Melissa Schuessler
- Position: Senior Teaching Fellow - Business Management
- Areas of expertise: intercultural education; internationalisation; professional development; global careers; intercultural communication; intercultural competence
- Email: M.C.Schuessler@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 0742
- Location: Charles Thackrah
- Website: Twitter | LinkedIn
Profile
Melissa Schuessler has 15 years’ experience of working in international higher education in the UK across both professional and academic roles. As a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, she is committed to preparing students for global careers by working closely with international employers and lecturing in intercultural competence and graduate employability. With a Master’s in Intercultural Education and Internationalisation, her research includes measuring and assessing intercultural competence, creating institutional frameworks for internationalisation initiatives and operationalising intercultural programmes at home and abroad.
Qualifications
- MA Intercultural Education and Internationalisation
- BA Linguistics (German)
Professional memberships
- AGCAS - Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services
- EAIE - European Association of International Education
- AIEA - Association of International Education Administrators
Student education
I teach professional skills and employability on Masters programmes in International Marketing.