Koen Timmers

Koen is lector, onderzoeker, auteur en spreker. Hij zette menig globale educatieve projecten op.

Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

degree Msc Technology Enhanced Learning, Innovation and Change - Sheffield-Hallam University, UK (2014)
head Onderzoeker en Lector PXL university college & Docent CVO de Verdieping

tag Oprichter Zelfstudie.be
tag Oprichter Project Kakuma, Climate Action Project & Innovation Lab Schools

tag Auteur "Teaching in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Standing at the Precipice", Routledge, 2017

Global Teacher Prize top 10 finalist, 2018 and top 50 finalist, 2017
HundrED top 100 global education innovations, 2017

Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator Fellow
National Geographic Certified Educator
TeachSDGs Founding ambassador

award Member advisory board HundrED * Member advisory board SETT Belgium * Taskforce lid Climate & ministerie onderwijs

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Keynotes

Koen sprak op conferenties in 4 continenten: Edcrunch Moskou, Keystone Peking, Europees Parlement, NNSTOY Washington DC, GESF Dubai, E2 Toronto, Europese Commissie, Qudwa Abu Dhabi, Mesa Wenen, Leraren maken het verschil Utrecht, Teach4Belgium Brussel etc.

European Parliament

JAN 19| Innovation in Education

Edcrunch Moscow

OCT 18| Global educational projects

Meesterlijk Lesgeven, NL

NOV 18| Making learning fun and global

GESF Dubai

MAR 18| Masterclass

NNSTOY Washington

JUL 17| Making learning global

European Commission

JUN 18| Technology Enhanced Learning

EduNext Brussels

FEB 19| Paperless Classroom

Debate Dubai

MAR 18| Is Google making us stupid?

Microsoft Brussels

NOV 18| Digital Transformation in Education

QUDWA Abu Dhabi

OCT 17| Social media in Education

Keynotes and Debates

Global Educational Projects

Koen launched several Global Educational Projects involving 1000 educators across 100 countries, focussing on several UN Sustainable Development Goals and new learning approaches. These projects were widely covered by national media and supported by public figures like His Holiness Dalai Lama, Dr. Jane Goodall, Charlize Theron, Greenpeace, UNESCO, National Geographic, scientists, politicians, etc.

KAKUMA PROJECT

educators across 6 continents offering free education to African refugees via Skype.

CLIMATE ACTION

Students across 250 countries focussing on SDG 13 Climate Action.

INNOVATION PROJECT

515 schools across 85 countries focussing on innovation and sustainability.

Innovation SDG Lab

Offering free education using a new SDG curriculum. Collaboration with Dr. Jane Goodall.

Thanks to having brief meetings with public figures like Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Charlize Theron, the King and Queen of Belgium, Tony Blair, Julia Gillard, President Bio, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, Irina Bokova, Andreas Schleicher, president Santos, Lewis Hamilton, Koen was able to ship educational resources and find support for his global educational projects.