On the International Day of Translation, which is celebrated by the world on the 30th of September of each year, the space is expanded to shed light on the most prominent activities of the King Abdulaziz Public Library in the field of translation, as the library has translated many books written by authors of various languages from English, French and German , Russian, Spanish and Japanese.
The library held its awards ceremony in the field of translation in several global capitals in each session, as the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Translation is one of the modern, renewable international prizes that have achieved global aspirations within 14 years, as the first session began since the nomination for the award was announced in The year 1427 AH, (2007), and the number of submitted works reached 186 from 30 Arab and foreign countries, in an introductory manner, confirming that the principles and objectives from which the award was launched, transcend humanity and knowledge convergence, in a way that enriches mobility and global knowledge exchange.
As for the second session, the results of the first session and the integrity, impartiality and objectivity that characterized it, had a great role in increasing the volume of confidence in the credibility of the award and the nobility of its objectives to facilitate the large turnout for participation in it and competition for it in all the sessions that followed the first session, as the number of works reached 127 works representing 25 countries were submitted to compete for the prize in its second session in 1429 AH (2009).
The award continued its success story during the third session, in which 118 works representing 23 Arab and foreign countries competed to win, and a ceremony honoring the prize winners was held at UNESCO headquarters in the French capital, Paris, in the presence of symbols of thought and culture from all over the world.
In the fourth session, more than 96 works representing more than 20 countries competed, and were nominated for the award, which was presented to the winners at a ceremony hosted by Beijing, confirming its support for this global cultural and scientific project and seeking to introduce it to the People’s Republic of China and benefit from activating the Arabic-Chinese translation in both directions. .
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The library held its awards ceremony in the field of translation in several global capitals at each session, as the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Translation is one of the modern, renewed international prizes that have achieved global aspirations within 14 years.
The total number of nominated works since the inception of the award brings to more than 1266 works in more than 40 languages in all fields of humanities, applied and health sciences.
These figures reveal the success of the award in stimulating the translation movement from and into the Arabic language in all branches of scientific and cultural knowledge, and confirming its universality and its high position at the forefront of international awards for translation, as the winning works represent a great addition to the Arab and international libraries as it emphasizes the human civilized action and deepening Bonds of global intellectual and research cooperation.
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