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Our Products: Language Learning Videos for independent learning, tailor-made Intensive Courses for those who need to learn or improve fast and Country Consultations to find out more about a target country.

Our 3e Method: has evolved over twenty years and helped many international companies and individuals in over a dozen countries.

Our Languages: English and Business English, German and Swedish in 2025. Spanish, French and Italian by the end of 2025.

FREE Consultations: are available to anyone interested in our courses. We analyse your skills, discuss your goals and can suggest schedules for you.

User-friendly: easy to find products, easy to book, easy to contact us and easy to pay.

We are not an app, not a school, not a library, not a translation service nor a multi-million dollar company who is difficult to reach.  You can contact us by e-mail at any time or book a free online consultation.

We are here to help you to learn a new language or to refresh one you have not used for a while.  This is why we created 3e - for the Love of Languages!

The Story behind 3e

HBInternational in Vienna, Austria, was established in 1992 by 3e's founder, Hilary Eckerson, as an onsite training service for companies in and around Vienna, Austria.  HBI offered Business English courses in the form of weekly classes and weekend seminars to companies such as GSK (Glaxo Pharmaceuticals at the time), Chalupa (who work with Sotheby's in London), Gillette and Philips iR3. The company evolved into 3e Language Services a year ago, with a focus on English and an additional five languages, with lessons being taught exclusively using the 3e method.

Hilary is multilingual; she has a Master of Arts in Languages and Social Sciences and holds qualifications in Operations, Customer Service and SAP R2.  She is TEFL certified for online, business and grammar and is a B1-B2 oral examiner for the Cambridge Certificate in English.  Hilary has been teaching languages for over twenty years in total, throughout Europe and beyond.  She has taught English in Austria, Germany, UK and Sweden and in addition, has taught Spanish, French and German at high school in the US and Swedish in Germany. Corporate clients include Bosch, APM Terminals (Maersk), Stahl Chemicals, Roto Frank AG, Manz AG and a subsidiary of EnBw. See About: Testimonials for the full list.

Early in her career Hilary gained considerable experience in the field of management consultancy, working as training manager for North, Central and Southern Europe, where she delivered courses and presentations in English and other languages. She later went on to become International Dental Market Manager for Kodak Specialty Imaging, where she provided product training for dental dealers worldwide, also in several languages.  

Whether you want to start or improve a language for fun or work, we can help you to realise your potential.  Get in touch with us for a FREE consultation so that we can discuss your goals and decide on the course that would work best for you.

What they’re saying

  • Testimonial ENGLISH

    Three of our employees attended the course 'General Business English and Correspondence in English' carried out by HBInternational*.  Hilary Eckerson gave training in the following topics and this was carried out to our full satisfaction, as follows:

    Correspondence

    Presentations (company, product and sales presentations)

    Telephoning with foreign companies

    'Small Talk' and idiomatic expressions 

    Country and People; customs and etiquette

    Review of grammar and tenses

    We felt that the lessons were flexible and tailored to the needs and wishes of the group, which was particularly useful.  Not only did the the participants benefit greatly from the course, but they also thoroughly enjoyed it.

    *3e Language Services was previously HBInternational - also known as HBI, registered in Vienna, Austria 

    ALFRED ESBERGER

    Marketing Director

    Glaxo Pharmazeutika GmbH

    Vienna, Austria

  • Testimonial ENGLISH

    We would like to confirm that HBInternational* carried out a Management Skills Training course in English with us.  The theme of the course was 'Meetings & Negotiating' to consolidate negation skills and provide structure and planning in meetings.

    The course was carried out to the complete satisfaction of our employees, with HBI also providing valuable training materials for our continued use.

    We would happily book another course on the same topics with HBI and would like to thank you for an excellent working relationship!
    *3e Language Services was previously HBInternational - also known as HBI, registered in Vienna, Austria

    PETRA NOGRADNIK

    Human Resources Management

    iR3 Video International

    A Philips and Grundig Company

  • Testimonial SPANISH

    As Head of Human Resources for APM Terminals Americas Region, I am pleased to recommend Ms. Hilary Eckerson. Ms. Eckerson has provided Spanish Language Instruction to the executive team in our Regional office since April 2011.

    Ms.Eckerson already had an impressive history of international experience before taking on her contract with us, having worked in Germany, the UK, Sweden, Spain Austria and the US, among other countries. During her time with us, she provided superior language instruction to members of our executive team at various ability levels ranging from beginner to advanced. Her exceptional language skills combined with her high energy and enthusiasm was the perfect blend for all member of our team.

    STACEY FALES

    Head of Human Resources

    APM Terminals Americas Region

    Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

Companies the owner has worked for or with:

GERMANY

Robert Bosch GmbH, Stahl Chemicals Germany GmbH

Roto Frank AG

Manz AG

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) – German Aerospace Center

Kodak Dental Imaging GmbH (now Carestream Dental Germany GmbH)

KERN AG

Fokus Sprachen & Seminare GmbH, Amann Girrbach AG (note: HQ is in Austria, but operates in Germany too)

Dentsply Sirona Deutschland GmbH

Daido Metal Europe GmbH

SWEDEN

SJ AB (= Swedish State Rail)

Skanska Sverige AB

AUSTRIA

Gillette (now Procter & Gamble Austria GmbH)

Philips iR3 (Philips Austria GmbH)

Glaxo Pharmazeutika (GlaxoSmithkline Pharma GmbH)

Ferdinand Richter GmbH

Berlitz Austria GmbH

Chalupa Immobilien Services GmbH (Chalupa Real Estate)

UNITED KINGDOM

Cummins UK

The Co-operative Bank plc

British Aerospace plc (now part of BAE Systems plc)

UNITED STATES

APM Terminals (a subsidiary of A.P. Moller – Maersk Group)

Virginia State Board of Education

Progeny Inc. (acquired by Midmark Corporation)

SPAIN

Telefónica de España, S.A.U.

Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre – Real Casa de la Moneda (FNMT-RCM/Royal Mint of Spain)

Cementos Turia, S.A.

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