IEC Team
A team of 10 full time and part time employed student advisors and asistants is taking care of your and the students needs. The IEC Team is based in the Berlin office at Marienstrasse 19/20 in 10117 Berlin-City Center, 5 minutes walk from Friedrichstrasse station.
IEC Management
Hilka Leicht, MBA, MA
Owner & Managing Director: Contact for contracting, finances and all general issues
Master of Business Administration Entrepreneurship (MBA) at the Institute of Management, Berlin (HRW Berlin).Master of Arts in Russian and Eastern European Politics (Free University of Berlin and Humboldt University of Berlin). Graduate Diploma in German as a Foreign Language (University of Potsdam). Lived in Russia for three years. Assistant lecturer at the State University of St Petersburg for DAAD. Work experience in language training and selling language courses. Languages: German, English, Russian.
IEC - International Education for Global Minds: Started the IEC operation in Germany in July 2001. Visits to universities in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, USA, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Spain. Memberships: EAIE, NAFSA.
Berlin International College: Since 2012 also Vice-President Marketing & Recruitment at Berlin International College (BIC), which offers pathway programs to international students in Germany.
Anja Göhler
Management Assistant & Finance
Director for social-cultural institutions at the Fachschule für Soziokulturelle Arbeit Meißen [Professional School for Social-Cultural Work Meißen]. Executive staff at the Café JO in Berlin. Member of the management board of JoJo-Kultur e.V. Coordination of staff and client support at the language institute Linguarama Spracheninstitut GmbH.
Started at IEC in 2005.
IEC Student Advisors
Erik Mattusch
IEC Student Advisor & Inquiry Management
PERSONAL BACKGROUND: Master in Business Administration (Europe University Viadrina/Ffo). Bachelor in Business Administration (Europe University Viadrina/Ffo). Study abroad at the University of Vassa, FI. Study abroad at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC, Kanada. Apprenticeship as insurance salesman. Work experience as an insurance advisor.
With IEC since September 2011. Advisory trips within Germany, campus visits to University of Chicago, USA, Macquarie University and The University of Newcastle, Australia.
Sonja Huss
IEC Student Advisor & Event Management
Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Studies and Spanish Philology with the additional qualification "German as a Foreign Language" (University of Potsdam). Professional training as a “Foreign Language Correspondent" High School Year in Port Angeles, Washington State, USA. Study abroad semester at the Universidad de Murcia, Spain as well as two other extended stays in Spain and Central America.
Started at IEC in February 2012.
Ákos Király
IEC Marketing Coordinator & Student Advisor
Currently Bachelor in Business Law (FOM, Berlin). Study abroad year at the University of Kent at Canterbury. Languages: Hungarian, German, English.
With IEC since February 2010. Advisory trips within Germany, campus visits to Australia (The University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University) and Canada (Vancouver Island University).
Taygün Kaplan
IEC Student Advisor
Currently studying Law Studies (Humboldt University of Berlin). Study abroad year at the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. Study abroad year at King’s College London, UK. Languages: German, English, Turkish.
Started at IEC in September 2011.
Janina Walkemeyer
IEC Student Advisor
Currently studying Social Sciences at Humboldt-University of Berlin. One year of Study Abroad in North Carolina, USA.
Started at IEC in September 2011.
Yvonne Wöhner
IEC Student Advisor
Currently doing a Master’s degree in Latin American Studies at the FU Berlin. High School Year in Georgia, USA. One year study abroad at the Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico. Languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese.
Started at IEC in September 2011.
IEC Country Specialists
Claudia Zongaro
Caseworker for applications & Marketing/PR
PERSONAL BACKGROUND: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with emphasis in Marketing at San Diego State University in San Diego, California.
Lived in California for about eight years to study and work. Experience as Marketing Technologies Coordinator at San Diego State University.
With IEC since February 2012.
Anja Rummich
IECStudent Advisor & Caseworker for applications
PERSONAL BACKGROUND: Masters in British and North America Studies, Russian Studies and Media and Communication Studies (Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg). Study abroad year at the University of Wales, Swansea, Great Britain. One year in Russia: Lecturer for German at the Mari Pedagogical State University, Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, Russia. Work experience as customer relationship manager.
Started at IEC in November 2011.
Johanna Eichstädt
IEC Country Specialist Australia & Spain, IEC Student Advisor
Bachelor’s degree in social and cultural studies at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). Academic year in California, USA. Since 2006 Diversity trainer and Intercultural trainer. Professional experiences in the cultural sector, amongst others at the Berlin State Opera.
Languages: German, English, French
Started at IEC in September 2011
David Nitschke
IEC Country Specialist New Zealand, Canada, Asian countries & Caseworker for applications
Masters in North America Studies and Business (Free University of Berlin). One year abroad at York University in Toronto, Canada. One month study visit to Detroit, MI, USA (research on International Comparative Politics). Two month language training in in Buenos Aires, Argentinia. Languages: German, English.
Started at IEC in November 2007. Advising tours in Germany. University visits in Canada (University of Winnipeg, Trent University) and to all IEC partner universities in Singapore (LASALLE College of the Arts, Curtin Australia, James Cook Australia Institue of Higher Learning, S. P. Jain Center of Management).