Dr. Christa Uehlinger

Dr. Christa Uehlinger, who holds a doctorate in law from the University of Zurich, is a recognized intercultural expert with longstanding international/intercultural experiences. Working over ten years in international business as a manager and also as a consultant made her realize that culture is oftentimes seen as a threat and not as potential. Her curiosity to discover more about other cultures and the people influenced by different cultural backgrounds made her study intercultural communication at the ICI in Porttland/US and has taken her to many parts of Europe, Canada, the US, India, Australia, Africa and Asia.
At OST, she is a lecturer on intercultural communication and competence. Her work consists of several published articles and chapters on intercultural communication and competence. She is the author of “Miteinander verschieden sein, interkulturelle Kompetenz als Schlüssel zur global vernetzten Welt (Versus Verlag, Zurich) and the Co-author of the game “Puzzling Intercultual Stories”.

Area of Expertise

Intercultural communication; intercultural management; developping intercultural competence; multicultural teams; interpersonal communication

Education

Ph.D. in law, University of Zurich
Intercultural Communication at the ICI in Portland
Psychosynthesis at Will Parfitt (Certificate)
Solutionfocused Coaching; Wilob Switzerland
PR at NYU
Certified IDI Administrator

Professional Experience

University lecturer for intercultural communication and competence at various universities of applied sciences
Intercultural coach, trainer and consultant across many different professional fields
Senior consultant Burson-Marsteller, Zurich/Switzerland
Head Corporate Communication Europe, Winterthur Insurance (now AXA)
Junior Corporate Communication officer Europe, ABB Europe Brussels/Belgium

Teaching Experience

University lecturer for intercultural communication, Business Administration and Business Information Technology (Bachelor)
University lecturer in "CAS Interkulturelle Kompetenz" and "CAS Strategie und Leadership" (Master)
Intercultural Mentor for student consulting projects (JUSP, JCSP, CPIM) e.g. together with RMU, Pittsburgh/USA
Faculty exchanges: KNU, Daegu/South Korea; INSEEC and EDC, Paris/France; NHL Leuuwarden/Netherlands
Lecturer at SIIC, Portland/USA, Babson College, Boston/USA and RMU, Pittsburgh/USA

Projects

Intercultural Performance Management - Influence of Country and Corporate Culture on Corporate Success using the Example of Swiss Companies in Russia
IAIR (International Academy of Intercultural Research) - Organising conference 2022 in Rapperswil

Memberships

SIETAR Switzerland; Institute for Developping Across Differences (IDD); Alumni University of Zurich

Awards

Rooney Scholarship Spring 2019; Robert Morris University Pittsburgh
Fellowship SIIC, Portland/USA

Books and Research Monographs

• UEHLINGER, C. (2017). Miteinander verschieden sein - Interkulturelle Kompetenz als Schlüssel zur global vernetzten Welt (2 ed.). Zürich: Versus Verlag AG.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2013). Miteinander verschieden sein - Interkulturelle Kompetenz als Schlüssel zur global vernetzten Welt. Zürich: Versus Verlag AG.

Chapters in Edited Books

• UEHLINGER, C. (2021). Gemeinsam unterschiedlich sein (1 ed.). In Jaun T. & Paul J. (Ed.), Die Welt entdecken - 10 Stichworte zur Qualität in der Kinderbetreuung (pp. 104-109). CURAVIVA hfk.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2021). Globalität verstärkt die Wichtigkeit der interkulturellen Kompetenz (1 ed.). In Genkova P, (Eds.), Handbuch globaler Kompetenzen, Grundlagen-Herausforderungen-Krisen (pp. 1-21). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-30684-7_48-1
• UEHLINGER, C., LAMPALZER, H. (2015). Mit diesem Blatt machen Sie das Spiel – Wie „Interkulturelle Crazy Business Stories“ zum Erfolg im globalen Umfeld beitragen können. In G. Gruber (Hrsg.) (Ed.), Interkulturalität als Instrumentarium für Einsatz und Führung (pp. 35-52). Republik Österreich / Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung und Sport.

Professional Journals and Newspaper

• UEHLINGER, C. (2023, July). Schau genau - Ein weggeschmolzenes Gelati-Geschäft. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2023, February). Schau genau - Wie Luft behandelt. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2022, November). Schau genau - Ein kleines Wörtchen mit grosser Auswirkung. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2022). Schau genau - Juhui, neue Kunden - oder doch nicht? Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2022). Schau genau - Komm mir nicht zu nahe NZZ Jobs. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2022, June). Schau genau - Ohne viele Worte NZZ Jobs. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2022, January). Schau genau - Well done NZZ Jobs. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2021, August). Schau genau - Auf Nimmerwiedersehen NZZ Jobs. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2021, November). Schau genau - Ein Traum wird wahr NZZ Jobs. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2021, October). Schau genau - Gummiregeln NZZ Jobs. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2021, July). Schau genau - ein vermeintlich "introvertiertes" Teammitglied NZZ Jobs. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C., FRANK, S. (2020). Geschäftlich in China, NZZ Jobs (1/3). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2019, August). Die Renaissance der Menschlichkeit im Business, NZZ Jobs. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C., FRANK, S. (2019, October). Geschäftlich in Russland, NZZ Jobs (1/3). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C., FRANK, S. (2019, November). Geschäftlich in Russland, NZZ Jobs (2/3). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C., FRANK, S. (2019, December). Geschäftlich in Russland, NZZ Jobs (3/3). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C., FRANK, S. (2019, July). Geschäftlich in den USA, NZZ Jobs 1/3. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C., FRANK, S. (2019, August). Geschäftlich in den USA, NZZ Jobs 2/3. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C., FRANK, S. (2019, September). Geschäftlich in den USA, NZZ Jobs 3/3. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C., FRANK, S. (2019, June). Geschäftlich in der Schweiz. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2018, January). Interkulturelle Kompetenz, "Gopfriedstutz das ist ja harte Arbeit". frequenz, pp. 23ff. Bern.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2018). Miteinander verschieden sein. Office Exzellenz Newsletter, pp. 10.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2017). Regeln gelten für alle oder doch nicht? Magazin für Arbeitssicherheit Schweiz, 17 (4), pp. 10ff.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2016). Fremd ist nur anders - Organisationsberatung braucht interkulturelle Kompetenz. bso-journal, 2016 (3), pp. 19-22.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2016). Interkulturell zusammenarbeiten: Risiko oder Chance? Impact - Implenia Mitarbeitermagazin, 2016 (1), pp. 36.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2015). Wer ist eigentlich "komisch" - der andere, ich oder gar wir beide? EventEmotion, 2015 (1), pp. 1-5. Bern.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2014). Was heisst Kultur? Was heisst Integration? Eine Begriffsdiskussion, Netzwerk Kinderbetreuung Schweiz und Schweizerische UNESCO-Kommission [Hrsg.]: Fokuspublikation Integration: Aspekte und Bausteine qualitativ guter Integrationsarbeit in der Frühen Kindheit. Eine thematische Vertiefung des Orientierungsrahmens für frühkindliche Bildung, Betreuung und Erziehung in der Schweiz. Zofingen. Netzwerk Kinderbetreuung Schweiz, pp. 8-10.

Presentations

• UEHLINGER, C., WILEY , J. L. (2022). Supporting the "Whole Learner": Evidence based Approaches to Intercultular Learning. NAFSA.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2021). Culture matters! Strengthen your intercultural competence to thrive across cultures. ETH.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2021). Innovativ menschlich - menschlich innovativ. Innovationshelden.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2021). Diversity für den gemeinsamen Erfolg nutzen. Swiss Engineering.
• UEHLINGER, C., KLEINER, M. (2021). Bridging cultures – a process-oriented approach. APAIE 2021 Vancouver, Canada.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2019). Why intercultural competencies are crucial in today's job world. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (12.04.2019).
• UEHLINGER, C. (2019). What students learn when they are abroad - and what they don't. IRUAS 2019, Rapperswil (22.03.2019).
• UEHLINGER, C. (2019). Lessons from Abroad. Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA (02.02.2019).
• UEHLINGER, C. (2019). The added value of intercultural communication in business. Global Business Colloquium RMU, Pittsburgh, PA (10.04.2019).
• UEHLINGER, C. (2019). Women's experiences abroad. Fulbright Panel, RMU Pittsburgh, PA (04.04.2019).
• UEHLINGER, C. (2018). How culture influences daily business. Lunch&Learn Johnson&Johnson (18.10.2018).
• UEHLINGER, C. (2018). Edward T. Hall - his life, his work and his still highly relevant approaches. SIETAR Switzerland.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2017). It goes without saying: Understanding and Applying the still Radical Insights of Edward T. Hall. Summer Institute of Intercultural Communication (SIIC).
• UEHLINGER, C. (2017). Puzzling Intercultural Stories: Developing Intercultural Competence by Playing and Story telling. Summer Institute of Intercultural Communication (SIIC).
• UEHLINGER, C. (2017). Workshop "Intercultural Brush-up: New Inputs in Intercultural Communication and how to apply them". SIETAR Switzerland.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2015). Success and risks in a multicultural work environment. GE Together Event.
• UEHLINGER, C. (2015). How to act more effectively in a multicultural business environment. Credit Suisse Lunch Event.