The Director and employees
Particular emphasis was placed on interdisciplinary and inter-regional aspects when the team was recruited.
Director
| Dr. Christoph Grolimund | |
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+41 31 380 11 60 christoph.grolimund[at]oaq.ch |
Dr. Grolimund studied German and English philology at the University of Basel, Switzerland, and the University of New Mexico, USA, earning a doctorate in German linguistics and older German literature. From 1989 to 1998 he was an assistant in the Department of German Philology and Older German Literature, and from 1995 to 1999 he functioned as director of the Coordination Center for Further Education at the University of Basel. He was a scientific consultant on the ETH Board from 1999 to 2010. Member of the ENQA Board since April 2013. |
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| Geneviève Le Fort, PhD | |
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+41 31 380 11 53 genevieve.lefort[at]oaq.ch |
Born in Brussels. Studies in Art History and Archaeology at the Free University of Brussels (ULB). Master Degree in Latin American Studies at the University of Texas, Austin. PhD in Precolumbian Art History at the Free University of Brussels (ULB). 1996-2007 : Various mandates in teaching and research (Museums and Universities) in Belgium, Switzerland and Europe. 2006-2011 : Head of the Equal Opportunity Office at the University of Neuchâtel. |
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Academic staff
| Laura Beccari, M A, MAS | |
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+41 31 380 11 62 laura.beccari[at]oaq.ch |
| Born in Turin. Obtained a first Master Degree in Foreign Languages (specializing in French Linguistics) at the Università degli Studi di Torino in 1999 and a second one in European Studies at the College of Europe in 2003. Studies undertaken in Italy, France, Spain, Sweden and Poland. Granted various scholarships by the European Commission, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the American Field Service (AFS Intercultural Programs). Active since 1995 within European higher education mobility programs and policies. Was Assistant Director of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Sweden in 2000–2002. | |
| Floriane Gasser, M A | |
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+41 31 380 11 67 floriane.gasser[at]oaq.ch |
| Born in Sion. Studies in history and criminal and private law at the University of Fribourg from 2001 to 2007. Assistant at the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN in New York 2008-2009. Back in Switzerland, editor at the Editions Alphil-Presses universitaires suisses in Neuchâtel and scientific collaborator at the Institute of Contemporary History of the University of Fribourg. | |
| Dipl.-Soz. Stephanie Hering | |
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+41 31 380 11 65 stephanie.hering[at]oaq.ch |
Born in Hachenburg. 1996-2002 studies in sociology, political science, development cooperation and economics at the University of Bielefeld. Since 2003 research activities, scientific collaborator, scientific assistant and lecturer at the Universities of Bern and Basle, the ETH Zürich and the Hochschule Liechtenstein. |
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| Katrin Meyer, B Sc in Business Administration | |
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+41 31 380 11 54 katrin.meyer[at]oaq.ch |
Born in 1976. Studies in business administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Bern. 2005-2008 scientific collaborator at Euresearch, the Swiss information network for European Research as well as at the Federal Social Insurance Office. |
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| Christa Ramseyer, lic. iur. | |
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+41 31 380 11 54 christa.ramseyer[at]oaq.ch |
Born in Bern. Graduated 2001 in Law at the University of Bern. 2002-2007 Legal consultant at the Federal Chancellery and the building department in Zurich. Most recently employed at a foundation for the protection of waters. |
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| Monika Risse Kuhn, M A | |
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+41 31 380 11 63 monika.risse[at]oaq.ch |
Born in Bern. Studies in history, sociology and religion sciences at the University of Bern. 1998–2003: cooperation in the frame of several history research projects. 2000–2005: assistant editor for the Bieler Tagblatt. |
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| Berchtold von Steiger, MSc ETH | |
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+41 31 380 11 58 berchtold.vonsteiger[at]oaq.ch |
| Born 1959 in Muri near Bern, Mr. von Steiger graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) with a degree in environmental engineering. He extended his studies to cover soil science, applied statistics as well as research and higher education policy. He received a Certificate of Teaching Ability at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich where he engaged in research and teaching from 1990 to 1998, and was a scientific employee on the EPFL staff, Delegation of Education and the Quality Committee from 1998 to 2008. From 2007 to 2008 he was also a delegate of the Rectors' Conference of the Swiss Universities (CRUS) on the subject of cooperation between universities and the army, and in the years 2008 to 2009 he was responsible for quality assurance in an analytical laboratory dealing with drinking water and the environment. |
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Administrative staff in the secretariat
| Malgorzata Keller | |
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+41 31 380 11 50 malgorzata.keller[at]oaq.ch |
| Born in Gdynia (Poland). 2001-2004 commercial school and 2004-2006 higher education in business and administration. Working experience as a secretary of an ophthalmologic doctor’s office and accountant for real estate purposes in a trust agency. | |
| Lotti Zahler | |
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+41 31 380 11 52 lotti.zahler[at]oaq.ch |
| Born in Ins. 1968-1971: business college in Bern. 1971-1990: worked in business-related positions in a number of companies. 1990-1999: clerical position at the Swiss Veterinary Society (GTS), Bern. | |
| Shanay Nazim | |
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+41 31 380 11 57 shanay.nazim[at]oaq.ch |
| Born in Suleimania, Irak, grown up in Bern, Switzerland. High school for economy with vocational diploma. Working experience at the federal office for migration. Since 2011 studies in business administration at the university of applied sciences in Bern. | |