Outreach Activities

Leading, developing, and lecturing in Communication’s CAS at BFH Business School 

Developing and lecturing in HR Management at BFH Business School 

Developing and lecturing in the Master’s module Global citizenship ZHAW 

Lecturing at FHGR – Multimedia Production 

Co-teaching on language diversity at Aalto University School of Business, Finland 

Conference Activities – Bürgenstock, Valiant. IACCM, IATEFL, AOM 

Providing local firms and the public administration with expertise on potential markets (eg. China). 

Offering consultancy services to firms on the impact of techno-regulation (China’s Social Credit System) to their business activities.  

Providing expertise as to the global/intercultural fitness of local firms using cross-validated tools such as the Intercultural Development Inventory. 

Consulting and providing services in German to local firms for Conflict Communication, Presentations, Rhetoric, Moderation Techniques, Storytelling, Branding, and e-business 

Partnerships with universities worldwide in the areas of research and teaching 

Teaching exchange partnerships with the Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences (Germany) and Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico). Joint-teaching modules and research on exciting new topics such as the impact of macro-shifts (e.g., technology, power transitions, geopolitics) on the management of global firms. 

Swiss Global Competence Lab, a transdisciplinary innovation platform in cooperation with Zurich University of Applied Sciences, The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, and The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland. 

Teaching and exchange partners with Kenyatta University, Nairobi. Joint teaching ‘Geopolitics and the Green Economy Transition.’ 

UNESCO Chair for Higher Education, Research, and Innovation in Responsible Global Management 

Brücke zum Studium (Bridge to Study), a preparatory course to support refugees to enter a University or a University of Applied Sciences, provided by the Touqan Project  

Board presidency of the Sonata de Primavera Association which supports the young string ensemble Protean Quartet (Protean Quartet) 

Broad global network encompassing research, teaching and entrepreneurship including Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America.  

World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence, a global non-profit organisation dedicated to advance knowledge, research and praxis of intercultural competence. 

Research Group on Management and Language (GEM&L), an international research association dedicated to the study of language diversity in organisations. 

European Association for International Education (EAIE), promoting and driving responsible international education in Europe and beyond. 

International Language Association (ICC), an NGO which sets standards for a transnational network of language learners.  

SIETAR Switzerland, a diverse community of individuals and organisations, all sharing a strong interest in the intercultural field.