Irina
Zimmermann sworn in
by the Regional Court Nuremberg-Fürth
for Ukrainian, Russian, English,
teacher of English/German and military interpreter
(Linguistic University Moscow/ Maurice Thorez
Institute of Foreign Languages)
examined translator/interpreter in engineering,
economics and humanities (Russian/Ukrainian)
examined legal translator (English)
conference interpreter
member of the German Association of Translators and
Interpreters (BDÜ);
senior member of the German Association of
Conference Interpreters (VKD)
Mother tongues: Russian and Ukrainian
Working languages: German and English
Additional knowledge and skills:
Basic knowledge of Latin
Basic knowledge of Old Greek
Unlimited sport pilot licence (paraglider)
Safety Pilot for a single-engined aircraft
Vita
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Irina
Zimmermann, nee Krivenko,
born on 13/12/1968
in Cherkassy/Ukraine |
1976 – 1986 |
Secondary general
school No. 21 in Cherkassy/Ukraine
awarded a silver medal |
1986 – 1991 |
Moscow State
Linguistic University (former
Maurice Thorez Institute of Foreign
Languages)
Graduated as a teacher of English
(1st foreign language) and German
(2nd foreign language) and military
translator/interpreter |
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1990 – 1991 |
Translator with the Soviet-American
JV "Dialogue"/Moscow |
1991 |
Moved to Germany |
1995 – 1996 |
Guest student with
the Academy of Foreign language
professions at the
Friedrich-Alexander University of
Erlangen-Nuremberg, Russian
State examination for translators
and interpreters
(Russian-German-Russian), majoring
in: engineering
State examination for translators
(Russian-German-Russian), majoring
in: economics |
1998 – 1999 |
Guest student with
the Academy of Foreign language
professions at the
Friedrich-Alexander University of
Erlangen-Nuremberg, English
majoring in: legal, economics,
engineering
(given up for private reasons) |
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1999 |
State examination
for translators and interpreters
(Ukrainian-German-Ukrainian) in
Leipzig, majoring in: economics and
humanities |
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2021 |
State examination for translators (English-German-English) at the
Academy of Foreign language
professions at the
Friedrich-Alexander University of
Erlangen-Nuremberg, majoring in: legal |
2024 |
State examination for interpreters
(English-German-English) at the
Academy of Foreign language
professions at the
Friedrich-Alexander University of
Erlangen-Nuremberg, majoring in:
legal
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Seit 1990 |
freelance
translator/interpreter of Russian,
Ukrainian, English and German |
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