Founder, Director at Global Learning Center; Associate Dean, International Relations at KSAEL; Founder, Manager, Reasearch Consultant at Non-Government School (Language, Culture, Leadership, Community Service).Currently he teaches, design curriculum and administers intercultural programs for ESB Graduate School, Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad.He has been teaching, training, managing educational projects in the fields of education, intercultural communication/ cross-cultural management for 20 years in a wide range of academic institutions and companies. Founded a private school and global learning center in the Far East RussiaAs vice dean for international relations in the Khabarovsk Academy of Economics and Law, Far East Russia, he developed effective cross-cultural learning environments for students and faculty; initiated and implemented a number of international projects, such as students’ debate club, videoconferences/ blog exchanges with Stanford, US; Orebro, Sweden; Mount Holyoke, Brandies, USA; international summer schools in conjunction with California State University; academic exchanges with Korea, Austria, the USA.Awarded nationally and internationally: Fulbright Fellowship in the USA (2004-2005); DAAD Academic Research Program, Germany (2009), national medal ” For excellence at work”, numerous grants. CD Licensed cross-cultural consultant/trainer: companies Aliance, Shell, Rostelecom, and academia Mount Holyoke,USA, JAMK, Finland.Member of the International HETL Association Board of Directors, co-founder of the Institute for Meaning Centered EducationAround 100 presentations and publications on intercultural communication and strategic management of higher education. Co-editor and co-author of the book Meaning Centered Education, Routledge, 2013.Member of 5 professional associations.Speaks English (Full Proficiency), German (Limited Proficiency), Russian (Native Proficiency)
Specialties: Managing Cultural Diversity in Education and Business, Leadership, Consultancy, Training/Coaching, Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Project Management
