Katherine Hyvärinen

(Company Owner & Language Consultant for English, French, German)

In 2009, Katherine graduated from Aston University, Birmingham UK, with an Honours degree in International Relations and German.
In recent years, she has trained a large number of students from all over the world and has taught both General and Business English in the Geneva Area 2004-2005 (prior to University) and for the past 16 years in Moscow.

Katherine is a Corporate English Language Trainer in the computer software, consulting, financial, legal, media and pharmaceutical industry in Moscow and sees the growing need for language training. Thanks to her international background (born in Switzerland of British / Finnish parents) and having gained valuable work experience abroad, she decided to establish her own company in 2012.

Teaching and work experience :

2004 – 2005: English and French Language Teacher at Active Languages (Geneva, Switzerland)

2004 – 2005: English Language Teacher at UEFA (Nyon, Switzerland)

2007 – 2008: Marketing Assistant (French department), logistics company: LKW Walter (Kufstein, Austria)

2009 – 2012: English Language Teacher at International Professional Training (IPT), (Moscow, Russia)

2011 – 2014: Editor for the International Labour Organization (ILO) (Moscow, Russia)

2012 – ongoing: Providing In-Company training courses in Moscow for HLT

Exam Preparation :

Katherine has prepared company employees for the Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française exam (DELF; level: A1-B2) and University of Cambridge exams: International Legal English Certificate (ILEC), Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), Business English Certificate (BEC) Preliminary and Business English Certificate (BEC) Higher.

Other related activities / projects :

2014 – ongoing: Skype and Zoom training in English, French and German for Russian students. This includes Oral preparation in German for the Russian Unified State Exam (Единый государственный экзамен, ЕГЭ) and coaching for high level employees appearing before promotion boards where English is required.