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 & Management
Prof. Dr. Marcelo da Veiga
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR
Sebastian Welter, M.A.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Jasmin Schäfer
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Luca Spychalski
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Riley Schatz
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Maneli Sabouhi
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Sanduni Liyanage
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Kaspar Hesse
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Sofia Guerra Bernal
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Victoria Neumann, M.A.
JUNIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Giorgia Tettamanti, B.A.
JUNIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Vanessa Basilio de Luca, Dipl.-Päd.
LOGISTICS & STUDENT ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT
Claudia Werth
HOUSING COORDINATOR
Johanna Herche, B.SC.
HOUSING MANAGER
Amir Yousif, B.A.
ACADEMIC MANAGER
Prof. Jeremy Wasser, PhD
ACADEMIC ADVISOR
René Köhl, B.A.
JUNIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Skyler De Young, B.FA.
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
Florian Königs, M.A.
ACCOUNTING
Friederike Stegemann, M.A.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Vanessa Baldyga, B.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Mara Minkler, 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
Mara Minkler, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Vanessa Baldyga, B.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Friederike Stegemann, M.A.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Friederike Stegemann, M.A.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Vanessa Baldyga, B.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Mara Minkler, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Charlotte Korff, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Charlotte Korff, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Mara Minkler, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Vanessa Baldyga, B.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Friederike Stegemann, M.A.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Academic Programs
Kerstin Bender, M.A.
Arina Boger, M.A.
Hannah Erhard, M.A.
Skyler De Young, B.FA.
René Köhl, B.A.
Prof. Jeremy Wasser, PhD
Amir Yousif, B.A.
Giorgia Tettamanti, B.A.
Victoria Neumann, M.A.
Housing & Administration
Florian Königs, M.A.
Johanna Herche, B.SC.
Claudia Werth
Vanessa Basilio de Luca, Dipl.-Päd.
Student Assistants
Sofia Guerra Bernal
Kaspar Hesse
Sanduni Liyanage
Maneli Sabouhi
Riley Schatz
Luca Spychalski
Jasmin Schäfer
Our Team
Directors & Academic Management
Prof. Dr. Marcelo da Veiga
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR
Sebastian Welter, M.A.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Charlotte Korff, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Mara Minkler, M.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Vanessa Baldyga, B.A.
SENIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Friederike Stegemann, M.A.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Academic Programs
Kerstin Bender, M.A.
GERMAN LANGUAGE COORDINATOR AND INSTRUCTOR
Arina Boger, M.A.
JUNIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Hannah Erhard, M.A.
ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Skyler De Young, B.FA.
JUNIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
René Köhl, B.A.
JUNIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Prof. Jeremy Wasser, PhD
ACADEMIC ADVISOR
Amir Yousif, B.A.
ACADEMIC MANAGER
Giorgia Tettamanti, B.A.
JUNIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Victoria Neumann, M.A.
JUNIOR ACADEMIC MANAGER
Housing & Administration
Florian Königs, M.A.
ACCOUNTING
Johanna Herche, B.SC.
HOUSING MANAGER
Claudia Werth
HOUSING COORDINATOR
Vanessa Basilio de Luca, Dipl.-Päd.
LOGISTICS & STUDENT ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT
Student Assistants
Sofia Guerra Bernal
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Kaspar Hesse
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Sanduni Liyanage
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Maneli Sabouhi
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Riley Schatz
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Luca Spychalski
STUDENT ASSISTANT