Europe’s quality language services – the quality movement
Since January 2019, Heike Leinhäuser has served as the president of the EUATC (Union of Associations of Translation Companies)
As an international organization the EUATC is a forum for translation companies, enabling them to speak with a united voice and providing them with the opportunity to lobby on issues affecting the translation industry. The EUATC is recognized by the European Commission in Brussels. As a major opinion leader it participates in influencing European policy and decision-making and is consulted by key international institutions. It was the initiator of EN 15038, the European standard for translation services and many of its members worked on the project throughout its three-year development. It is proactive in promoting the translation industry across Europe and is committed to developing Europe-wide good translation practice.
From 2007 until 2022, Heike Leinhäuser served as the president of the QSD, an organization that was established in 1998 as the association “Qualitätssprachendienste Deutschlands (QSD) e.V.” upon the recommendation of the EUATC. In association with the EUATC, the QSD represents the interests and views of the German translation industry and, thus, German translation companies.