Last June, Metamorfose won a major translation contract as part of a tender issued by the European Commission in Brussels. The contract involves the provision of translation services from English into Dutch for all departments, agencies and directorates-general of the European Commission. This is a very special contract for a variety of reasons. First of […]

In recent years, Metamorfose has established an excellent reputation among organisations in the field of city marketing. Comprising both private and public parties, this sector is experiencing rapid development, buoyed by economic growth and globalisation. Government bodies and institutions have ample funds at their disposal, increasing their opportunities to pursue their mission – and to […]

In addition to our traditional specialisations (higher education, EU, Dutch government, finance), the cultural sector has come to play an increasingly prominent role in Metamorfose’s services portfolio. It all started several years ago, when the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum commissioned Metamorfose to translate its audio tours and other informative texts into various European and Asian languages. Since […]

More and more major organisations in the Netherlands are subcontracting the translation of their annual reports and financial statements to Metamorfose Vertalingen. As a result, during the first three months of the year a dedicated team at Metamorfose is engaged on a practically full-time basis providing professional English translations of the annual reports of leading […]

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, one of the top cultural institutions in the Netherlands and Europe, stages opera and ballet performances of world-class prestige that also attract attention abroad. Every season, the Amsterdam-based opera house stages several major productions as part of an agenda that does justice to both the classical repertoire and less familiar, […]

Metamorfose has recently completed the English translation of the University of Amsterdam’s 2016 Annual Report. In this sizeable 118-page document, the University renders account for the policy conducted and results achieved over the past financial year, and sets out its policy intentions for education, research and internationalisation in the period ahead. The annual report comprises […]

Utrecht is known in the Netherlands and abroad as an attractive city with huge tourist potential. As part of a strategy aimed at unlocking that potential to the full, the city council has created a special foundation, Stichting Utrecht Marketing, in which a range of bodies and organisations join forces to bring Utrecht to the […]

Metamorfose Vertalingen has recently completed its annual quality assurance audit (performed by Dutch certification body KIWA). As an ISO-certified translation agency, Metamorfose is required to have its procedures audited every year. In 2016, Metamorfose was able to welcome several large and high-profile clients, each with its own specific requirements regarding the quality of the translation […]

For the second time in its history, Metamorfose Vertalingen has moved to a new location. We are still in Utrecht, but have relocated to the other side of the city centre (see the home page for contact details). The move was motivated mainly by the need for space. The new building on the recently renovated […]

Several months ago, ARTIS-Amsterdam Royal Zoo selected Metamorfose Vertalingen as its permanent translation partner for a variety of documents, including press releases, information for the public and news from the world of science. Artis is a major attraction, also for international visitors to Amsterdam. It goes without saying that Artis wants to provide this group […]