Faculty
Chris Kiem
Director
Chris Kiem is a trained social scientist, who spent several years in America, Asia and Africa. He is presently our main teacher at the German B2 level. Besides his teaching he is involved in the counselling of nurses, doctors and students who wish to migrate to Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Auria Kiem
Director
Auria Kiem is responsible for the institutional development of Weli. She has extensive experience as a cultural organizer for the Indian Embassy in Berlin and in the field of tourism and environmental protection in Kochi.
Katrin Karneth
German Language Trainer
Katrin Karneth has been trained as a German teacher by International House, London and the Goethe Institute. Apart from teaching German at various levels she is also our main program developer.
Katrin has lived in the Netherlands and speaks colloquial Dutch.
Radhika Hariharan
GERMAN LANGUAGE TRAINER
Radhika Hariharan learnt German from Internationales Kulturinstitut (Vienna) and completed B2 level TELC certification in Austria. Having lived in Vienna for seven years, she has valuable experience in using German language with native speakers. With a post graduate degree in Human Resource Management and a graduate degree in English literature she has been a part of the WELI Family for the past 2 years. Radhika has previously worked with Berlitz Austria Gmbh and TIME as a language trainer.
Tatjana Klipic
LANGUAGE AND INTERCULTURAL TRAINER- GERMAN
Tatjana Klipic has grown up bilingual in Austria (german-croatian) and has studied energy management and sustainable development in Strasbourg (France). She has worked with environmental agencies, as well as in the tourism, health and wellness sector
Sonia Maria Lobo
FRENCH LANGUAGE TRAINER
Sonia Maria Lobo has obtained an M Phil in French with a specialization on hotel management and tourism. She taught at Fatima College, Quilon and later went to the Middle East where she continued her career as a freelance translator and teacher at Cambridge IGCSE curriculum based schools.
Gowtham Ganesh
MANAGER & PROGRAM CO-ORDINATOR
Gowtham Ganesh is our manager. He has eight years of experience in marketing and sales. He is the main contact person for our students for information and guidance on language courses and arranging exam dates for candidates. He listens to the needs and worries of our students and has a solution for most problems.
Helen T. P.
RECEPTIONIST
Hellen T.P. is our receptionist and is usually the first person you will meet when you come to our institute. She has been with us for several years is always friendly and helpful.
Aasha Thomas
LANGUAGE AND INTERCULTURAL TRAINER
Aasha is basically a Keralite who was born and brought up in Germany. She was trained as a nurse and worked in different healthcare institutions in Germany. At our institute, Aasha gives the first cultural guidance of life in Germany and the first steps into the German language. She already worked with us in 2018/2019. She then returned to Germany and taught international students and refugees. Aasha rejoined our team in September 2021.
Loreen Gerigk
GERMAN LANGUAGE TRAINER
Loreen Gerigk has come to us from the Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Germany's northern metropolis. She worked for many years as a senior specialist in marketing and magazine editor for a well-known German trading company. Loreen has visited many parts of the world and spent a longer period of time in South America. With her intercultural experiences and native German language skills, she is a valuable team member of our German faculty.
Daniel Kiem
PROGRAM CONSULTANT
Daniel Kiem is WELI's representative in Germany. Apart from this Daniel coordinates the activities of WELI's career counselling partner NOVA Healthcare Professionals. He offers intercultural training and interview preparation for German-bound nurses and nursing trainees. He divides his time between Kochi, India and Saarbruecken, Germany.
Febin Alexander
ASSISTANT PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Febin Alexander is our Program Assistant. He has fourteen years of experience as designer in visual merchandising and sales management. He provides information on our courses and participates in the everyday operations of our institute.
Monika Maerker
German Language trainer
German language teacher Monika Maerker lived in the south of Germany near Stuttgart and worked as a freelancer for different media including television in Germany. She travelled worldwide through 18 different countries and can easily adapt to new cultures. She found her passion for teaching and shifted to India in spring 2022 to teach German language.
Kamalesan Velayudham
German Language trainer
Kamalesan came after his MBA graduation to Germany, where he lived and worked for 7 years. During this time, he developed his German language skills and got his B2 Level language certificate. He has worked as a language instructor in schools in Pondicherry and Coimbatore and joined WELI in 2022.
Aryasree A R
German Language trainer
Aryasree A.R. has completed her B2 Goethe certificate and is currently preparing for the C1 German exam. She holds a university degree in electrical and electronic engineering, is a qualified yoga trainer and has done her post-graduation in psychology. With her knowledge and talents, she wholeheartedly motivates and guides her students to achieve their goals.
Dr. Sundaresa Kamath
German Language trainer
Dr. Sundaresa Kamath developed his interest in German language when he started his career journey working for a German construction company in a project in the middle east. He is an MA, Ph.D in German language & literature from Kerala University. His doctoral work was on “the Image of Teachers in the Novels of Günter Grass”. As a DAAD scholarship holder he visited Hamburg University and did his doctoral work partially there. He has got several years of experience as a German language trainer in various levels.