Prof. Iva Mandekić

I am a freelance CELTA-certified teacher of English teaching various courses - general English, business English, groups and 1:1 courses. I work for several language schools in Hamburg. I also translate non-fiction texts from Croatian to English and from English to Croatian.

1) Managing a department that delivers over 3,000 examinations on behalf of UK universities and professional bodies. Marketing, finances and operational oversight. 2) IT systems maintenance: support and training of users, ensuring compliance with corporate guidelines. 3) Special duties: two premises move projects: Managing a budget of £45,000, finding new premises, planning, procuring and overseeing the refurbishment work, coordinating with the Security Officer in London HQ.

Administration of various examinations on behalf of UK examination boards (universities and professional bodies): delivery of exams in compliance with set rules and standards, procesing incoming payments, coordinating exam supervisors and examiners, organising travel and booking venues, customer services and enquiries. IT support and basic system administration: support and training of users, low-level maintenance of 3 servers and 30 desktops, hardware maintenance and purchase.

The degree covers linguistics, translation practice, literature study and teaching methodology training with classroom practice.