Juan Camilo

Juan Camilo Roman Estrada (Iceland)

Country

Iceland

Country of origin

Colombia

Intercultural officer of the University of Iceland and director of the project Sprettur of the department of Academic Affairs, a social innovation project on integration of immigrants towards higher education in Iceland.

Areas of expertise: I am an educator of formal and non formal learning with more than 15 years of experience working for the benefit of the immigrant community in Iceland. I am also a trainer of trainers for the youth program of the European commision with a focus on ecocentric learning, intercultural awareness, interfaith communication, integral wellbeing, performative practices and transformative pedagogy. I speak Spanish, English and Icelandic, and I have good experience working and coordinating international teams to develop educational projects and strategic partnerships, from design, implementation, logistics, evaluation and feedback.

My passions in life: caring for my family and spending time in nature, exploring, swimming and walking in the mountains. I am also passionate about poetry, literature, theatre and cinema.