Learning is fun, but so is sharing the knowledge and empowering others. How do I do that? Through creating and facilitating engaging learning experiences that empower people to grow and learn through interactive training and knowledge sharing.

Talks, Training, and Workshops

• May 2026. "Intercultural competence, part 2". Virtual training session for various stakeholders in a global training team. Abiomed, Johnson&Johnson.
• February 2026. "Intercultural competence, part 1". Virtual training session for various stakeholders in a global training team. Abiomed, Johnson&Johnson.
• July - October 2026. "Learning and training strategies and techniques". virtual training sessions for trainers and managers. Abiomed, Johnson&Johnson.
• July 2025. Smuda Duric, M. "Learning objectives in program development", workshop for trainers and program managers. Abiomed, Johnson&Johnson.
• May 2025. “Language and cognitive development”, seminar for educators. Kolping-Akademie. Munich.
• February 20, 2024. Smuda Duric M, & Mayer, J. “Four dimensions of learning”. (online workshop for IU employees). IU International University of Applied Sciences.
• October 27, 2023. “Interaction and communication for developing professional identity (online workshops). KoHo Pedagogy. Jastrebarsko. Croatia.
• October 25 and 27, 2022. “Communication strategies with parents: 1 & 2" (online training for lecturers and educators). KoHo Pedagogy. Jastrebarsko. Croatia.
• February 22, 2022. “Language and cognitive development of multilingual children" (online seminar for educators and language experts). Zentrum für kindliche Mehrsprachigkeit e.V. München, Germany.
• October 2, 2021. “Early cognitive and psychological development” (online seminar for educators). KoHo Pedagogy. Jastrebarsko. Croatia.
• November 27, 2021. “Successful Learning. Education on Learning Strategies” (online workshop for parents and educators). KoHo Pedagogy. Jastrebarsko, Croatia.
• August 16, 2021. Šamo, R. & Smuda Đurić, M. "EFL reading strategies in the Croatian teaching context" (online talk). AILA 2020. ReN: Symposium on Early Language Learning. Groningen.
• June 16 - 18, 2021. "Mehrsprachiges Aufwachsen in einer digitalen Welt". 109. Deutscher Bibliothekartag 2021. Bremen.
• January 27, 2021. “Language and Cognitive Development - Raising Children With More Than One Language" (online seminar for parents and educators). Evangelisches Migrationszentrum. München.
• December 15, 2019. Smuda Đurić, M. & Wünsch, A. „Importance of input language in language preference during role- play: a case study of multilingual twins”. Multilingual and Multicultural Learning: Policies and Practices (MMLPP). Charles University, Faculty of Arts. Prague.
• September 2019. Smuda Đurić, M. & Šamo. R. “EFL reading in young learners: The teacher’s perspective”. 2nd international conference Child Foreign/Second Language Learning (CFSLL): Facing heterogeneity in the young learner classroom. Institute of Foreign Languages, Pedagogical University of Cracow. Cracow, Poland.
• June 2019. „Beyond reading - Workshops zum Thema frühkindliche Bildung und Leseförderung”. Mehrsprachigkeit in Wissenschaft und Praxis: Aktuelle Forschungsprojekte und Inspirationen für mehrsprachige Erziehung & Bildung. IFM, LMU, Munich.
• June 2019. „Multilingual education and upbringing”. Mehrsprachigkeit in Wissenschaft und Praxis: Aktuelle Forschungsprojekte und Inspirationen für mehrsprachige Erziehung & Bildung. IFM, LMU, Munich.
• November 2012. “eTwinning in theory and practice”. Professional EFL teacher council. Matija Gubec, elementary school. Zagreb, Croatia.
• November 13 and 14, 2008. “Types of Reading Tasks in Materials for Early Foreign Language Learning”. 2nd Scientific research symposium: Pedagogy and the Knowledge Society. Zadar, Croatia. 

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