Angroup About Us
Alliance Network Group works as a team exclusively with:
- partners experienced in the practical and international work of leadership and line positions;
- scientists with management expertise;
- organisation and personnel developers with a broad international track record in conceptualisation and implementation.
Prof. Dr. Bianka Lichtenberger
lichtenberger@angroup.ch
Managing Partner
Founder and managing partner of ANGroup GmbH (2009). Previous positions and responsibilities include long-term responsibility as CLO and VP of several multinational headquarters (ABB, Schindler Inc., Alusuisse-Lonza) for OD & HRD. Vice-president Baden-Württemberg Corporate State Unviersity (DHBW), Managing director of FIBAA (Foundation of International Business Administration Accreditation) and of institutions and programs of higher education (VP U St.Gallen, Academic Director FH St.Gallen, Director KS Group). Professor and trainer in national and international MBA and Master programs. Member of swiss and european commissions for higher education (COHEP, ENQA, ECA). Assessor and peer member for programme and institutional accreditations of AACSB, EQUIS, EFQM, ASIIN. Task Force member for the development of the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance. Know-How Expert in the cross-institutional task force World Bank / International Labour Organisation (ILO). Business model developer for the management of Corporate Universities and Academies pursuit in partnership with the Malik Management Centre St.Gallen.
Consulting experience and key skills
For Institutions and Organisations of Higher Education:
Consulting and project management for planning and further development of quality management systems, preparatory services for programme and institutional accreditation of national and international quality seals including EFQM and ISO norms. Strategy and process development, institutional gap analysis, change management aligned to culture and communication. Programme design and portfolio development. Open Educational Resources and Practices including learning analytics and design and development of MOOC’s.Moderation of consultation and decision-making processes.
For business organisations and corporations:
Performance development and alignment of Corporate Universities and Academies, leadership programme design and development, implementation of new learning architectures and technologies; change management projects for integration of OD and HRD processes.
Internationalisation
Strategic development and implementation of internationalisation, international recognition and competitive positioning.
Open Educational Resources and Practices (OER)
Strategic approach to and integration of digital data and resources. Installation of learning analytics.
Dr. Liliya Terzieva
Terzieva@angroup.ch
Partner
Current positions include Professor Designing Value Networks and Director of the Centre of Expertise Mission Zero (five research groups) at THUAS, and visiting professorships at the University of Montpellier (France) and the University of National and World Economy (UNWE, Bulgaria). Previous positions and responsibilities include Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Tourism and Leisure and Programme Director Master in Imagineering at Breda University of Applied Sciences (former NHTV), senior academic roles at the International Business School Bulgaria and New Bulgarian University, and long-term expert, project manager and key expert for EU, World Bank, PHARE and ETF funded projects in tourism, VET and regional development. Educational background includes Bachelor, Master and PhD in Economy and Management / International Tourism (UNWE, Sofia) and a Master’s in Management of Adult Education (New Bulgarian University).
Consulting experience and key skills
For institutions and organisations of higher education and VET:
Consulting and project management for programme and curriculum design, portfolio development and accreditation; development of competence-based assessment models and quality assurance systems; design and implementation of innovative teaching and learning architectures (MOOCs, blended learning, learning communities, labs and field-based learning); development of strategies and frameworks for transversal competences, social entrepreneurship and sustainability transitions in higher education.
For public authorities and business organisations:
Strategy and policy development in tourism, leisure, sustainable regional development and VET; elaboration of state VET and occupational standards and methodologies for evaluation of adult education providers; design of tourism, creativity and ecotourism strategies for municipalities and regions; development of value networks and innovation ecosystems for social entrepreneurship, circular and regenerative economies; leadership, creativity and competence development programmes; moderation of multi-stakeholder co-creation processes, living labs and partnerships linking academia, business, government and civil society.
Prof. Maria Krüger-Basener
krueger-basener@angroup.ch
Partner
For Universities and Educational Institutions:
Support for change processes; assistance with third-party funding acquisition and project management, support for the introduction of innovations in university teaching, potential analyses for degree programs, and facilitation of strategy development
In Companies and Business Organizations:
Design and implementation of management training and development; support in the introduction of appraisal and employee reviews; moderation of strategy development processes
Professional Experience
Many years of experience as a professor of key qualifications in the field of technology (engineers and computer scientists); project acquisition and management of third-party funded research and implementation projects (Germany, EU); co-founder of the didactic network “Qualitätsoffensive Lehre in Niedersachsen“, extensive experience in executive training and the introduction of innovations in large German technology-oriented companies, experience in human resources and development
Dr. Maximilian Basener
Basener@angroup.ch
Partner
For Institutions and Organisations of Higher Education:
Long-standing teaching experience in the areas of coaching, supervision, and moderation. Coaching/supervision for university staff.
For business organisations and corporations:
Executive coaching; team building/moderation of working groups; consulting on change processes/crises/employee conflicts.
Professional experience:
Coaching executives/entrepreneurs, particularly in the field of changing beliefs and action patterns, self-management skills, and change processes; coaching training in the field of existential analysis; supervision & psychotherapy in private practice (focus on burnout and addiction); prospective teaching therapist in the field of existential analysis (Austria); Outdoor training in extreme desert conditions (Namibia); Many years on the committee of „Münchner Bündnis gegen Depressionen“