Our Story

Our
Principles
& Policies

Our Story and stance in life (both individually and collectively) reveal Our Principles & Policies. On one hand, the wish to officially gather and work under the umbrella of a cooperative can be seen as the reflection of our long-term praxis of sharing our lives, collective thinking and production. On the other hand, it is also the result of our strong belief in the value and fertility of collective labour and horizontal organisational structure. 
We have a non-hierarchical organisational structure:All members of BILARK have an equal say in all the processes of an official activity. For BILARK to act, a clear consensus between the members that come out as the result of a debating session is a must. Likewise, in sharing tasks for a planned activity,  BILARK follows a similar way, and considering the abilities and backgrounds of its members, it goes through a collective decision-making process. 
We are open to collaboration and we support transparency:BILARK operates according to the principles of horizontal organisation and transparency in itself and values the same principles in its relationships with other individuals and institutions. BILARK is open to any kind of collaboration and cooperation with individuals and institutions that (i) are sensitive to social needs, (ii) raise a demand for a fair world, (iii) respect universal rights and freedoms, (iv) do not make any kind of discrimination due to race, religion, language, gender or species in activities for the sake of individuals, society and life.

Research 

As a research institute we offer to design and develop custom-made research projects for institutions or enterprises which are willing to base their work on sound data and scientific knowledge. The research projects are then designed and developed according to the needs of the respective commissioners, conducted and concluded.

E. g. an educational institution plans to offer a programme for translation education. In order to be able to determine the qualifications of the graduates, it first requires a need analysis of the translation market. Within this context, BILARK may conduct empirical research about the needs of the translation market which will reveal the qualifications of translators needed, as well as the specific fields of translation with demand for translators.

Counselling

We offer counselling service to organizations (working in our primary research fields) which require scientific knowledge concerning their work.

E. g. knowledge of applied linguistics may be offered within the context of terminology management in a translation project. Solutions can then be developed according to the needs of the respective organization based on international terminology management standards.

Training 

As we especially aim at promoting the application of scientific knowledge and methodology, we also design training courses for people or organizations working in primary research fields of our institution. In this regard, courses are designed for people who want to improve their own professional skills and for companies which aim at improving certain skills of their employees. The courses are delivered by qualified training personnel. The training process is concluded by performance evaluations of the participants which are undertaken in accordance with the assessment and evaluation requirements. Within the scope of life-long learning, the training courses can be designed in diverse levels and forms (workshops, seminars, training on the job, etc.). 

E. g. development of courses for recently graduated students, which will support them in a successful career start; development of courses for companies wanting to improve their inexperienced employees’ skills. This kind of course will include both theoretical training and supervised training at the respective company.

Organizing scientific conferences 

We also offer our expertise for organizing national and international scientific conferences. In this regard, we plan and organize scientific conferences, taking into account the scope of the planned meeting which is determined by the respective host institution. If needed, we employ third parties for technical support. 

E. g. an academic institution is planning a meeting on educational aspects of its discipline on the basis of an international comparison. BILARK can, in cooperation with the respective institution, plan the concept of the conference, specify the participants, the target group and the venue of the meeting, as well as the services to be offered during the conference. The goals pursued in the planning process are to ensure the scientific quality of the meeting, as well as organizing a productive and cost-efficient conference.

E. g. development of courses for recently graduated students, which will support them in a successful career start; development of courses for companies wanting to improve their inexperienced employees’ skills. This kind of course will include both theoretical training and supervised training at the respective company.