Research
Interdisciplinary knowledge transfer
Teaching at more than 15 universities – awarded a teaching prize.
Scientific collaboration
Research posts and memberships
- 2019–2023: Membership and advisory work in the Future Circle of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
- 2017–2021: Research associate (part-time), “Institutional learning and conditions of transformation of social systems”, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Faculty of Law
- 2015–2016: Research associate (quarter position), same research focus, European University Viadrina
- 2010: Research associate, “Subsidiary conflict transformation in Afghanistan”, Berghof Conflict Research, Berlin
- Since 2018: Member of the European School of Governance
- Since 2013: Member of the Ethical-Ecological Rating Research Group, Frankfurt am Main
- Since 2005: Member of the Centre for Conflict Research, Marburg
Teaching experience
Courses at universities
Since 2013, Dr. Karim Fathi has taught at more than 15 universities on topics of internal and external communication. A selection:
- 2021–2023: “Diversity Management”, BA Business Management, Hochschule Bochum
- 2018: “Organisational Psychology”, BA Public and Nonprofit Management, HWR Berlin
- 2018: “De-escalation and Conversation Management”, BA Social Work, FH Carinthia
- 2017–2023: “Intercultural Leadership Techniques, Module 3: Conflict Management”, various BA programmes, HMKW Berlin
- 2017–2021: “Key qualification communication competences”, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Faculty of Law
- 2017–2018: “Techniques of Communication I–III” and “Resilience / Stress Management”, BA Business Administration, Hochschule Merseburg
- 2016–2023: “Understanding and Promoting Resilience / Crisis Capacity”, MA Industrial Management, Aalen University
- 2016–2023: “Communication and Interaction – Theory and Practice”, BA Social Work, HAWK Hildesheim
- 2016–2023: “International Change Management”, “Strategic Competence Management”, “Intercultural Communication”, “Business Mediation”, BiTS Hochschule Berlin
- Since 2015: “Self Management” and “Moderation & Conflict Management”, BA International Hotel Management, SRH Hochschule, Campus Dresden
- 2014–2023: “Interfunctional Conflict Management in Supply Chains”, MA Strategic Management in Logistics, bbw Hochschule Berlin
- 2013: “Multidisciplinarity and Multiperspectivity”, MA Public Policy, Humboldt-Viadrina Berlin
- 2013: “Negotiating Across Borders and Conflict Resolution”, MA International Business Management, MCI Innsbruck
Awarded the teaching prize for the best teaching at SRH Campus Dresden, winter semester 2015/2016.
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