Vienna International School (VIS) is pleased to announce that the Board of Governors has appointed Dr. John Zuman as its new Director, starting 1st of August 2022.
Dr. John Zuman brings a wealth of experience to Vienna International School. He began his career as a high school mathematics, science and computer teacher and worked for many years at a math and science education development center and as Executive Director of the Intercultural Center for Research in Education, a non-profit educational institution dedicated to education improvement projects worldwide. Dr. Zuman led the Del Campo International Schools in Honduras, a consortium of five schools, and served for five years as headmaster of the Colegio Colombo Británico, an IB World School in Cali Colombia with 1,300 students. Most recently, Dr. Zuman has led the Bellevue Children’s Academy and Willows Preparatory School, an IB World School in Seattle USA that serves a very diverse student population that hail from 40 countries. Dr. Zuman holds a Bachelor of Science degree from MIT and Ed.M. and Ed.D. degrees in Educational Administration from Harvard University. He is a native of the Czech Republic and is fluent in English and Spanish.
“I am very pleased and honored to be selected as the Director of the Vienna International School. As an educator with deep affinity for the IB programme, leading this prominent IB World School is a positive professional challenge that I eagerly look forward to, as well as to making VIS ever better in supporting meaningful learning and development of its students.” - said Dr. John Zuman, who has worked closely with the board and school leadership over the past months, in order to ensure a smooth handover of the school management.