Professor Kwak Joong-chol of the Graduate School of Interpretation & Translation (GSIT) is set to head the International Federation of Translators (FIT) as a Council Member for the next three years, for the first time as a Korean, the university announced on Aug. 3.

Kwak served as the president of the GSIT as well as the chairman of the Korean Association of Translators & Interpreters, which aims for friendship among experts and protect their rights.

FIT is an organization that was formed to improve working conditions for translators and to uphold their freedom of expression.

By Jeon Nu-ri