Qualifications for study and work abroad.
University applications, work visas and professional registration can have different translation requirements. Send the receiving institution’s instructions so we can assess whether a sworn translation, a certified translation or another process is needed.
- Academic transcripts, degree certificates and diplomas
- Matric certificates, school leaving certificates and statements of results
- Professional qualification certificates for professional bodies
- Translation is not evaluation: SAQA, the Department of Higher Education and Training, the QCTO or a SETA verifies the qualification.
- Degree titles are translated faithfully, not converted into a local equivalent.
Education and academic materials we translate.
For universities, schools, e-learning providers and researchers, from theses and journal submissions to academic records.
- Theses, dissertations, and journal articles
- Academic transcripts and credential verification
- Course materials and e-learning content
- School communications and policy documents
- Research grant proposals and reports
- Conference papers and abstracts
Research and teaching content.
Academic content goes to linguists who work in the field as well as the language.
- Theses, dissertations and journal articles.
- Conference papers and abstracts, often needed quickly and within a fixed word limit.
- E-learning and course materials, with localisation of learning platforms and subtitling for recorded lectures.
- School letters, policies and reports for parents in their home language.
Our process
How we manage academic translation.
- Your choice of three quality tiers. For publication we recommend translation plus a full proofread.
- A named project manager and a written quote. We aim to respond within two business hours, Monday to Friday, South African time; the complete files and requirements are needed to confirm the scope.
- Consistent terminology across a thesis or course, through translation memory and termbases.
Our standard
Subject knowledge in academic translation.
Academic translation requires both linguistic precision and disciplinary fluency. Our translators work in their field of study as well as their language.
Send the final manuscript or records, target language, subject area and any journal, university or professional-body instructions. Include word limits, references and submission deadlines. Translation preserves the content of a qualification; it does not authenticate the award, determine equivalence or replace an assessment by the relevant institution.
Request an academic translation quote.
Send us the project details and we will match the work to a linguist with the right language pair and subject knowledge.