Damian Filut
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International Activities

The years that built this practice

Keynotes, trainings and consulting engagements in education and sustainable development across Latin America, Israel, India and Vietnam — the record of long-term, on-the-ground international development work that this practice is built on. See Highlights for how it continues today.

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2020

  • Developed and delivered an online course on “Online Education” for 70, then 170, Peruvian educators with DISER and DRELM, Ministry of Education of Peru.

  • Published “Peace and sustainable development in the educational field”, Campos en Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Santo Tomás, Bogotá.

  • Series of virtual conferences on “ICTs in times of Corona” for instructors of Colombia's National Learning Service (SENA).

    Series of virtual conferences on “ICTs in times of Corona” for instructors of Colombia's National Learning Service (SENA).

  • Conference on online education during Covid-19 for the OpenPolicyFoundation international forum, Ukraine.

  • Appointed to the scientific/editorial committee of Revista Académica CUNZAC, Guatemala.

  • Lecture at the annual Grandes Genios (Colombia) conference on online education from the Israeli experience, #DigitalTransforma2020.

    Lecture at the annual Grandes Genios (Colombia) conference on online education from the Israeli experience, #DigitalTransforma2020. Watch: conference recording

  • Published “The possible methodological relationship of place-based learning and environmental education” in Environmental Crisis, Universidad Simón Bolívar.

  • Opening conference, International Webinar “Educational Reality in Central and South America in 2020”, University of the Amazon, Colombia.

  • Series of virtual conferences to Vietnamese educators on the STEM approach with VNIES — Vietnam Institute for Education Sciences.

  • Series of virtual conferences on “Education towards Sustainable Development” to instructors from SENA.

    Series of virtual conferences on “Education towards Sustainable Development” to instructors from SENA. Watch: webinar recording

  • Program of talks and virtual courses for 1,500+ participants, #EducacionEnTiemposDeCorona (March–May).

  • Keynote at the University of San Carlos, Guatemala City, on “Education in the 21st Century”, plus academic visits and program work in Zacapa and Gualan, Guatemala.

  • Training at INTECAP Chiquimula Center, Guatemala.

2019
  • Opening keynote, 1st INTECAP Congress, 350 instructors: “Millennials and the New Educational Paradigm”, Guatemala.

    Opening keynote, 1st INTECAP Congress, 350 instructors: “Millennials and the New Educational Paradigm”, Guatemala.

  • Trained 50 educators on Soft Skills, ICT Tools and Innovation in Education at INTECAP, Guatemala.

    Trained 50 educators on Soft Skills, ICT Tools and Innovation in Education at INTECAP, Guatemala.

  • Presentation on Education towards Sustainable Development at the Ministry of Environment of Guatemala.

    Presentation on Education towards Sustainable Development at the Ministry of Environment of Guatemala.

  • Keynote on “New Trends in Higher Education”, UNIFE, and training of 40 educators for the Regional Directorate of Education of Metropolitan Lima, Peru.

  • Keynote on “Education in the 21st Century” to directors and supervisors, organized by the Regional Directorate of Education of Metropolitan Lima (DRELM), Peru.

    Keynote on “Education in the 21st Century” to directors and supervisors, organized by the Regional Directorate of Education of Metropolitan Lima (DRELM), Peru. Read: DRELM coverage

  • Keynote on “Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Education”, Government of Cusco, Peru.

    Keynote on “Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Education”, Government of Cusco, Peru.

  • Training and keynote for the Orden de Frailes Menores Provincia Franciscana de los XII Apóstoles del Perú, Arequipa — Education towards Sustainable Development for 350 educators.

    Training and keynote for the Orden de Frailes Menores Provincia Franciscana de los XII Apóstoles del Perú, Arequipa — Education towards Sustainable Development for 350 educators. Read: La República coverage

  • Virtual conference at PUCP's IV Day of Innovation Experiences in Teaching, Peru.

  • Led educational-innovation training for 60 academic coordinators/teachers across Montería, Colombia, for the Secretary of Education, including a closing ceremony with Mayor Marcos Daniel Pineda.
    Led educational-innovation training for 60 academic coordinators/teachers across Montería, Colombia, for the Secretary of Education, including a closing ceremony with Mayor Marcos Daniel Pineda.

    Led educational-innovation training for 60 academic coordinators/teachers across Montería, Colombia, for the Secretary of Education, including a closing ceremony with Mayor Marcos Daniel Pineda.

  • Consulting visit to Paipa, Colombia, supporting educational institutions' projects with the Mayor's office.

    Consulting visit to Paipa, Colombia, supporting educational institutions' projects with the Mayor's office.

  • Published the book chapter “Conceptualization and characterization of education towards sustainable development.”

    Published the book chapter “Conceptualization and characterization of education towards sustainable development.”

2018
  • Keynote on “Good Practices in International Development Projects”, CIISO, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla.

    Keynote on “Good Practices in International Development Projects”, CIISO, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla.

  • Conference on Israel's cooperative innovation ecosystem, EDUCOOPERAMOS project, Fe y Alegría, Guatemala.

  • STEM-approach workshops for public and private school educators in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam, with KDI Education.
    STEM-approach workshops for public and private school educators in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam, with KDI Education.

    STEM-approach workshops for public and private school educators in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam, with KDI Education.

  • Keynote at the University of Córdoba, Montería, on the university in the 21st century.

    Keynote at the University of Córdoba, Montería, on the university in the 21st century. Watch: local TV coverage

  • Higher-education pedagogy workshops across Montería, Barranquilla and Cartagena with SUE Caribe, Colombia.

    Higher-education pedagogy workshops across Montería, Barranquilla and Cartagena with SUE Caribe, Colombia.

2017
  • Keynote speaker at the First Scientific Congress – MEDUCA, Panama, plus workshop and expert panel on Education towards Sustainable Development.

    Keynote speaker at the First Scientific Congress – MEDUCA, Panama, plus workshop and expert panel on Education towards Sustainable Development. More: congress site

  • Meeting with CIISO researchers, Barranquilla — Universidad Simón Bolívar, ahead of a joint publication on pedagogical reflections around Education towards Sustainable Development.

  • Keynote at the III International Seminar on Social Work, Universidad Simón Bolívar: “Social Entrepreneurship — Israeli Models of Social Innovation, Working with Vulnerable Communities.”

    Keynote at the III International Seminar on Social Work, Universidad Simón Bolívar: “Social Entrepreneurship — Israeli Models of Social Innovation, Working with Vulnerable Communities.”

  • Visited the municipality of Paipa, Boyacá, supervising educational projects across seven public institutions with Mayor Dr. Yamit Hurtado.

  • Keynote at Universidad De la Costa (CUC), Barranquilla: Education towards Sustainable Development based on the Israeli model.

  • Keynote (via Skype) at the International Scientific Conference “Modern Problems of Enterprise Management”, Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics, Ukraine.

2016

  • Training for Educators in Education towards Sustainable Development, Santo Tomás University, Bucaramanga.

  • Training for Educators in Education towards Sustainable Development and New Pedagogies, Technological Units of Santander (UTS), Bucaramanga.

    Training for Educators in Education towards Sustainable Development and New Pedagogies, Technological Units of Santander (UTS), Bucaramanga.

  • Keynote at the expert panel on Sustainable Development, Bucaramanga.

  • Keynote on the “Israeli Culture of Innovation” at the International Forum for Social Entrepreneurship, Santo Tomás University, Tunja.

    Keynote on the “Israeli Culture of Innovation” at the International Forum for Social Entrepreneurship, Santo Tomás University, Tunja.

  • Workshop on “How to Lead Social Change”, part of the Forum for Social Entrepreneurship, Tunja.

  • 3-day Youth Leadership Workshop on Sustainable Development, Department of Environment, Government of Boyacá.

  • Diagnostic work in Paipa, Colombia, on the educational system of 10 institutions with the Mayor's office.

  • Keynote (via Skype) on “Youth Leadership Models” to university students' representatives, Colombia.

2015

  • 5-day Training for Educators in Education towards Sustainable Development, Santo Tomás University, Tunja.

  • 4-day Youth Leadership Workshops with the Municipality of Tunja, Colombia.

  • 4-day training in ethno-education with the Zenú Community, Montelíbano, Córdoba, Colombia.

  • Diagnostic work with the Israeli Embassy and teacher training centers in South Delhi and Haryana, India, and with SARD NGO on teacher motivation and empowerment.
    Diagnostic work with the Israeli Embassy and teacher training centers in South Delhi and Haryana, India, and with SARD NGO on teacher motivation and empowerment.

    Diagnostic work with the Israeli Embassy and teacher training centers in South Delhi and Haryana, India, and with SARD NGO on teacher motivation and empowerment.

Selected Publications

  • Filut, D. (2020). Paz y desarrollo sostenible en el campo educativo, una relación visible o invisible. Campos en Ciencias Sociales, 8(2), 133–158.
  • Filut, D. (2020). Conceptualización y caracterización de la educación hacia el desarrollo sostenible. In Educación Socioambiental: Acción-Presente.
  • Filut, D. (2020). The possible methodological relationship of place-based learning and environmental education. In Environmental Crisis: Rationality, Dialogic Approach for a New Environmental Perception. Universidad Simón Bolívar.
  • Albor-Chadid, L. I., Filut, D., Valero-Díaz, B., & Rodríguez-Burgos, K. (2020). Proposal for pedagogical innovation to reduce school dropouts in Colombia from the experience of Israel. Revista de Estudos de Literatura, Cultura e Alteridade – Igarapé.