Roberta del Bianco, Leonardo Programme student, Manchester

Roberta joined Roevin’s Manchester office in May as part of the European Union’s Leonardo da Vinci student exchange programme. Roberta, from Vittorio Veneta near Venice gained her Masters degree in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Trieste prior to commencing her Leonardo placement.

During her placement, Roberta has translated the Roevin website into Italian (to be launched soon), and assisted with the recruitment of new Italian freelance translators as well as project managing Italian desktop publishing projects.

The Leonardo da Vinci Programme is the European Community’s vocational training programme, launched in December 2004. It encourages collaboration between organisations involved in vocational training, aiming to improve the quality of training provision, develop the skills and mobility of the workforce, stimulate innovation and enhance the competitiveness of European industry.