Already since the predecessor institute IKM the core team of IKMW has decades of experience in education and training at German and international universities, academies or colleges. The range of disciplines reaches from humanities (German philology, theater studies), cultural and media studies through to arts and media management.

One emphasis in the training offers lies in the area of training for young leaders in Germany and Asia, realized together with partners like the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing and the National University of Mongolia in Ulan Bator.

Academic teaching at universities (selected):

• Freie Universität Berlin
• Central Academy of Fine Arts Beijing
• Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, Mannheim
• Theater Academy Shanghai
• New York University