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M. Teresa Cabré, made doctor honoris causa by the University of Geneva

Emeritus full professor of the Department of Translation and Language Sciences, during the Dies Academicus held on 12 October in recognition of her terminology and linguistics contributions. Also awarded were the director general of the CERN, Fabiola Gianotti, and the former United Nations High Commissioner, Zeid Raad Al Hussein.

15.10.2018

 

On Friday 12 October, in the presence of political and academic authorities within the Dies Academicus 2018 celebrations at the University of Geneva (Switzerland), M. Teresa Cabré, emeritus full professor of the Department of Translation and Language Sciences (DTCL), was made doctor honoris causa in recognition of her terminology and linguistics contributions.

Linguist and philologist, M. Teresa Cabré currently directs the Pompeu Fabra Chair created in 2014. She joined Pompeu Fabra University in 1994 and founded UPF’s University Institute for Applied Linguistics (IULA), of which she was its first director from 1994 to 2004. She is currently linked to the University as an emeritus full professor and still teaches and researches actively.

Within the IULA, she created the IULATERM research group, which has become a consolidated group, recognized in the field of linguistics applied to lexicon (vocabulary, terminology, neology, specialized discourse and associated technologies). She was the principal researcher from its foundation in 1994 until 2014 of the group which was joined by the Neology Observatory. Today, the Observatory is a transfer and development unit that offers services, creates resources and coordinates several networks of observatories worldwide. Since 1989 she has been a member of the  Institute of Catalan Studies (IEC) and, since July 2014, president of the Philology Section of the IEC.

This year, in the framework of the Dies Academicus 2018 celebrations, the Director General of the CERN, Fabiola Gianotti, and the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (2014-2018), Zeid Raad Al Hussein, among others, were also awarded honoris causa degrees. The University of Geneva awards the title of doctor honoris causa in recognition of the excellence and the influence of personalities in the main fields of knowledge covered by the distinction. The Dies Academicus ceremony has been held every year since 1904 and is an opportunity to distinguish emblematic personalities with an honorary doctorate, the University medal, the medal for innovation, the Nessim Habif World Prize and the Latsis prize.

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