Fit for Partnership with Germany
Manager Training Programme of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Iranian alumni completed the “How to do business with Germany” virtual training course. The interactive seminar addressed what to consider when initiating contact with German companies, how to conquer new markets, and how to impress a German company with your business ideas and acumen. Continue reading
Eight years ago, Juan Reyes founded his own software start-up together with four friends from university. "A company has to be as diverse as a zoo," he says. Reyes completed the Manager Training Programme a year ago. It has become his springboard into international business. Continue reading
Germany and Moldova have extended their partnership as part of the Manager Training Programme (MP) to 2023. Dr Heinz Hetmeier, Deputy Director-General for European Policy at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), and Vadim Gumene, State Secretary at the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Moldova, signed a joint declaration to this effect in the Moldovan capital Chisinau on October 21, 2021. Continue reading
How can small and medium-sized enterprises benefit from digital media? How can they optimise marketing? And how can they find and retain qualified personnel? Turkmen alumni discovered the answers to these and other questions in a series of seminars organised for them by the Manager Training Programme.
Alumni from Ethiopia met for a virtual follow-up event in July, one and a half years after completing training in Germany. The group talked about financial performance and another key topic everyone was very invested in: resilience. The 21 entrepreneurs enjoyed the reunion at the digital meeting organised by the IMAP training centre. Continue reading
Evgeny Grigoryev is always on the lookout for further education that can advance his career. The manager training programme came at the right time for the deputy chief engineer of a mine owned by the Russian coal company SUEK-Kusbass. In addition to lots of new things about change management and environmental protection, Grigoryev learned quite a bit about intercultural management. The 35-year-old’s personal contact to German companies also is also helping SUEK to clear up the final unresolved issues before closing two deals. Continue reading
Mumbai-based Mosil Lubricants produces industrial lubricants for customers that include well-known German firms. Rupali Mavani is part of the Mosil management team. Participation in the Manager Training Programme has helped her get closer to her dream of one day transforming the family business into public limited company. Continue reading
The Kyrgyz, Moldovan and Ukrainian entrepreneurs who completed virtual MP training between February and May were all from the agricultural and food processing sectors. One particular food turned out to be a highlight. Continue reading
Speaking for many MP participants from Azerbaijan and Georgia, entrepreneur Zhala Mammadova from Baku summed up her feelings: "I wish I could have participated in the program offline". Still despite the special circumstances of digital training, all 19 participating executives declared "Fit for Partnership with Germany" programme in spring a success. Continue reading
Executives from Tunisia participated in the virtual manager training programme in spring. The 18 entrepreneurs from various industries and representing various company sizes had a positive experience.
The main objective of the group was to establish business contacts to German companies and to maintain and expand existing relationships by participating in the programme, despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading