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Here we are at the old site
of the Collegium Trilingue

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where Greek, Hebrew and Latin
were studied.

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With me today is professor Meylaerts.

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Professor, can you tell us a bit more
about yourself and your studies?

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Yeah, sure. I'm head of the research unit
in Translation Studies

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and my research is dealing with
translation and the role of translation

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in intercultural relationships.

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On the role of cultural relationships
and the translation of it,

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can you tell us a bit about the modern research
that you're currently doing

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because the Collegium Trilingue
has a rich history of using multilingualism

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to deal with these translations and
we want to hear a bit more about that.

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Indeed, well today we become
more and more aware

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of the fact that modern societies
and modern cultures

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are profoundly multilingual and,
unlike what many models have thought

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– let's say in the last century,
focusing on monolingualism.

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The study of multilingualism
and the study of cultural transfer

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in cultural understanding,
the study of the transfer of people,

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bringing with them
their foreign languages,

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becomes more and more important
to understand cultures better.

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So there is a connection of the study of
multilingualism and merging cultures

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coming together because, as you stated,
when you come and bring your language,

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you also bring your culture.

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How does that apply to our modern study
today of society, I would say?

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Well I think it's important for
every society to reflect deeply

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– and modern societies don't do so, I think –

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but to reflect deeply on
how to integrate these people.

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How to integrate foreigners,
the foreign students

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but also the foreign workers.

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How to integrate these, bringing with
them their languages and cultures.

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You cannot live by the models
of the monolingual nation-state.

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That's amazing!

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It makes me think because
here at the Collegium Trilingue was

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where you had people who understood
Greek, Latin and Hebrew,

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coming together with their cultures,

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coming together to work
towards a common goal

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of deciphering certain texts.

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Professor, thank you so much
for your time.

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You're most welcome.