Thomas Baumgart

Thomas Baumgart is a lecturer at the Polish Department of the Department of Translation, Linguistics and Cultural Studies (FTSK) at the University of Mainz since October 2019. He also works as a freelance translator and conference interpreter specializing in German-Spanish-Polish language pairs.

• Education: BA and MA degrees in Translation and Conference Interpreting from the University of Mainz
• Research interests: Translation theory, language technology, cultural mediation, and localization

His recent publications focus on cross-cultural communication and bilingual identity. He has delivered lectures on machine translation and participated in DAAD-funded academic programs.

• Professional roles: Certified translator for Spanish/Polish, technical translator, and localization specialist
• Experience: ERASMUS+ exchange in Spain, research assistant in German-Polish projects