Name of institution

Name of university affiliated

Year of establishment

Approximate number of employees

Major research areas

Accreditation Centre for Interpreters and Translators

Xiamen University

2002

8

certification of interpreters, models and methods of interpretation training, the cognitive process of interpretation, interpretation acquisition

C-E Signs Research Center

Beijing International Studies University

2005

20

translation of public signages, tourism translation, translation for cultural and creative industries

Center for Translation and Cultural Studies

Northwest Normal University

2004

17

translation theory, translation and socio-cultural research

Center for Translation and Interdisciplinary Studies

Tsinghua University

2000

10

Translation theory, translation teaching, linguistics and translation, translation and cross-cultural studies

Center for Translation Studies

Central China Normal University

2000

15

Translation Theory and Practice, social semiotics, cognitive linguistics, translation variation theory

Center for Translation Studies

East China Normal University

2002

10

Translation history, translation theory and practice, Comparative Study of Chinese and Western translation theories

Center for Translation Studies

Linyi Teachers' University

2004

10

Phenomena in literary translation

Center for Translation Studies

PLA University of Foreign Languages

2002

20

Translation theory and practice, Translation criticism

Center for Translation Studies

PLA University of International Studies

2001

4

Translation theory and practice, translation criticism, study on translation thinking

Center for Translation Studies

Sichuan University

2004

10

translation theory, literary translation, interpretation

Centre for Translation Studies

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

2005

10

Translation theory, interpretation research and teaching, translation history

Centre for Translation Studies and Lexicography

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2004

7

lexicography, translation studies

Culture and Translation Studies Institute

Northwest University

2004

5

biblical literature, translation and culture

Institute of Comparative Studies on Chinese and Western Languages and Cultures

Hunan University of Technology

2003

7

comparative study of the translation context under Chinese and Western cultures

Institute of Cultural Communication and Translation Studies

Central South University

2002

30

Chinese and Western translation theories, translation history, comparison and translation of Chinese and foreign languages, simultaneous interpretation

Institute of Culture and Translation Studies

Beijing Normal University

2003

15

Comparative culture, translation theory, translation history, translation teaching

Institute of Translation Studies

Ocean University of China

2009

Translation theory and practice

Institute of Translation Studies

Shandong University at Weihai

2004

18

Translation lexicography and research, translation theory and practice

Institute of Translation Studies

Tianjin Normal University

2000

8

linguistic approach to translation studies, the history of Chinese translation theory, translation teaching

Institute of Translation Studies, Graduate Institute of Interpretation and Translation SISU

Shanghai International Studies University

2002

22

translation theory, translation and interpretation teaching

Institute of Translation Studies, Graduate Institute of Interpreting & Translation

Sichuan International Studies University

2001

8

translation theory, study of the Chinese translation history and translators research, teaching of translation and interpretation

Institute of Translation Studies, School of International Studies

Zhejiang University

2004

25

translation studies, cross-cultural translation, literary translation and aesthetic of reception, translation and Hermeneutics, translation and cognition, tourism translation

Research Center for Business Translation, School of English for International Business

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

2003

10

Research on translation theories, theory and practice of pragmatic translation, theory of translation criticism

Research Institute of Translation

Hunan Normal University

2000

15

Translation philosophy, translation history, translation of Chinese classics

Research Institute of Translation

Nanjing University

2002

17

research on translation theories, translators training, cultural exchange

Research Institute of Translation

Nankai University

2001

40

translation theory, translation of Chinese classics

Research Institute of Translation

University of International Business and Economics

2006

7

Commercial translation , legal translation, literary translation

Research Institute of Translation, School of Foreign Languages

Southeast University

2005

5

Translation Theory and Practice

Translation Research Center, School of Foreign Languages

Shanghai University

2002

4

translation of government documents

Translation Studies Institute

Sun Yat-sen University

2005

3

translation theory