About us

Andrea von Gleichenstein

Trainer

Born in Starnberg
Studied Geography and Ethnology with the subsidiary subjects Intercultural Communication and Organisational Pyschology at the LMU Munich, Germany
Magister Artium in Urban and Rural community development at the Tata Institute of Social Science in Bombay (Indien)
Mediation (Conflict Management) education in Munich
Five years stay in India working for various institutions
Good contacts to the Indian and South African corporate world.

30 years of experiences as a consultant and trainer with the main focus on intercultural competence, leadership training for managing multiicultural teams, skilled worker integration, conflict management as well as project mangement.

Working languages: German and English

Rhina Cornejo-Hösl

Trainer

Born in El Salvador, Central America. In Germany since 1987.
Studied Agricultural Science with the emphasis on Economics and Social Studies at the Technical University (TU) Munich.
Diplom-Agraringenieurin Univ.
Further studies in Work and Business Science at the TU Munich.
Mediation (Conflict Management) education in Munich
Additional qualification in Intercultural Communication and Cooperation (IKK), at the FH Munich.
Project work in Central and South America. Stayed in Quito, Ecuador for four years.

Working as a freelance trainer for 25 years with the main focus on Intercultural Communication for foreigners in Germany and Project Management.

Seminars held in German and Spanish

Annette Cieslinski

Trainer

Born in Munich
Degree at the LMU Munich German as a second Language and Anthropology
Practical Year in Athens/ Greece
Language instruction of management personnel from Asia and Africa
Training and sales training in telecommunication companies in Munich

Special emphasis on communication, non violent communication, language teaching

Seminar languages: German, English, Greek

Prof. Dr. Doris Gutting

Cooperation Partner

University degree and doctorate at the University of Mannheim
Project manager in consulting (Marketing of technology), Munich
Docent, University of Hong Kong
Marketing Communications Director, technology consulting, Singapore
since 2005 Consultant / Trainer, overseas postings to South-East Asia, international capacity building projects, international cooperaton with focus on Asia
since 2007 Professor cross-cultural management and marketing, University of Applied Management Science (FH), Ismaning
author of a multitude of publications on cross cultural management and marketing (in German)

Seminars and coaching in German and English

Dr. Gregor Sterzenbach

Cooperation Partner

Born in Starnberg
Study of Ethnology, Social Psychology und Intercultural Communication at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
Promotion und Magister at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Active in the fields of intercultural training, further studies and research for companies, governmental institutions and public training centres and universities in Germany, China, Russia, Estonia and the Netherlands since 1996
Scientific employee at the Institute for Intercultural Communications at the Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich since 2007
Research activities pertaining to interculturality in the police force, schools and nursery schools
Main emphasis: development of intercultural competence, didactics (Train-the-Trainer), multicultural teams, intercultural opening of institutions, German - Chinese communication

Seminar languages: German and English

Eva Numberger

Cooperation Partner

Born in Eisenach (Germany)
Studied Hispanics with the subsidiary subjects Russistics and Science of Education at Leipzig University/Universidad Católica de Deusto Bilbao
Certificate Business Russian of Economic Council Paris
Certificated Intercultural Trainer IKUD Göttingen
project work in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Tadzhikistan
worked for ten years whilst staying in PR China, experience in project management in the field of development cooperation
eight years teaching intercultural communication at Qingdao University (PR China), Department of Intercultural German Studies

Working as a freelance trainer with the main focus on intercultural competence for China

Seminar Languages: German, English, Russian, Spanish

Prof. Dr. Wilfred Fritz

Cooperation Partner in Cape Town (South Africa)

Born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa
Graduated in Electrical Engineering and obtained 2 masters degrees at ESIEE, Paris and CPUT, Cape Town respectively.
Doctorate in Alternative and Renewable Energy Generation
Officially assigned Cape Peninsula University of Technology (in Cape Town) representative for collaboration with TDC in Renewable Energy Projects
Laureate of 2012 "African-German Network of Excellence" of the Alexander-von Humboldt-Foundation
Chief Technical Advisor (Energy Efficiency): South African Department of Energy, 2013

Seminar languages: English and Afrikaans

Harmeet Saini

Cooperation Partner in Goa (India)

Born in Punjab, India
M.A.in Social Work - Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai
Head of School - Alternative SOLE School (Cambridge Affiliated), present.Passionate about creating and sustaining Self-Organised Learning Environments (SOLE) that nature curiosity, autonomy, and purpose of learners.
Core competencies: Self-Organised Learning Environments (SOLE),Teacher Development & Curriculum Innovation, building inclusive systems, that reflect values of equity, curiosity and critical thinking
Experiences as Educational consultant (Edify School), Goa; Director & Admin Head - St. Mary's school, Dahod; Programm Head - N.M. Sadguru Foundation
Vision-driven Educational Leader with over 25 years of diverse experiences across progressive schooling, international development, and capacity building.Proven ability to insoire teams, drive innovation, and lead with compassionand and integrity in culturally diverse and complex settings.

Seminar languages: English, Punjabi and Hindi

Aloysius James

Cooperation Partner in Kerala (India)

Born in Kerala (India)
Graduated in Chemistry and Law, and completed postgraduate studies in Social Work and Organisation Development in India and the UK.
International consultant and trainer with more than 25 years of experience in public health, strengthening health systems and organizational learning as well as program design across Asia
International consultant and trainer with more than 25 years of experience in public health, strengthening health systems and organizational learning, as well as program design across Asia (copy)
25 years of experience in participatory methodologies, management, and development practice
Project work in India, Cambodia, Thailand, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Jordan and Lebanon
Experience working with governments, UN agencies, and international organisations to strengthen health systems
Facilitator of leadership workshops, participatory processes, and strategic planning

Seminar languages: English, Malayalam, Hindi

Darshan Shah

Cooperation Partner in Mumbai (India)

Born in Mumbai, India
Graduated with Honors in Chemistry from University of Bombay
Vast experience of 38 years in the Asian context
Chairman of Leadership Management India (LMI), which is one of the largest professional development companies
Managing Director of Isprava Vesta P Ltd
Managing businesses across various sectors including Engineering, Chemicals, Information Technology, Staffing, Training, Real Estate, Data Analytics
Consulting companies, organisations and groups looking to set up sustainable operations in South and South East Asia.
Advising start-up companies from Europe on skill and manpower acquisition

Seminars, Mentoring, Coaching and Consulting in English

Claudia Bultje-Herterich

Cooperation Partner

Geboren in Frankfurt am Main, lebt seit 25 Jahre in Rosenheim / Oberbayern
Dozentin für BAMF- Alphabetisierungskurse für die VHS Rosenheim
Recherchen und Analysen und interkulturelle Workshops
30 Jahre Medienerfahrung bei TV, Radio, Zeitschriften und als Pressesprecherin bei der Bayerischen Landesgartenschau 2010
2015-2016 Doktoranden-Stipendium und Recherche-Jahr an der University of Nottingham, UK
Moderation von Podiumsdiskussionen
M.A. Germanistik, Theater-Film-Fernsehwissenschaften, Kunstgeschichte

Seminarsprachen: Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch

Dr. phil. Wolfgang Zimmermann

Cooperation Partner

Residing in Leipzig
Studied Geography, Political Science and Pedagogy in Göttingen and London
PhD: Empirical study on socio-economic changes of bedouin societies under the influence of oil money (Musandam/Sultanate of Oman)
Extended work experience in Arabian countries of the Gulf (in particular Oman and UAE with the focus on regional and rural community development, vocational training), Central America (in particular Honduras, focus on education and training in agriculture and forestry), East Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, focus on training in wildlife and national park management), Romania (focus on rural and agricultural development).

Seminar languages: German, English and Spanish

Dipl.-Ing. Architekt Musa Khatri

Cooperation Partner

Born in Ghazni – Afghanistan
Study of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Bauhaus University in Weimar-Germany
Over 20 years of professional experience in international environment
Initiator and chairman of the Association Trees for Peace - Afghanistan
Member of the Chamber of Architects - Thuringia and member of EWNT (World Network- Thuringia)
Implementation of KFW and GTZ projects in development cooperation
BTE- referent (Education meets Development)
Trainer and coach for Intercultural Communication and Competence: implementation of numerous of lectures and workshops for private and public institutions and government-facilities
Expertise and work experience in Islamic Business World
Seminar languages: German, English, Persian

Zeina Elcheikh

Cooperation Partner

Born in Nancy, France
School and high school in Kuwait and Syria
Bachelor of Architecture, Tishreen University (Syria)
Graduate School of Social Sciences at Amsterdam University (Summer school)
M.Sc. "Integrated Urbanism" at Stuttgart University, with 2 semesters in Cairo
Since December 2014, PhD candidate in History of Architecture at Stuttgart University.
13 years experience in architecture and urban planning, cultural heritage/tourism and museums (GIZ, UNESCO, IFPO, edition esefeld & traub, City of Stuttgart, State of Baden-Württemberg)

Seminar languages: Arabic, English, French and German

Bernd Niebruegge

Cooperation Partner

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Lotus Brune

Cooperation Partner

Born in Alexandria / Egypt
Diploma in Hotel Management from the School for Hotel Management Bad Wörishofen
State approved instructor for the hotel and restaurant industry
Personal Coach (additional qualification)
Work experience in the hotel and restaurant industry in France and Great Britain
Work experience in ithe hotel and restaurant industry in France and Great Britain (copy)
15 years of work experience in the hotel and restaurant industry, sales and personnel development
Language coaching for Arabic speakers

For the past 6 years freelance trainer for professional education of youths and adults in the hotel and restaurant industry with a focus on communication and job application training.

Seminar languages: German, English

We work with specific cooperation partners according to the seminar content.