On July 18, 2024, a three-day training within the framework of the Erasmus+ project «The Art of Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (Mediation) / ArtNoConflict», Dordrecht, the Netherlands took place. «KROK» University was represented by Inna Dolianovska, PhD in Law, Associate Professor of Department of State Law Disciplines of the Faculty of Law, and Nataliia Kalinina, PhD in Philosophy, Associate Professor of KROK Business School.

The last two days of the training were devoted to discussing such issues as: how to prevent conflict? how not to deepen the conflict situation even further, with the impossibility of any reconciliation? what communication tools are best used to help the parties understand each other? finally, how to encourage the parties to hear each other to find the best solution with the help of an intermediary - a mediator? how to turn conflict into productive communication.

These important questions will form the basis of the training program for young people from Ukraine, Georgia, and the Netherlands, which will help them to acquire skills in non-violent communication and conflict de-escalation using mediation tools.

The team of «KROK» University is sincerely grateful to the organizer of the training - the Netherlands Business Academy and the Rector of the Academy, Prof. Jan van Zwieten, coaches from the NLBA and Mykolas Romeris University (Vilnius, Lithuania). We continue to work on the project!

On June 19-21, 2024, SWPS University hosted the Academic Innovation Workshop within the framework of ERUA2, which was attended by a representative of «KROK» University, Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations and Journalism Tetiana Daliavska.

ERUA is a consortium of eight European universities committed to exploring innovative approaches to research, teaching and institutional development. As part of the European Universities Initiative (EUI), ERUA aims to contribute to the development of the European Education Area and the implementation of the European Strategy for Universities.

For three days, representatives from universities across Europe: SWPS University (Poland), Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania), University of Macerata (Italy), University of Las Palmas Gran Canaria (Spain), University of Paris VIII (France), New Bulgarian University (Bulgaria), Aegean University (Greece), as well as Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ivan Franko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine), and others. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Sumy State University, Lviv National Polytechnic University and «KROK» University shared their experience, identified and analyzed active teaching methodologies, such as: Service Learning, Cooperative Learning, Project Based Learning or Gamification.

The workshop has become a great platform for exchanging ideas and experiences between professors from different educational institutions. Soon, representatives of the participating universities will return to their alma maters to begin preparing projects that will be presented during the Workshop at the University of Las Palmas Gran Canaria.

We are grateful for the invitation, as well as to all those who participated, and look forward to further cooperation in implementing innovative methods in the educational process.

On July 08, 2024, the two-week mobility of students of the Erasmus+ KA2 project «Synergy of educational, scientific, management and industrial components for climate management and climate change prevention»/CLIMAN at HTW Berlin, Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Germany, began.

The leaders of the Student Scientific Society - Denys Shtak and Oleh Pravdyvyi, the leader of LOTOS environmental club Sophia Vengrynovych represent «KROK» University in this program. Students have such a great opportunity thanks to the CLIMAN project, which is co-funded by Erasmus+ of the European Union.

On July 08, an introductory meeting for students was held, which was joined by members of the project's organizing committee, who are also holding management meetings. Professor Mirko Barz introduced the participants, and Vice President for Research Stephanie Molthagen-Schnering gave a presentation about HTW University Berlin. The participants of the mobility program listened to a mini-lecture by Sofia Ocheredna and Petra Kara, where they discussed the introduction of the English language course «HORIZON» and the organization of mobility programs at HTW-Berlin. After the presentation of the mobility program, the participants had a fascinating tour of the University, including a visit to modern laboratories where students will conduct research and experiments for two weeks.

During the first week, the students studied hydrogen and its role in renewable energy and experimented with hydrogen technologies.

On June 25-26, 2024, Mykolas Romeris University (Vilnius, Lithuania) hosted the Fourth Summit of the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA) and the international scientific conference SOCIN'24 (Social Innovations for Transformative Society), which was attended by Halyna Sienohonova, a lecturer at the Department of International Business at «KROK» University.

«The European Reform University Alliance» (ERUA) is a consortium of eight European universities that aims to explore innovative approaches to research, teaching and institutional development.  As part of the European Universities Initiative (EUI), one of the key initiatives of the European Commission, ERUA aims to promote the development of the European education area and implement the European strategy for universities.

The conference was attended by representatives of the following universities:

• Paris 8 (France),
• University of the Aegean (Greece),
• New Bulgarian University (Bulgaria),
• SWPS University (Poland),
• University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain),
• University of Macerata (Italy),
• European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) (Germany),
• Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania),
• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine),
• «KROK» University (Ukraine).

During the two-day plenary sessions of the conference, participants explored the role of social innovation, focusing on social innovations in areas such as migration, exile and refugees; democracy, human rights, inclusiveness and gender equality; transition to a sustainable environment; interculturality and multilingualism; art and borders, cross-sectoral cooperation and ethics of care. This format provided an excellent opportunity for participants not only to listen to the presentations, but also to actively participate in discussions and propose new ideas.

We sincerely thank the organizers for the invitation and all the participants of the international scientific conference SOCIN'24! We look forward to further scientific cooperation!