Daniel Albrecht

Daniel Albrecht studied law in Münster and Niigata (Japan). After being employed in a Chinese law firm in Beijing, he was an independent attorney from 2006-2012 and works since March 2012 for Sonderhoff & Einsel Law and Patent Office in Tokyo.

Expertise:

• Tax law, labor law, and insolvency law
• Advice for midsize companies on all aspects of the German and international business law
• FDI in Japan and China

MBA Courses:

• International Business Law
• Japanese & Chinese Business Law

Dr.-Ing. Lothar Aldinger

Lothar Aldinger studied Mechanical Engineering and holds a doctorate in Factory Management (University of Stuttgart). He worked for Mercedes-Benz AG as a Senior Manager in South Africa (logistics, production, re-engineering) and Germany (strategic planning and quality management). In 2009 he founded EBZ-Beratungszentrum GmbH.

Expertise:

• Quality management, process management
• Production control / Logistics (dissertation)
• Head of Logistics, Production, Quality Assurance Manager

MBA Courses:

• Quality Management
• Process Management
• Project Management
• Production and Logistics Management

Mike Fischer, MBA, MSc

Mike Fischer received a first degree in Business Administration from the University of the Saarland and holds an MBA and a MSc in International Finance and Management from the OU Business School, UK. He works as a self-employed business consultant and Associate Lecturer at Hochschule Bremen, Hamburg School of Business Administration, and Munich Business School.

Expertise:

• Business creation, management, expansion and internationalization
• Strategy development, business planning, corporate finance
• Leadership development and coaching of start-up founders

MBA Courses:

• International Finance
• Communication and Presentation
• Strategic Management and Globalisation

Prof. Dr. Tim Goydke

Tim Goydke studied Economics in Duisburg (Germany), Tokyo, and Cardiff (UK) and has achieved a PhD from the University of Duisburg (Industrial Policy in Korea and Japan). Before joining Hochschule Bremen he worked as a consultant for Japan, Korea, and South Asia with the German Asia-Pacific Business Association. He is Dean of the IGC since 2009.

Expertise:

• International economic relations / macroeconomics
• Japanese & Korean economy/management
• Intercultural management
• Ethics in international business

MBA Courses:

• Japanese Economy
• Area Studies Japan
• Global Economics
• Business Ethics

Prof. Dr. Achim Gutowski

Achim Gutowski studied International Business and International Relations in the United States and International Economic Relations and International Management at Hochschule Bremen and University of Bremen. He earned his PhD for a dissertation on the quality and location of foreign direct investment in the PRC and India. He holds a  full-time Professorship at the International Business School of Service Management, Hamburg.

Expertise:

• Theory and practice of global management and international marketing
• Global human resource management & organization

MBA Courses:

• International Human Resource Management

Prof. Dr. Parissa Haghirian

Parissa Haghirian studied Business Administration and Japanese Studies in Vienna and worked as a Journalist for TV Asahi Newsnetwork and as Project Assistant for Accenture and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. She is Adjunct Professor at Temple University and has been Visiting Professor at HEC Paris, Aalto University (Finland), Sharif University (Tehran), FH Joanneum and most recently Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich.

Expertise:

• Internal corporate communications
• Market entry processes
• Management/marketing with Japan
• Consulting Services in Asia

MBA Courses:

• Japanese Business

Prof. Dr. Carsten Herbes

Carsten Herbes studied Business Administration and Japanese Studies and holds a PhD from European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder). He worked as a Senior Project Manager for Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in Munich and Tokyo, and as R&D Manager, Director, and most recently as CFO for NAWARO BioEnergie AG. Before becoming professor at HFWU he worked as self-employed business consultant.

Expertise:

• International management
• Japanese business & economy
• Renewable energies

MBA Courses:

• Japanese Management

Dr. Diana Kisro-Warnecke, MBA

Dr. Kisro-Warnecke studied economics at University in Hanover and Hamburg. She holds an IT MBA-degree of the University of Liverpool, England, and a doctorate in Marketing and Management (University of Hanover), where she established and runs the China Competence Centre. Kisro-Warnecke is a bank clerk and was Managing Director of a leading seminar organizer in Germany for several years. Having worked for companies in Germany, South Africa and China, she is now Managing Director of a China Consultancy.

Expertise:

• International management and consulting
• International corporate communication
• Chinese business & economy
• Diversity management
• Special focus on China, East Asia and India

MBA Courses:

• Chinese Economy
• China: Culture, History and Society

Dr. Renate Krieg

Renate Krieg studied Sinology, Sociology and Information Science in Berlin, Beijing, and Shanghai. Since 1997 she is an associated researcher of research projects on cross-cultural management issues in Sino-German cooperations at Hochschule Bremen.

Expertise:

• Impact of economic reforms in the PRC on society and social change
• Demographic Change in the PRC
• Social security system reform in the PRC
• Cross-cultural management and HR management in Sino-German cooperations

MBA Courses:

• Area Studies China

Michael Krähe

Michael Krähe graduated as civil engineer from Technical University Aachen in 1990. After working on large infrastructure projects in Asia with HOCHTIEF AG, he acted as manager and CEO for various multinational companies in Japan between 1998 and 2010. Since then he is teaching at a private business school in Bremen.

Expertise:

• Japanese Management
• Intercultural Management
• Knowledge Management
• Market Entry in Japan

MBA Courses:

• Japanese Business

Dr. rer. pol. Luling Lo

Luling Lo studied business administration with a special focus on Marketing at the Westfälische Wilhelms University of Münster. He is CFO and Member of the Executive Board of Ospig GmbH & Co. KG, a jeans supplier of many well-known chain stores. He has also been a part-time lecturer in Supply Chain Management at the School of International Business of Hochschule Bremen for many years.

Expertise:

• International supply chain management
• Chinese business and management

MBA Courses:

• Chinese Management
• Global Logistics 

Dipl.-Psych. Anne Loehr

Anne Loehr studied Psychology with a special focus on Work and Organizational Psychology (Interculturalism and Labor) at the University of Bremen. She works for the Center of Intercultural Management of Hochschule Bremen and developed the blended learning tool “Crosscultural Competences”. Currently she  is also trained as a systemic consultant and family therapist.

Expertise:

• Crosscultural Communication
• Systemic consulting and therapy
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy oriented training programs
• Child and youth psychology and psychotherapy

MBA Courses:

• Crosscultural Competences

Prof. Dr. Petra Milde

Petra Milde is an economist and political scientist (MA, Georgetown Univ.). She worked for seven years in development cooperation in Southeast Asia. Currently she is Vice-Dean of the Faculty 2 Business Studies of Hochschule Bremerhaven and Director of the Institute for Maritime Tourism (IMT).

Expertise:

• Organizational development and transformation
• International and strategic management
• Competence building in intercultural management

MBA Courses:

• Strategic and International Management
• Change Management

Jens-R. Olesch

Jens-R. Olesch has a degree in Business Administration and is specialized in Financial Accounting. He works for Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH and has been a part-time lecturer for many years at Hochschule Bremerhaven and Hochschule Bremen.

Expertise:

• Controlling, Accounting
• Foreign Trade
• Marketing
• Auditing

MBA Courses:

• Financial Accounting (Controlling)
• Cost Accounting and Financial Controlling

Prof. Dr. Monika Schaedler

Monika Schaedler received her academic degrees in Economics (diploma/ MSc) and Sinology (PhD) from the University of Hamburg after studying in Berlin, Hamburg and Beijing. Her present research concentrates on China’s social politics, on foreign business in China, cross-cultural aspects of business, corporate social responsibility, management issues, corporate culture and leadership in China.

Expertise:

• Chinese economy/management
• Social security, human resource management, corporate social responsibility in China

MBA Courses:

• Chinese Economy and Society
• Chinese Management

Prof. Dr. Peter Schmidt

Peter Schmidt studied Economics and Sociology in Dortmund (Germany) and received a PhD from the University of Mannheim (Social Policy / Individual Retirement decision). Before joining Hochschule Bremen he worked as a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW). He taught Economics and Research Methods in Leeds/UK and Wilmington N.C./USA

Expertise:

• General Economics (Micro- und Macroeconomics) and Economic Policy
• Regional Economics and Regional Structural Policy
• Cultural Economics: Cultural
• Management, Impact Studies

MBA Courses:

• Economics
• Economic Research
• Methods

Thomas Schommers, MA

Thomas Schommers holds a Bachelor (honours degree) in Asian-Pacific Business Administration from the University of Hertfordshire, UK, and a Master in Environmental and Sustainability Management from Harvard University, USA. Since 2007, he is the Head of General Studies and an associate lecturer for management/negotiation techniques in Asian cultures at the European University of Applied Sciences Rhine/Erft in Germany.

Expertise:

• Intercultural seminars about Japan - China - Korea
• Asia-etiquette, business-etiquette
• Asian Pacific Business Behaviour and Economic Issues

MBA Courses:

• Operations Management
• International Transport

Prof. Dr. Christian Schuchardt

Christian Schuchardt holds a Master’s degree in Engineering & Management and a doctorate related to International Management and German-Chinese Joint Ventures. Before entering Hochschule Bremen he earned broad international work experience as a project leader, international consultant, senior consultant, general manager, and board member. Since 2009 he is also Deputy Academic Director of the IGC.

Expertise:

• Intercultural Awareness
• International marketing and communication
• International management and consulting
• Special focus on China, Asia and the Arab world

MBA Courses:

• International Marketing
• Chinese Business

Prof. Dr. Martin Schwardt

Martin Schwardt holds a degree in Engineering & Management and a PhD from the University of Hamburg. Prior to his appointment at Hochschule Bremen he worked as Researcher, Institute for Logistics and Transportation at the University of Hamburg, and for the Port Company of Luebeck, first as Assistant to the CEO, then as Director of Organisation and Corporate Development.

Expertise:

• Port operations, route and site planning, supply chain management
• Production planning and engineering

MBA Courses:

• Operations Management
• International Transport