Dr. Suk-Geoung Han

“It is only with critical contemplation about one’s own culture that a feeling for adequate behaviour in the other culture can ensue. ‘Adequate’ because there is not always one ‘correct’ behaviour and so that unforeseeable situations can be mastered.”

Dr. Suk-Geoung Han was born in South Korea and studied German literature and German as a foreign language both there and in Germany. Subsequently, she obtained her doctorate in Germany in the field of intercultural communication. She participated in corresponding research projects in mediation and non-verbal communication in both countries, published several essays and held a number of lectures. She advises German start-ups on how to navigate on and expand into the Korean market. Since 2006, she has been a senior trainer, conducting intercultural courses for multinational companies in South Korea as well as Europe. For many years she lectured students at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University. She is a certified international profiler (WorldWork licensed consultant). Currently, Dr. Suk-Geoung Han lives in Belgium.

Key Training and Consulting Aspects

• Intercultural trainings about Korea and German-speaking countries
• Intercultural coaching of employees and managers
• Project-related intercultural consulting
• Expatriate preparation from and to Korea
• Training for successful negotiations
• Intercultural mediation, intercultural communication for conflict management
• Development of European/Korean teams