Girl Power with Heart

The Mongolian group of executives from the upper and middle management levels made a somewhat unusual target group of 15 women. No wonder, then, that the experiences of German entrepreneurs like Michaela Schenk of Mawa were of particular interest to them. Continue reading

Cotton for Vietnamese Pilot Group

In the spring of 2014, Vietnamese executives from the middle and upper management levels with little or no knowledge of English had a chance to participate in the MP. Interpreters and Vietnamese-speaking tutors made it easier for the participants to cope in Germany. A special appeal to the guests from Vietnam was the visit of the Bremen Cotton Exchange. Continue reading

Contacts in Central Asia

The MP hosted executives from Central Asia in Dresden. Participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan represented a wide spectrum of different industries. Thanks to a contacts forum, they got the opportunity to enhance their individual programme, make a whole host of follow-on contacts and arrange company visits. Continue reading

Mexican Executives in Bavaria and Berlin

While the Mexican and German ministries of economic affairs are preparing the signing of a government statement as the basis for the bilateral cooperation within the framework of the MP, the pilot group has already successfully completed its training at the Academy of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Munich and Upper Bavaria. Continue reading

Catching up in Cairo

From mid-2012 to the beginning of 2013, the first Egyptian managers participated in the Manager Training Programme (MP) in Germany. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) issued invitations to a follow-up meeting in Cairo – and most Egyptian alumni accepted. Continue reading