We, 15 Ukrainian civil servants from the President’s Administration, the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, the Ministry of Industrial Policy and the National Bank of Ukraine had the opportunity between April and October 2014 to complete an internship in the GIZ GmbH training programme for young managers of the Government of Ukraine. Continue reading
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Trust, Pride and Team Spirit
What characterises an employee-oriented organisation? At the end of September, MP participants from the mining and extractive sector visited the “Best Employer 2012” to gain insight into the goals of noventum con-sulting from Munster. The internationally active, medium-sized IT consult-ing firm considers its employees to be its most important resource. Continue reading
Projects with Ukraine
As a result of the difficult geopolitical situation, the Ukrainian hryvnia is continuing to lose its value against the euro and dollar. This, in turn, is restricting the buying power of Ukrainian companies. Major purchases such as textiles machines, brewery equipment or automation technology would only be affordable in six months at the earliest, regretted the Ukrainian training participants. Despite this, smaller projects are carrying on briskly. Continue reading
Towards Good Health
In summer, 19 executives from Azerbaijan, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Ukraine and Vietnam familiarised themselves with the German healthcare sector and concluded first contracts. Continue reading
Exchange on the Medium Business Sector and on the Programme’s Development
Berlin. Besides the exchange of views on the Programme itself, the focus of the 9th International Partner Conference of the Manager Training Programme (MP) was on the role of medium-sized businesses in Germany and the partner countries. Continue reading
Andrey Sabanskiyj – Innovative marketing in demand in the Ukraine
Ukrainian entrepreneur Andrey Sabanskiy was just 24 when he set up his first company in the year 2000. Today the businessman from eastern Ukraine is one of five IT specialists to run the marketing company FEEDGEE, which helps organisations and companies manage and analyse Internet and text message activities more efficiently. Continue reading
Alexander Sadurskiy – Restructuring and new products in leather processing in the Ukraine
Alexander Sadurskiy, who is responsible for purchasing, sales and business development at Tomig in Ukraine, was looking for new ways to make the company more crisis resilient and to maximise the profitability of its leather and pelt processing. He also wanted to develop his skills in quality management and employee motivation, forge new contacts and learn how to make full use of raw materials in production. Continue reading
Kateryna Murakhovska – Bavarian PistenBullys and Ukrainian distribution networks
Poltawa-Ski designs and constructs ski centres in Ukraine, offering services ranging from supply and assembly, to maintenance of the funicular lifts they build. Participation in the BMWi Manager Training Programme primarily helped Kateryna Murakhovska improve her intercultural skills and develop lasting relationships with German companies. Continue reading
Dr. Grigori Ushakov – Quality and effectiveness of a Ukrainian beverage producer
“Our goal is not to offer affordable products, but quality products at an affordable price. This guiding principle has been the secret to our success for many years, and it helped us survive in the crisis,” says Grigori Ushakov. Continue reading




