Stefan Schmidt has been an associate professor at the University of Valencia since 2012. In the Faculty of Philology, Translation and Interpreting, he teaches the subjects ‘Techniques and Practices of German-Spanish/Catalan Interpreting I and II’ and ‘The Translator's Professions’. He also supervises several final degree projects (TFG) each year. Stefan is German by birth and completed his studies at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg i. Br. with a double Master's degree (M.A.) in German Philology and History. He has lived in Valencia for over 25 years and has been working as a freelance translator and interpreter in German, Spanish, Valencian and English since 2005. He has also designed and implemented several online German courses and is co-author of the books ‘Español para vagos’ I and II, published by Langenscheidt.