September 4- September 8, 2023, five-day international training “Empowering Collaboration: Training for Effective Stakeholder Engagement and Cooperation” was organized at Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania in the frameworks of Erasmus+ project CLIMAN/ “Synergy of educational, scientific, management and industrial components for climate management and climate change prevention”. The training was attended by lecturers, researchers, experts in climate governance and sustainable development, and university administrators. KROK University was represented by Svitlana Kudryashova, Head of the Cycle Commission of the Professional College of KROK University, Head of the Department of General Education at the Professional College of KROK University.

The participants of the training learned a lot of useful information about the effectiveness of cooperation in solving the problem of climate change, promoting sustainable development and managing environmental problems.

All the participants was active at the lectures and seminars on the following topics:

• “Nature Based Solutions in Urban areas”
• “Stakeholder‘s mapping and engagement”
• “Green Hydrogen as a prospect for a carbon neutral transport sector”
• “Statistical methods applied to stakeholder perception”
• “Mapping Ecosystem. Services. Stakeholders perception”

Many thanks to Mykolas Romeris University for such a wonderful organization!

In September 2023, the lecturers of "KROK" University, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor Olena Bielova and PhD in Economics, Associate Professor Olena Naumova started piloting the courses on Climate Management, Sustainable Strategic Management, and Sustainable Marketing, developed within the framework of the EU Erasmus+ project CLIMAN/ "Synergy of educational, scientific, management and industrial components for climate management and climate change prevention".

The subjects were offered as elective courses to students of the English-taught programs of the University. 38 students of the educational programs "Management (English)" and "International Business" chose the mentioned courses to study in the first semester 2023-2024 academic year.

We are proud that KROK students have joined the global trend for SUSTAINABILITY!

24-28 July 2023, the Study Visit, combined with Training was orgaized for Ukrainian Universities in the frameworks of EU Erasmus+ project #INTERADIS “International Students Adaptation and Integration” at Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, Germany.

University "KROK" was represented by the team of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education: Andrii Lotariev, Director; Anna Drobina, Head of the Department of International Educational Programs of ESIIE; Yulia Bohdanova, Head of Projects and Programs at ESIIE, and Svitlana Oleshchuk, Acting Head of Projects and Programs at the Center of International Projects of ESIIE.

The extensive program included the list of issues:

• Welcoming by Vice President Prof. Ulrich Müller;
• Presentation of application and selection processes at OTH Amberg-Weiden;
• Presentation of Student Affairs Office “PRIMUSS” by Emma Krahn and Daniela Winter, the representatives of International Office;
• Presentation of ways of adaptation and integration of international students at OTH Amberg-Weiden by Cornelia Eichinger;
• Presentation by Susanne Prechtl about OTH AW Study and Career Service;
• Office Rallye and feedback;
• World Cafe;
• Resilience Workshop by Oliver Schmidt, Hultgren Nachhaltigkeitsveratung;
• Reception by the Mayor of Amberg, Michael Cerny;
• Digital Classroom by Romy Hösl, the representative of Competence Center for Digital Teaching;
• Uni-Assist presentation;
• City tour to Amberg and other cultural activities, organized by International Office of OTH Amberg-Weiden.

Many thanks to OTH AW team for organization of such an interesting and efficient event and to all partners of #INTERADIS team for active participation!

Project Steering Committee Meeting at University of Foggia (2-3 September)

2-6 September 2023 Project Steering Committee Meeting and Sudy Visit of EU Erasmus+ project INTERADIS International Students Adaptation and Integration (619451-EPP-1-2020-1-NL-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP) was hosted by University of Foggia, Italy.

INTERADIS project partners participated at the event: · KROK University, Ukraine;

• Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine;
• Odessa National Politechnical University, Ukraine;
• Mariupol State University, Ukraine;
• Sumy National Agrarian University, Ukraine;
• V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine;
• Ivan Franko National University, Ukraine;
• National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, Ukraine;
• Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania;
• Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, Germany;
• Ukrainian State Center for International Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine;
• Netherlands Business Academy, Netherlands

«KROK» University was presented by the team of International Office:

• LOTARIEV Andrii - Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education
• BOHACHENKO Galina - Head of International Project Centre at Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education
• DROBYNA Anna - Head of the Department of International Educational Programs of ESIIE
• SKALATSKA Maryna - Project Manager of International Office of Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education

As part of the PSCM, the partners presented the results of the work packages and discussed the ideas that will be implemented.

All attendees enthusiastically engaged in networking, sharing their experiences, ideas, and discussing future plans.

Many thanks to University of Foggia for hosting such interesting event, as well as all participants for their active participation!!