Head of Department of Modern Languages at the University of Swaziland (1991 – 1999).
Research Interests
- Terminology
- Legal Translation
- Translation Technology
- Translation Quality Assurance
Experience
Co-coordinator of the GCC Institute of Studies for the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf
Faculty of Arts, KU Leuven, Antwerp, Belgium
2017
Course developer and training for the Pan African Masters in Conference Interpretation and Translation (PAMCIT) Consortium
The PAMCIT project is co-organized by the Directorate-General for Translation and the Directorate-General for Interpretation of the European Commission
2016
Member of the work group for curriculum development and course designing in the EMT network
European Masters in Translation
2014
Coordinator of LIT Search (JUST/2013/JPEN/AG/4556)
Development of an EU- wide register for legal translators and interpreters
2014-2016
Chairperson
ISO TC 37 SC 1
2014
Co-developer of translationQ
A CAT tool to automate translation revisions and designed for international institutions and universities; co-developed with Televic Education, Belgium
2014
Coordinator of QUALETRA (2012-2014: JUST/2011/JPEN/AG/2975)
Course design and research in the domain of legal translation quality
2012 – 2014
Consortium member expert for Trans-European Voluntary Certification for Translators (TRANSCERT: 530940-LLP-1-2012-1-AT-KA3-KAMP)
Design of online courses in translation as a supplement to existing curricula with a view to meet the international quality standards
2012 – 2014
Auditor according to ISO 1710
Translation services -- Requirements for translation services
2010
Education
PhD [D. Litt. et Phil.]
University of Johannesburg
1993 – 1996
Master of Arts in Romance Languages and Philosophy
KU Leuven
1981 – 1985