Profile

After completing her Master’s degree in India, Vinita Balasubramanian has worked for nearly two decades as an independent intercultural practitioner, trainer and coach for global blue-chip companies worldwide (see references). She is also a trainer-trainer, a certified court-appointed translator and interpreter as well as lecturer at universities and institutions.

Educational Background:

Ongoing PhD. thesis: Mind The Gap: Communication Gaps in semi-virtual German-Indian tech teams (working title)
M.A. (English Literature and Linguistics) First Class with Distinction (India)
Certified Intercultural Trainer (U.K.)
Certified and court-appointed translator and interpreter for German, English und Tamil (Germany)
Certificate in Teaching English for Business with Distinction (U.K. Chamber of Commerce)
Certified Process Facilitator (Germany) and Mediator (U.K.)

Publications

Interview in the SIETAREUROPA Journal, March 2013

Book: ‚Living and Working in India‘ ( 'Leben und Arbeiten in Indien') 2010

‚Handling a functioning anarchy‘ (Umgang mit der funktionierenden Anarchie: Vorbereitung auf die Entsendung nach Indien‘), India Newsletter, University of Heidelberg (Germany)

India: In 'Bridging Cultural Barriers', Haller et al., 2019