Botschafterin zwischen den Ländern

Astrid Vonhoff ist viel herumgekommen in ihrem Leben. Krankenschwester, Schiffskrankenschwester auf der MS Europa sowie als Angestellte in einer Leitungsposition in Saudi-Arabien – das sind nur einige der vielen Stationen der gelernten Krankenschwester und studierten Pflegemanagerin. 2012 war sie mit dem MP in China. Nicht zum ersten Mal besuchte sie das Reich der Mitte. Continue reading

Globaler denken

Mit Geschäftspartnern aus Osteuropa hatte Florian Hees gute Erfahrungen gemacht, bevor er 2006 am Programm „Fit für das Russlandgeschäft“ teilnahm. Nach drei Wochen in Sankt Petersburg zog es ihn dann immer wieder nach Russland. Mittlerweile ist aus den so gewonnenen Kontakten ein Großprojekt geworden. Continue reading

Uzbekistan’s Textile Industry and German Technology

The textile and clothing sector will be remaining one of Uzbekistan’s most important industries for foreign investment and cooperation in future. State-based modernisation programmes are supporting the growth in the domestic textile industry. The search for new technologies has led Schachzoda Egamberdiewa, the representative of the respective authority in Uzbekistan, to Germany. Continue reading

Working as a Self-Employed Business Consultant

Anh Nguy was 27 when she participated in the Manager Training Programme (MP). The MBA graduate was working as a project manager at a German business consultancy based in Ho Chi Minh City, a metropolis with eight million inhabitants situated in the south of Vietnam. She established her own business in her early 30s. The MP helped her to make this jump, Anh Nguy says today. Continue reading

Steam boilers for Africa

Aymen Dimassi is the Managing Director of a small company that produces steam boilers and also offers complementary products for boiler plants. In the food industry, the boilers are used to sterilise milk or brew beer, for example. Steam boilers also have their applications in the automotive industry and agriculture. Continue reading

Organic herbs from Tunisia served in German dining rooms

Leith Tlemcani is a biologist. He studied in France and has lived, researched and worked there. Four years ago the 35-year-old microbiologist returned to Tunisia and founded his own company there, thereby entering a sector that is still just emerging in Tunisia. He produces organic oils, herbs and extracts, primarily for the German market. Demand is so great that production could not keep up, so he has recently upgraded and expanded. Continue reading