• PhD in History, German Literature and Arts, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• Different management training programmes, e.g. Oxford negotiation programme 2009

International Background

• Member of the International relations Delegation of swissuniversities
• Management activities in China, Vietnam, Russia, UK, Canada, Germany
• Lecturing in St. Petersburg; teaching in different postgraduate programmes in China, Vietnam
• Sabbatical in Irland

Awards

• 2007 Dunhuang Award - awarded for services to the development of Gansu province Western China
• 2014 Friendship Award (State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, Beijing, China)

• Giving lectures/seminars on leadership and communication
• Project-leader of an international study on International Negotiation Skills with 10 academic partners
• Executive consultant for numerous national and international companies
• Leading international negotiating projects at the Business School in conjunction with international partners
• Consultant for 10 different companies in Europe