New director of Goethe-Institut in Bangladesh

Philip Kueppers has taken charge as the new director of Goethe-Institut Bangladesh on Monday, says a press release.
He replaced his predecessor Judith Mirschberger, who has recently departed for her new posting in Tunisia ending almost five years tenure here in Bangladesh.
Prior to his new assignment in Bangladesh, Philip Kueppers was working as a lecturer and researcher for the chair of Transcultural Music Studies at the LISZT University of Music, Weimar (Germany).
Philip Kueppers started his career with a professional training in audio engineering and for almost five years ran a recording studio in Berlin (Germany) in which he recorded numerous CDs. He then studied Musicology and International Relations at the Humboldt University Berlin, the University of Bath (England) and the SciencesPo Paris (France).  After his graduation he has worked in the area of ethnomusicology and has done fieldwork in many countries, including Azerbaijan.

New director of Goethe-Institut in Bangladesh

Philip Kueppers has taken charge as the new director of Goethe-Institut Bangladesh on Monday, says a press release. He replaced his predecessor Judith Mirschberger, who has recently departed for her new posting in Tunisia ending almost five years tenure here in Bangladesh. Prior to his new assignment in Bangladesh, Philip Kueppers was working as a lecturer and researcher for the chair of Transcultural Music Studies at the LISZT University of Music, Weimar (Germany). Philip Kueppers started his career with a professional training in audio engineering and for almost five years ran a recording studio in Berlin (Germany) in which he recorded numerous CDs. He then studied Musicology and International Relations at the Humboldt University Berlin, the University of Bath (England) and the SciencesPo Paris (France). After his graduation he has worked in the area of ethnomusicology and has done fieldwork in many countries, including Azerbaijan.