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Instructors University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt

Marion Winter M.A
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Function within the MBA-Program:
> Coordination Module 1
 Modul1
> Course Instructor: German as Foreign Language
> Elective Instructor: German as Foreign Language
 Modul 4
> Course Instructor: Language Competence German

Career:
 Studies of Modern and old Linguist Philology in Munich and Würzburg.
Final examination in Method and Didactics of German as a Foreign Language in Munich.
Teaching language courses at “Danthe Alighieri Institut” and practical language training at the “Istituto Evangelico Italiano” in Rome.
Teacher of German as a Foreign Language teaching elementary, intermediate and advanced levels (level required for studies at German universities) at private language schools and Goethe-Institut in Munich.
Since 2004, responsible for teaching German as a foreign language and preparing students for studies and examinations at the University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg.



Estella Wen M.A.
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Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 1
> Course Instructor: Mandarin as Foreign Language
> Elective Instructor: Mandarin as Foreign Language

Career:
 Masterstudies of Arts in Arts Management (M.A.) in Washington D.C., U.S.A
Certified in teaching Chinese at the World Chinese Language Association, Taiwan
Lecturer in Chinese at the Dolmetscherschule, Würzburg
Since 2005, Chinese lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences, General studies course, MBA-Program, in Würzburg



Nelli Werbik
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Function within the MBA-Program:
> Course Instructor: Russian as Foreign Language
> Elective Instructor: Russian as Foreign Language

Career:
 Studies of Management and Economics of Business at the National University in Bischkek / Kyrgystan.
Degree in Business Administration (“FH”) at University of Applied Sciences Würzburg (Major: Business accountancy, Controlling, Tax).
Responsible for International Controlling (Middle and Eastern Europe), Vogel Media Group.
Since 2005, Russian lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences, within the MBA-Program.



Karsten Kilian Dipl.-Kfm., MBA
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Function within the MBA-Program:
> Coordination Module 2
 Course Instructor:
> Strategic & Operational Management
 International Market Research
> International Marketing

Career:
 Studies of Business Administration with Intercultural Qualification at the University of Mannheim, the University of Florida and the Université Sorbonne, Paris
2000-2001: Consultant at Simon, Kucher & Partners, Strategy and Marketing Consultants
Since 2002: Free Professional for Relationship Marketing and Brand Management
Founder of Markenlexikon.com - by now the largest brand portal in the German-speaking world
Doctoral candidate in Marketing at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Since 2002: Lecturer for Transnational Management, International Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Strategic Brand Management, and International Market Research at the University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg.



Prof. Dr. Gerd Spiesmacher
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Function within the MBA-Program:
> Coordination Module 3
> Coordination & Performance: Intercultural Teamtraining

Career:
 Diploma in Business Administration (Dipl.-Kfm.) and PhD in Business & Economics (Dr. rer. pol.) at Mannheim University
Assistant professor, Schiller College, Heidelberg
Adjunct professor, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Ramstein
Project manager at Roland Berger & Partner GmbH, International Management Consultants, Munich
Co-founder and partner of UBM International Management Consultants, Munich
Since 1994 Professor at Würzburg University of Applied Sciences, lecturing Corporate Development and Organizational Behaviour
27 years of experience in Management Consultancy



Jerome Dumetz
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Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 3
> Course Instructor: Intercultural Behaviour
 Module 5
> Course Instructor: CEE-Culture, History, Economy
 Cross Cultural Management with a Russian Focus

Career:
 International Business School (Hanzehogeschool van Groningen), Holland (Bachelor degree)
Function as Business Development Consultant in various organisations.
International programm coordinator at Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics.
Since 2002, Cross-Cultural Management Specialist:
-Consulting in Cross-Cultural Management to western and Russian firms in Russia, organisation of cross-cultural trainings.
-Lecturer for MBA students in “Cross-Cultural Management” and “International HRM” in various business schools such as the REA Plekhanov, AIBEc, Mirbis, ESSEC and University of Applied Sciences, Würzburg.



Prof. Brake
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Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 3, Course 3
> Course Instructor: HR Management


Prof. Dr. Manfred Kiesel, Vice Dean
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Function within the MBA-Program:
> Coordination Asia (Module 4 and 5)
 Module 3
> Course Instructor: Project Companies

Career:
 Assistant lecturer at the University in Würzburg
Marketing-Planning, Mercedes-Benz, Germany
Since 1994, Professor of Management Strategy and International Business at the University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg
Since 2005, Vice President at the University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg



Prof. Dr. Clifford Sell
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Function within the MBA-Program:
> Coordination Module 6

Career:
 Bachelor of Arts in Economics (with Honors), Grinell College, Iowa, USA
Master of International Management, American Graduate School of International Management, Arizona, USA
Head of Controlling, Vofa-Werk Xavier Vorbrüggen GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf
Ph.D. „Finance Applications of Cluster Analysis“, Washington State University, Washington, USA
Instructor of corporate finance and international finance, Washington State University, Washington, USA
Head of Finance and Administration, E-T-A Elektrotechnische Apparate GmbH, Altdorf bei Nürnberg
Since 2004, Professor of International Business and Organizational Development at the University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg



Thilo L. Zimmermann, MBA
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Function within the MBA-Program:
> Course Instructor: International Finance

Career:
 HfB – Business School of Finance and Management, Frankfurt am Main (degree: Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH))
Master of Business Administration, University of Manchester, Manchester Business School, Manchester.
Director Merchant Banking, Client Relationship Management
Main focus: Senior Relationship Coverage for large corporate clients in the steel and engineering sector, SEB AG, Frankfurt am Main.



Harald Glaser, MBA
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Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 6
> Course Instructor: International Accounting

Career:
 Master of Business Administration, University of Bamberg, Germany
Head of International Controlling Department, Stiebel Eltron, Holzminden, Germany
Director of Finance, Bauer Spezialtiefbau GmbH
Lecturer in International Accounting at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg, (Int. business students, MBA-students)



Till Zech, LL.M.
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Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 6
> Course Instructor: National & International Taxation
 Module 7
> Course Instructor: International Trade Law

Career:
 Law Studies at the Universitiy of Osnabrück, Freiburg and Münster, foreign semester in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Scholarships: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung und Erasmus Exchange Scholarship of the European Community
Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Miami, U.S.A
Scholarships: Fulbright Commission and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Attorney-at-Law, New York
1996 - 1998: Lawyer in a private law firm
1998 - 2001: Lawyer in private practice
1998 - 2001: Owner and Head of a private Education Institution
2001 - 2002: Head of department in two tax offices of the Tax Administration of Northrhine-Westphalia
Lecturer for International and Foreign Tax Law at the University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg.



Prof. Dr. -Ing. Dipl.-Math. Peik Bremer, Dean
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Function within the MBA-Program:
> Coordination Module 7
> Course Instructor: International Logistic

Career:
 Studies of Mathematics and Information Technology at the University of Hannover, (degree: Dipl.-Math.)
Scientific assistant at the IQ (Institute for quality assurance), University of Hannover, (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Redeker).
Engineering studies (conferral of a doctorate).
Logistic consultant, later on Director of Logistic Department, Telefunken microelectronic GmbH, in Nürnberg.
Doctor in Engineering, University of Hannover.
Head of Logistic Department, Lucent Technologies Network Systems GmbH, in Nürnberg.
Since 2001, Professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg, Lecturer for Materials Management, Logistics and Data Processing.



Prof. Dr. Müller-Steinfahrt
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Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 7
> Course Instructor: International Logistics

Career:
 Director of Logistics and Traffic Management, Fraunhofer Anwendungszentrum Verkehrslogistik und Kommunikationstechnik (AVK), Nürnberg.
Head of Department „Processes, Logistics, Trafficmanagement“, Fraunhofer Arbeitsgruppe für Technologien der Logistik-Dienstleistungswirtschaft (ATL), Nuernberg.
Consultant for different companies in the field of Transport, Logistics Management and Processmanagment.
Since 2005, Professor for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, University of Applied Science Wuerzburg-Schweinfurt.



Dr. Jörg Flatten, LL.M.
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Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 7
> Course Instructor: International Trade Law

Career:
 Law studies at Universities of Heidelberg/Germany, Lausanne/Switzerland, Cologne/Germany
Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Miami, in Florida, USA.
Scholarships: Fulbright Commission and Exchange Scholarship of University of Heidelberg.
Since 1998: SCHOTT AG, Mainz.
Legal Department: Mergers & Acquisitions, International Company and Trade Law, Labor Law, Anti Trust Law, Product Liability.
Since 2005:
Head of Tax Department.
Lecturer at University of Applied Sciences in Heidelberg



Prof. Dr. Carl Notger, MBA
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Function within the MBA-Program:
> Coordination Module 8
> Course Instructor: Strategy Business Plan

Career:
 Business Administration, Julius Maximilian University, Würzburg
Konrad-Adenauer Scholarship
Master of Business Administration, BGSU, USA
Fulbright Scholarship
Research and teaching assistant at the University of Illinois, USA
Ph.D. at the University St. Gallen, Switzerland
Senior Manager Corporate Finance, Bayerische Vereinsbank AG
General Manager, Finance, FAG AG
Since 1991 Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt
For Strategic Management and Finance
Founder of the “Institute for Modern Controlling”



Instructors Shih Chien University

Shen-Hui Yan
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Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 4
> Course Instructor: Language Competence Mandarin

Career:
 B.A. in Library Science, Taipei Catholic FuJen University.
Master’s class of Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a second language in National Kaohsiong, Normal University.
Chinese lecturer of Taipei Language Institute (TLI) in Kaohsiong, Taiwan.
Chinese lecturer of Redemptoris Mater, Diocesan Missionary Seminary, Taiwan.
Since 2005, Lecturer at the Chinese Center in National Kaohsiung, Normal University, Taiwan.



Dr. Tsaubin Chen
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Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 5
> Course Instructor: Case Studies

Career:
 M.S. in Information Management & Operation Management, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, U.S.A.
Ph.D. in Political Economy & Public Policy, University of Southern California, U.S.A.
Since 2004, Assistant Prof. & Chairperson of International Business Department, Shih Chien University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Since 2005, Director of Academic Affairs, Shih Chien Univeristy, Kaohsiung Campus, Taiwan.



Dr. Taiho Lin
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Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 5
> Course Instructor: Asia- Culture, History, Economy

Career:
 M.A. in Political Science and Japanlogy, University of Trier, Germany.
Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Münster, Germany.
Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University Münster, Germany.
Since August 2005, Assistant Professor at the Department of International Trade, University Münster, Germany.



Dr. Andre Mailer
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Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 5
> Course Instructor: Negotiation Skills / Business Strategies

Career:
 MSc in Economics, University of Warsaw (1968)
Ph.D. in Change Management, London School of Ecomomics, University of London, Great Britain.
Working assignments as Professor for International Business at several Universities such as Shih Chien University, Fachhochschule Koeln (Campus Gummersbach),
American University in Bulgaria and Emirates Center for Management and Technology, in partnership with Champlain College, Vermont, USA.
Industrial and commercial experience as Salary Administration Officer, Economic Adviser and R & D Officer
In-company consultancy/ training as independent for 22 years.



Dr. Chia-Lin Chen

Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 5
> Course Instructor: Negotiation Skills / Business Strategies

Career:
 Master in Agricultural Economics at the National Chung-Hsing University in Taiwan.
Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of Georgia at Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.
Senior specialist at Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in U.S.A.
Senior specialist, Trade Division and Int. Affairs Department, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taiwan.
Since 2005, Associate Professor, Department of International Trade at Shih Chien University, Kaohsiung Campus, Taiwan.



Paul Blewchamp
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Function within the MBA-Program:
> Elective Instructor: Business English

Career:
 B.A.(Hons) Humanities, University of Herttardshine
Postgraduate Diploma in modern Chinese, Thames Valley University
Master in Linguistics for ELT, Lancaster University
Master in Multi-Media for TEFL, Newcastle University
Since 1995, lecturer at Shih Chien University, International Trade Department, Kaohsiung Campus, Taiwan.



Alex Jou
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Function within the MBA-Program:
> Elective Instructor: Business English

Career:
 Master of Business Administration, College of Business and Technology, Western Illinois University, U.S.A.
Lecturer at Kao Yuan Institute of Technology, Kaohsiung,Taiwan.
Lecturer, Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Shih Chien University, Kaohsiung Campus, Taiwan.



Instructors Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics

Irina L. Ekareva

Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 5
> Course Instructor: C&EE – Culture, History Economy: Russian Civilisation

Career:
 Ph.D. in History in 1987.
Since 1989, Head of the Foreign Language Department at Plekhanov Academy of Economics in Moscow, Russia.
1995-present: Lecturer for Economic History of Great Britain, Economic History of the USA; History of Russian Civilisation at REA International Business School, in Mirbis.
1998 - to present: Guest lecturer at Pori University (Finland), Dresden Business School (Germany), Krems Business School (Austria), Boros University (Sweden) and University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg (Germany).



Anna Vichinakova, PhD
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Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 5
> Course Instructor: C&EE – Culture, History, Economy History of
Entrepreneurship - Part 1

Career:
 PhD of Economic History, Plekhanov Russian Economic Academy, Moscow, Russia. Title: “Entrepreneurial organisations in Russia, at the end of the 19th century and beginning of 20th .”
Since 2003, Cross-Cultural Management Consultant in various organisations. (Task: presentation of Russian, French and American culture to Russian managers).
1994-present, Associate professor at Plekhanov Russian Economic Academy, Deputy-Head of the Chair of Economic History.
Lecturer in Economic History and “History of Russian Entrepreneurship to students from all faculties, foreign students at under and graduate level (MBA).



Timofey A. Krylov
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Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 5
> Course Instructor: C&EE – Culture, History,
Economy: History of Entrepreneurship - Part 2

Career:
 MBA degree at International Business School in Jönköping, Sweden.
Sept 2004 to present: Consulting and lecturing activity in the sphere of entrepreneurship and business start-up.
Lecturer at Plekhanov Russian Economic Academy in Moscow, and “City-Class” educational company.
Product manager at ITAB Shop Concept AB, Scandinavian industrial group.
Sales of shop furniture and fittings, offering complete solutions for supermarkets. Developing distribution chain and establishing relations with local distributors over Russia.



Irina I.Skorobogatykh, Ph.D
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Function within the MBA-Program:
Module 5
> Course Instructor: Negotiation skills / Business
> Strategies: Russian Consumer Studies (Marketing)

Career:
 Associate professor of Plekhanov REA Marketing Department.
Editor in chief “Marketing and Marketing Research” journal (in Russian), Grebennikov publishing house.
About 20 years of teaching and consultancy experience in Russia and abroad.



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