GS Loek Hopstaken đã giảng dạy các môn học về Quản trị kinh doanh quốc tế cho bậc đại học và thạc sỹ từ năm 2003. Chuyên môn của ông là các lĩnh vực Truyền thông, Phương cách tổ chức và Quan hệ công chúng. Kể từ tháng 11 – 2008, ông đến sống và làm việc tại thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, nhưng cũng thường xuyên trở về Hà Lan để cung cấp dịch vụ cho các khách hàng ở đây và giảng dạy chương trình Thạc sỹ tại đại học Wittenborg. Tại Hà Lan, ông đã thực hiện các chương trình đào tạo và hội thảo cho Philips, Heineken, Royal Van Zanten, Damen Shipyards và nhiều công ty vừa và nhỏ khác.

Tại Việt Nam, ông là Giám đốc đào tạo cho Alliance International Training Corporation, là giảng viên của RMIT, Đại học Công nghệ và Đại học Công nghiệp TPHCM và cộng tác với nhiều công ty đào tạo và tư vấn quản trị của Việt Nam.

Education

1971 after graduation: work & travels (Near & Middle East)

1972 – 1977 studies: History of Art and History; teaching; reporter (North & South America)

1979 – 1982 Bachelor /Master Business Administration studies (NIVE, The Hague)

1982 – p.t.  (ongoing) various management courses & seminars

1989 – 1991 Bachelor / Master Public Relations studies (Van der Hilst PR School, Amersfoort)

2001 – p.t. (ongoing) study: Mediation (Centre for Conflict Resolution, Haarlem)

Main fields of interest

• professional: management, personnel, organization, communication, coaching, strategy

• private:music (classic jazz; member of the Duke Ellington Music Society), movies, literature, photography, design; member of Jazzyzone Vietnam Contributors Group

Career overview

• 1971 – 1976 various temporary jobs, while studying, and between travels

• 1976 – 1977 travels: North & South America as a reporter for De Tijd (Dutch weekly)

• 1977 – 1978 ABN Bank – Asst. Foreign Payments

• 1978 – 1982 NCB Bank – Asst. Personnel Officer / Asst. Dept. of Organization

• 1982 – 1985 Postgiro (state owned bank) – Sr. Job Evaluation Officer

• 1986 – 1988 Postbank (= the by now privatized Postgiro) – Manager Job Evaluation Department

• 1986 – 1988 Postbank – Projectmanager Development of the new Job Evaluation System

• 1988 – 1990 NMB Postbank Group – Management Trainee PR & Marketing Division

• 1990 – 1993 NMB Postbank Group / ING Bank – Sr. Quality Manager1

• 1991 – p.t.   Founding of own company: Hopstaken Bedrijfsadvies – Consultant, Trainer

• 1995 – 1999 Silhouet Management Support – Trainer, Consultant; course development2

• 1996 – 2000 Silhouet Business Club – Founder, MC, 1st Speaker3

• 2000 – p.t.   Hopstaken Bedrijfsadvies – Delivering various services to medium and small sized companies in Benelux4

• since 2001   Delivering training programs for ISBW / Schouten & Nelissen

• since 2003   Teaching foreign students of management (bachelor & master levels) at Dutch Delta University, Deventer, The Netherlands (examples, see below)

• May 2005     appointed Professor DDU; December 2007 appointed Professor at Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences

• 2007 – p.t.   Setting up a professional activity in Vietnam, as business consultant and lecturer.

Achievements

As a result of effective lobbying, two law proposals accepted by the Dutch parliament (1980-1982): both concern humane treatment of patients in mental hospitals for Postbank (1986): successful change of the salary system from a governmental setup to a privatized one (design; presentations to Board of Directors, trade unions, and 10,500 personnel) for Postbank (1988): completion of a tailor made job evaluation system conforming with the norms of the Dutch banking world, presented to and accepted by all parties concerned (Board; Unions; Council of Personnel) for NMB Postbank Group (1989): completion of a research into the salary consequences of the merger

1. Incl. training; lecturing; development of course materials.
2. On the payroll; responsibilities included, besides training and consulting, writing copy for course and promotional materials.
3. As ‘Hopstaken Bedrijfsadvies’.
4. Freelance, as independent trainer / consultant / coach / teacher / mediator.

• Delivering Master Classes (seminars) to students (MBA, BBA) of Wittenborg University (Change Management; PR; Corporate Governance)
• Teaching various personnel management and general management (day / evening) courses for ISBW and other Dutch training companies Preparing and chairing bi-yearly management team meetings
• Personal coaching of directors, senior managers and consultants.

In addition

• Hopstaken Bedrijfsadvies has a website (in Dutch): www.hopstaken.com, with a summary in English; upgrading planned for 2009
• Online publication of an 8 page monthly newsletter for Dutch relations (‘Wat is Wijsheid??? – in Dutch; ‘What is Wisdom???’). No. 100 published July 2009
• Similarly, a 30-page newsletter, primarily for Chinese and Vietnamese alumni/alumnae (‘What is Wisdom???’ – in English). No. 16 published June
• 2009. Same, ‘The Dutch Vietnamese Management Supporter’ for Vietnamese relations and potential investors: a news update about my progress in setting up shop in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. No. 9 published August 2009.
• From April 2007 till August 2008 regular visits to Vietnam to research its market and to deliver services. Since November 2008 established. Examples: -two seminars delivered for Tan Thuan Industrial Promotion
• Company (IPC) senior management, HCMC (Aug. 2007) – topics: organization and leadership
• -luncheon workshop for Supply Chain Council (June 2008)
• -nine seminars at the International Business & Law Academy (July 2008) – HRM, Communication and Mediation
• -MBA course in Presentation Skills at HCMC University of Techno- logy / Ludwigshafen University (November/December 2008)
• -BBA course in Presentation Skills at RMIT (December 2008)
• -Seminar / Workshop Strategic Thinking (at VSIP, for SPECTRA; December 2008)
• -Nine different lectures at IHTC, and in-company (spring 2009)
• -Sales Management at North Central University (USA) – HCMC University of Industry (February-May 2009)
• -2-Day Seminar Strategic Thinking (for Training House Vietnam)
• Operating as Resident Representative in Vietnam for Wittenborg University of
• Applied Sciences (since June 2009)
• Since August 2009 Director of Training (and stockholder) at Alliance International Training Corporation, Ho Chi Minh City