On 1 May 2019, the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics at the Charles University (IFAL) and
the Association of Czech Translation Agencies (ACTA) signed a Letter of Intent concerning mutual
cooperation in the domain of machine translation. The parties are planning to launch their joint
project on 1 July.
IFAL and research infrastructure LINDAT/CLARIAH-CZ, led by prof. Jan Hajič and chairperson of ACTA
Radka Vegrichtová, acting together with other representatives of the association, agreed to
cooperate in four areas:
– Neural machine translation
– International conferences and training
– Sharing translation memories and know-how
– Internships and help with diploma theses,