Dr. Stephan Ruppert

Intercultural Trainer, Lecturer, and Manager
with International Experience

My understanding of intercultural communication goes beyond textbooks and academic contexts. As a manager, I have led teams internationally for over 20 years and have experienced firsthand how enriching cultural diversity can be—and how exhausting and stressful it becomes when results must be delivered under pressure.

From 2012 to 2015, I established a research and development center for a global cosmetics company in Wuhan, China. During that time, I discovered my passion for intercultural communication and my fascination with China.

I combine this practical leadership experience with well-established intercultural and communication models. This results in training programs that go beyond theory and can be directly applied to real-life situations in the day-to-day international workplace.

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Experience:

• Over 20 years of international leadership experience

• Former R&D Director for Asia-Pacific

• Established and led a team of approximately 30 employees in Wuhan, China

• 10 years of experience as an intercultural trainer

• Teaching and training experience at HAW Hamburg and Shanghai University of Engineering Science

• Focus: German and Chinese business culture, international collaboration, and leadership

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Certifications:

• Intercultural Business Trainer/Facilitator (IBT/M) Certificate (assist International HR, 04/2022)

• University Certificate in “Intercultural Competence” (Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 08/2019)

• Communication Psychology for Consulting and Training (Schulz von Thun Institute for Communication, 02/2026)

• Coaching Essentials (HR Academy Munich, 06/2023)

• Intercultural Mediation (IKUD Seminars, 04/2023)