Mark Ferguson

Angestellt, Director, Junior Year in Munich and Senior Lecturer in German, Wayne State University, Detroit

Detroit, Vereinigte Staaten

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

As director of America's oldest study abroad progr
the Junior Year in Munich (JYM)
I have one of the most challenging yet personally
skills and attitudes they need to successfully eng
and strengthen the German-American partnership in
JYM is officially affiliated with Germany's top-ra
more than 3500 students from 500 colleges and univ
who speak German
seeking international employment
international careers
Job Board for JYM alumni
venue opportunities in Munich
program sponsorship opportunities
tax-deductible gift-giving opportunities.

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Berufserfahrung von Mark Ferguson

  • Bis heute 33 Jahre und 6 Monate, seit 1991

    Director, Junior Year in Munich and Senior Lecturer in German

    Wayne State University, Detroit

    Responsible for entirely self-funded operating budget, oversight of JYM institute and staff in Munich and Detroit, academic policy making and curriculum design, nationwide marketing and student recruitment, institutional affiliations, alumni and stakeholder relations, external fundraising.

  • 1990 - 1991

    Instructor in German

    Bates College, Maine

  • 1988 - 1989

    Lecturer in German Literature

    Gesamthochschule-Universität Essen, Germany

Ausbildung von Mark Ferguson

  • 1980 - 1993

    German

    University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • 1976 - 1977

    History and German

    Junior Year in Freiburg

Sprachen

  • Englisch

    Muttersprache

  • Deutsch

    Fließend

  • Französisch

    Gut

Interessen

Designing study-abroad
internship-abroad experiences in Germany for US undergraduates that develop real global competency skills (first-hand knowledge of Germany/EU today gained through extended overseas experience
verifiable German language proficiency
cross-cultural experiential learning and reflection). Particularly interested in bridging the gap between the world of academia/higher education and the world of business.

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