Who we are
Founded in 1993 on the initiative of Dr. Rainer Zäck, AiB emerged as a nonprofit organization with its roots in the design, planning, and implementation of specialized education abroad programs for U.S. institutions of higher education. AiB remains committed to the original impulse and ideal of intercultural exchange of Dr. Zäck, who passionately built, expanded and pushed AiB forward for over two decades.
Who we are
Founded in 1993 on the initiative of Dr. Rainer Zäck, AiB emerged as a nonprofit organization with its roots in the design, planning, and implementation of specialized education abroad programs for U.S. institutions of higher education. AiB remains committed to the original impulse and ideal of intercultural exchange of Dr. Zäck, who passionately built, expanded and pushed AiB forward for over two decades.
Who we are
Founded in 1993 on the initiative of Dr. Rainer Zäck, AiB emerged as a nonprofit organization with its roots in the design, planning, and implementation of specialized education abroad programs for U.S. institutions of higher education. AiB remains committed to the original impulse and ideal of intercultural exchange of Dr. Zäck, who passionately built, expanded and pushed AiB forward for over two decades.
Our Team
Directors & Academic Management
Prof. Dr. Marcelo da Veiga
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR
Sebastian Welter, M.A.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Thea Tubbenthal
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Franka Stolze
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Riley Schatz
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Maneli Sabouhi
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Charlotte Raschack
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Martina Pegolo
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Victoria Neumann
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Sanduni Liyanage
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Kaspar Hesse
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Sofia Guerra Bernal
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Giorgia Tettamanti, B.A.
CO-WORKING, ROOM RENTALS & LOGISTICS
Sohee Shin, M.A.
CO-WORKING, ROOM RENTALS & WEBSITE
Vanessa Basilio de Luca, Dipl.-Päd.
LOGISTICS & STUDENT ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT
Josef Amongsari, B.A.
ACCOUNTING AND ADMINISTRATION COORDINATOR
Claudia Werth
HOUSING COORDINATOR
Johanna Herche, B.SC.
HOUSING MANAGER
Amir Yousif, B.A.
ACADEMIC MANAGER
Prof. Jeremy Wasser, PhD
ACADEMIC ADVISOR
Friederike Stegemann, M.A.
ACADEMIC MANAGER
René Köhl, B.A.
JUNIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Linda Hülsey, M.A.
JUNIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Hannah Erhard, M.A.
ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Arina Boger, M.A.
JUNIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Kerstin Bender, M.A.
GERMAN LANGUAGE COORDINATOR AND INSTRUCTOR
Vanessa Baldyga, B.A.
ACADEMIC MANAGER
Mara Minkler, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Florian Königs, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Charlotte Korff, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Sebastian Welter, M.A.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Prof. Dr. Marcelo da Veiga
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR
Prof. Dr. Marcelo da Veiga
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR
Sebastian Welter, M.A.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Charlotte Korff, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Florian Königs, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Mara Minkler, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Mara Minkler, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Florian Königs, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Charlotte Korff, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Charlotte Korff, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Florian Königs, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Mara Minkler, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Academic Programs
Kerstin Bender, M.A.
Hannah Erhard, M.A.
Housing & Administration
Josef Amongsari, B.A.
Vanessa Basilio de Luca, Dipl.-Päd.