Firstly: General Goals:
1. Keeping pace with world development as the department will enrich the community with qualified cadres in the field of Translation.
2. Creating cadres for integrating them into the community and state institutions in order to utilize their academic and professional expertise to enrich and develop the community.
3. Raising the level of performance and quality aiming at contributing to the promotion of the faculty of Languages and Translation in particular and Misurata University as a whole to reach the level of top faculties worldwide.
Secondly: Educational Goals:
1 Training qualified professional personnel in the areas of translation and interpretation.
2 Developing the competencies and performance of the teaching staff members, researchers and students.
3 Professional academic Training of specialists in the field of translation and the sciences related to it, in a way that enables them to continue their higher studies and facilitates their pursuit of Master and PHD degrees at home and abroad.
Thirdly: Goals of Scientific Research:
1 Encouraging research, literary compositions, publications, and investigation in language and translation.
2 participating in international conferences in the area of translation.
3 Deepening the culture of dialogue across cultures.
Fourthly: Community Service Goals:
1 Supporting community activities through symposiums, scientific conferences, and practical sessions in the various fields of translation.
2 Doing translation and interpretation works, as well as providing expertise and guidance for both private and public sectors.
3 To the extent possible, adapting educational programs and training activities to labour market requirements.
Fifthly: Goals of Student Activities:
1 Supporting student, cultural and social activities.
2 Sharing knowledge as well as scientific and cultural exchange with other departments, faculties and universities.
3 Organizing an annual scientific forum for research projects of graduates (graduation projects) as well as honoring and awarding outstanding ones.