Laura Subirats Kärkkäinen
Laura Subirats Kärkkäinen
ZHAW
School of Applied Linguistics
Institute of Multilingual Communication
Theaterstrasse 15c
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
Head of Continuing Education and Services IMK Institute for Multilingual Communication
Focus
- Overcoming language barriers - DIZH Structure Project Digilinguo
- Deputy Projectlead DigiTools: Use of machine translation apps in a clinical context
Experience
- Freelance translator
Laura Subirats Language Services
01 / 2003 - today - Language school manager
Speakers Corner Prat SL
08 / 2021 - 07 / 2023
Education and Continuing education
Education
Bachelor's degree in Translation and Interpreting / Legal and financial
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
09 / 1996 - 06 / 2000
Continuing Education
- Master's degree in Hospitality Management
CETT_UB Tourism & Hospitality (University of Barcelona)
10 / 2020 - Master's degree in Management of Educational Institutions
Institut de Formació Contínua - IL3 (University of Barcelona)
02 / 2017 - Master's degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
10 / 2012 - Postgraduate diploma in international development
Universitat Politècnica de catalunya
07 / 2010 - Postgraduate diploma in specialized translation
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (former ZHWIN)
10 / 2005
Network
Membership of networks
- APTIC - Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters of Catalonia
- Sworn translator English/Spanish - Spanish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Social media
Projects
- Interpreting and AI / Deputy project leader / ongoing
- digilinguo: Overcoming language barriers in public institutions / Team member / ongoing
- Use of machine translation apps in a clinical context / Deputy project leader / completed
Publications
Other publications
Gieshoff, A. C. et al. (2026) Einsatz von maschinellen Übersetzungstools im klinischen Kontext : Abschlussbericht der DigiTools-Studie. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-34975.
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
Lehr, C. et al. (2026) 'A comprehensive approach to promoting innovation and sustainability in multilingual communication : the Digilinguo project', in 9th International Conference on Public Service Interpreting and Translation (EXPERIENCE AND TRANSFORMATION IN PSIT), Madrid, Spain, 11-13 March 2026.