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Prof. Ivan Al-Azm

Profile

Prof. Ivan Al-Azm Dozent

Contact

  • Contact hours Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
  • Address Berner Fachhochschule
    Business School
    Institut Marketing & Global Management
    Brückenstrasse 73
    3005 Bern

Activities

  • Lecturer in Business English

  • Lecturer in Applied Business Communication

  • BBUS Business Skills module responsible

  • EABE Advanced Business English module responsible

  • EIFM International Family Mentor module responsible

  • EIFM International Family Mentor module responsible

  • Regional expert - Arab world

Teaching

  • Bachelor of Science Business Administration

  • Bachelor of Science Digital Business & AI

  • Bachelor of Science International Business Administration

  • Business English (BSc. Business Administration)

  • Applied Business Communication (BSc. Digital Business & AI, International Business Administration, Business Administration)

  • BBUS Business Skills (BSc. Business Administration)

  • BIBM International Business Management (BSc. Business Administration)

  • EABE Advanced Business English (BSc. Digital Business & AI, International Business Administration, Business Administration)

  • SGM4 Geopolitics and Green Energy (BSc. International Business Administration)

  • WDEN Digital Enterprise (BSc. Digital Business & AI)

Research

  • Intercultural communication related topics

  • Using media in the classroom

  • Media literacy

  • Business communication

CV

  • Holds an M.A. in Design (2020) and M.A. in Film and Video (1995), as well as a B.Sc. in Cinema and Photography (1993). In addition, he earned a CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Adults) in 2001 and completed certification in the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) in 2022. Since 2014, Ivan has been a Business English lecturer at the Business School of the Bern University of Applied Sciences. He specializes in teaching English and Business English, applied business communication, multimodal narrative communication, and intercultural communication, as well as a particular academic interest in Syrian and Arab cinema. Beyond academia, is the founder of the Touqan Project, an initiative that provides language and academic skills support to refugees, and volunteers as a teacher of English and English for Academic Purposes to refugees who wish to study in English.
  • 2014-continuing Lecturer in Business English Business School, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland
  • 2013-2016 Lecturer in Business English School of Management, Fribourg, Switzerland
  • 2009-2013 External lecturer in English University of Teacher Education, Fribourg, Switzerland
  • 2007-2009 Pedagogical Advisor for English Klubschule Migros, Bern, Switzerland
  • 2002-2013 English and business English techer Klubschule Migros, Bern, Switzerland
  • 2002-2007 English teacher Volkshochschule, Bern, Switzerland
  • 2001-2005 English and business English teacher Business Language Centre blc, Bern, Switzerland
  • Eidgenössischer Fachausweis Ausbilder – Lernende beraten und begleiten (AdA FA‑M 3) 12/2008–01/2009
  • Eidgenössischer Fachausweis Ausbilder – Lernveranstaltungen für Erwachsene planen und didaktisch gestalten (AdA FA‑M4/M 5) 02/2008–11/2008
  • Creative Methodology for the Classroom August 2005, Pilgrims, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
  • Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) August 2001
  • Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Juli 1997, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australien

Projects

Awards

Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia
"The Body in Question: a cross-cultural analysis of multicultural bodies in contemporary Australia"
Undressing an Arab, A photographic Study, November 1998.

ISM (n.) College Students: Diversity and Community
A documentary and educational project at the University of Maryland at College Park

Joseph Beuys in America (1995)

School of Communication, The American University, USA

Supervised theses

  • Alimi, Edlira The Legacy of Qatar 2022: Nation branding efforts and effects post-World Cup 2025

  • Baydoun, Lara Halal-orientierts Dienstleistungen in Hotels: Eine Untersuchung der Angebote für muslimische Touristen aus der Goldregion in Interlaken 2025

  • Guang Hui Tosoni, Roger Leading Across Cultures: exploring strategies and challenges in managing diverse teams 2025

  • Wyss, Katja Cultural Noise in Swiss-Arab Security Negotiations 2024

  • Wyss, Nayibe Intercultural interaction in Interlaken cafes: Arab tourists from an employee perspective 2024

Language skills and intercultural knowledge

  • English - Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Arabic - Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German - Professional working proficiency
  • French - Elementary proficiency
  • Spanish - Elementary proficiency
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Jordan
  • Australia
  • Lebanon
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • United States of America