HILKA LEICHT

Owner and General Manager: Contact for marketing, contracting, finances and all general issues. hilka@ieconline.de

Master of Arts in Russian and Eastern European Politics (Free University of Berlin and Humboldt University of Berlin) and Graduate Diploma in German as a Foreign Language (University of Potsdam). Since 2007: Part-time MBA at the Institute of Management, Berlin (HRW Berlin). Lived in Russia for three years. Assistant lecturer at State University of St Petersburg for DAAD. Work experience in language training and selling language courses. Languages: German, English, Russian.

Started the IEC operation in Germany in July 2001. Visits to universities in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, USA, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Spain. Memberships: EAIE, NAFSA.

KATJA DITTMANN

Operations Management & Key Client Management: Contact for German universities, student advising, application processing. katja@ieconline.de

Diplom degree in International Tourism Management (University of Applied Science in Bremen); Study Abroad Semester at Swinburne University of Technology as well as a six month internship at Swinburne’s Centre for e-Business and Communication in cooperation with the Centre for Regional Development.  One year Au-Pair in the USA. Languages: German, English.

Started at IEC in November 2004. Various university visits to to IEC partners in Australia, Canada and Great Britain.

KATRIN KÜHN

Caseworker: Student advising, application processing. katrin@ieconline.de

High-School year in Chicago, IL, USA. Degree in Social Sciences from Humboldt University of Berlin. Languages: German, English.

Started at IEC in February 2005. Advising tours through Germany and Austria. University visits to Perth, Australia (Murdoch University, Edith Cowan University, University of Western Australia, Curtin University of Technology).

DAVID NITSCHKE

Caseworker: Student advising, application processing. david@ieconline.de

One year abroad at York University in Toronto, Canada. One month study visit to Detroit, MI, USA (research on International Comparative Politics). Two month language training in in Buenos Aires, Argentinia. Currently: North America Studies and Business at the Free University of Berlin. Languages: German, English.

Started at IEC in November 2007. Advising trips in Germany. University visits in Canada (University of Winnipeg, Trent University).

ASTRID JAKOB

Student Advisor & Office Operations. astrid@ieconline.de

Certified foreign language corresponce clerk (Atlas Schule, Nürnberg). Audio Engineering Training Program (SAE-School of Audio Engineering, Munich). Work experience in audio engineering and camera assistance (Video, TV, Live Broadcasting, in Germany and abroad), Projectionist and management of film screenings in cinema (Cinecittà, Hackesche Höfe Berlin). Numerous extended culture tours to Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand and the USA. High School exchange in Rennes, France. Languages: German, English.

Started at IEC in April 2005.  IEC Advising tours in Germany.

MICHAEL WERF

Senior Student Advisor: Respond to student enquiries, representation at fairs in Germany and Austria. info@ieconline.de

School Exchange Programme with St. John's School in Marlborough/England, Summer Homestay in Swindon and several trips to London. One year of study abroad at the University of Valencia/Spain through the Erasmus Programme. Two months of intensive language course in Portuguese at the University of Lisbon. Study of Romance Languages and Literature and Modern History (Free University of Berlin). Internship as Project Management Assistant at Amnesty International in Lisbon. Internship as translator (translating from German, Spanish and Portuguese into English). Guided tours in German and English at The Story of Berlin. Languages: German (native), English, Spanish, Portuguese.

Started at IEC in March 2008. IEC Advising tours in Germany. IEC Partner University Training in Spain (Barcelona: European University, BES LA SALLE, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).

ANNA KLÖPPER

Student Advisor: Respond to student enquiries, representation at fairs in Germany and Austria.

Study Abroad semester at Queen Mary University & Westfield College, University of London. Study of English Philology, History and Spanish (Free University Berlin). Languages: German, English, Spanish.

Started at IEC in February 2009. Advising tours in Germany.

MATHIAS HOPP

Student Advisor: Respond to student enquiries, representation at fairs in Germany and Austria.

Study Abroad year at Queensland University of Technology in Australien. Internship with Apple German in Munich, focus: marketing. Currently: Studies of Business Engineering, focus: informations and communications systems (TU Berlin). Trips to Australia, Japan and South-East-Asia. Languages: German, English.

Started at IEC in February 2009. IEC Advising tours in Germany.

PAULA ALBERT

Student Advisor: Respond to student enquiries, representation at fairs in Germany and Austria.

High School year in Zanesville, OH, USA. One year Study Abroad through the Erasmus program at the University College London, UK. Completed First State Exam in teaching English and History (University of Cologne). Currently Master studies in Education Management (TU Berlin). Languages: German, English.

Started at IEC in November 2008. IEC Advising tours in Germany.