Dr Prue Goredema: Project Manager
Prue is at home creating immersive bridging courses for students seeking to advance their Academic English skills. She holds a Doctorate in English Didactics from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the thesis of which focuses on Content & Language Integrated Learning in the Biology classroom. She was the Coordinator of the TESOL Section at Technische Universität Chemnitz from 2014 to 2020 and her research and teaching specialisations are centred on Second Language Acquisition, Curriculum Planning & Materials Development and Methodology of Adult Education.
Dr André Biederbeck: studyFIT Coordinator 
André has long had students’ best interests at heart. As a former Vice President of the German National Association for Student Affairs (Deutsche Studentenwerk); a History Lecturer at WWU Münster and in his previous position at the FernUniversität’s Department of Planning, he garnered the experience and insight to coordinate studyFIT, the FernUniversität’s prime student support division. He is also a board member at the Centre for Learning and Innovation.
İpek Aksu: IELTS Instructor
Ipek holds a bachelor’s degree in English Language Teaching from Hacettepe University and a master’s in British Studies from Humboldt University. With six years of teaching experience, starting as an intern teacher in 2018, she specialises in IELTS preparation and academic English. Her expertise also includes helping students achieve daily fluency and precise language usage, tailored to their specific goals.