/institute/ en /institute/academics/experiential-learning-study-abroad/experiential-learning-and-study-abroad-news/nepal-new Almost 50 Middlebury Institute students are practicum this semester spending their time and gaining invaluable skills in locations all over the globe from Alaska to Kenya.  2025-10-09T13:16:02-0700 Julia Tucker 45630 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-alum-launches-web-platform-expand-accessibility For their practicum, Emilia Primavera developed LinguaInclusa, a web platform with resources for localization teams to make content and products more accessible to people with disabilities. 2025-10-01T13:57:58-0700 Angela Izi Nkusi 45462 /institute/news/field-work-student-publishes-rising-leaders-handbook-advice-localization-leaders For her final graduate research project, Yiqing Lu went beyond consulting the research literature; she interviewed today’s localization leaders, compiling results into a handbook of leadership insights for young professionals.  2025-09-17T09:55:07-0700 Angela Izi Nkusi 45384 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/how-i-got-hired-freelance-portuguese-spanish-english-court-and Nathalia Rio Preto made a big leap when she left her native Brazil to pursue her master’s degree at the Middlebury Institute, and yet another one when she transitioned from localization back to interpretation after the pandemic. She has no regrets. 2025-08-28T11:20:24-0700 Nathalia Rio Preto TI/TLM ‘21 45460 /institute/news/perspective-what-i-learned-about-ai-integration-translation-processes-intern-red-cross Alum Ismenia Miranda found that terminology work pushes the edges of what AI can do right now—and highlights the essential skills of linguists in evolving translation and localization processes. 2025-08-28T11:19:22-0700 Ismenia Miranda MATLM ’25 45408 /institute/news/many-localization-jobs-and-now-our-masters-just-need-english-and-intercultural-competence You don’t need a background in linguistics, nor to be fluent in a second language, to complete your master’s in localization and build a successful career in the language services industry. People with tech, management, and business skills are in demand in this dynamic, intercultural field. 2025-08-26T12:30:00-0700 Sierra Abukins 45455 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-students-bring-complex-community-needs-data-life Students have put their skills to work on a years-long data analysis and marketing project through a partnership between the Institute’s META Lab and the United Way of Monterey County. 2025-06-09T10:21:21-0700 Caitlin Fillmore 45368 /institute/news/localization-project-manager-im-more-excited-scared-about-ai Alum Claudia Siegenthaler says there’s no doubt that AI is shifting the role of humans in translation and localization management, but she’s seeing a lot of upside as a project manager at a localization company. 2025-05-16T14:57:35-0700 Claudia Siegenthaler TLM ’23 45344 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-students-localize-new-online-game-through-class Translation and localization management students Xiaofei Shen and Minting Lu gained valuable professional experience localizing an online game in development as a class project. 2025-05-06T10:03:56-0700 Jason Warburg 45328 /institute/academics/experiential-learning-study-abroad/experiential-learning-and-study-abroad-news/kenya Almost 50 Middlebury Institute students are practicum this semester spending their time and gaining invaluable skills in locations all over the globe from Alaska to Kenya.  2025-03-11T12:07:26-0700 Marissa Gonzalez 45233