Tag: Volunteering
Fatemeh-Shirin Asgari: Choosing the Courageous Path
Having immigrated from Iran to Austria, learned multiple foreign languages, and developed diverse skills from translation to artificial intelligence, Fatemeh-Shirin Asgari knows the value of perseverance and adaptability. She now leads digital language initiatives for Austria’s national railway system. In this interview, she shares the story of her unconventional career path and her greatest lessons learned along the way.
University of Michigan’s Translate-A-Thon
University of Michigan students and faculty, along with other volunteers, conducted 16 hours of translations to benefit the local, national, and international community. The group successfully advanced projects in 16 languages, while also building a stronger community translator volunteer network.