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!!

Study Visit at University of Foggia

(28 August- 3 September, 2023)

28 August- 1 September, 2023, Study visit was conducted as part of the EU Erasmus+ project CLIMAN / "Synergy of educational, scientific, management and industrial components for climate management and climate change prevention" at University of Foggia, Italy.

CLIMAN project partners participated at the event:

• KROK University, Ukraine;
• Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University, Ukraine;
• Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine;
• Akaki Tsereteli State University Kutaisi, Georgia;
• West Ukrainian National University, Ukraine.

«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

The partners discussed the results of project implementation, plans for the nearest future, and also organizational and content aspects of upcoming project meetings.

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

Haliç University, Istanbul, Turkey, announced the results of applications for Call for Erasmus+ scholarships for staff mobility. Selection was conducted within the framework of 2022 project of the Erasmus+ Programme and partner countries (KA171) Higher Education Student Mobility within the quota allocated to Haliç University by Turkish National Agency.

The nominated and waiting lists were created by accepting the applicants with the highest scores from related departments in the project. Nominated staff are the staff who will be supported with Erasmus+ KA171 grant, waiting staff are who meet the minimum requirements but are not eligible for a grant. Waiting staff will be able to benefit from Erasmus+ without a grant upon request.

Results of selection can be found here.

On July 25, 2023, a cluster event on digitalisation "Eurointegration: Ensuring Sustainable Development of Higher Education and Society in Ukraine."

The aim of the event was to disseminate leading experience and monitor the results of projects in the field of Higher Education Capacity Building, ensuring synergy among projects operating within a specific cluster, and promoting thematic priorities of the EU Erasmus+ Program, particularly quality, digitization, and inclusion.

Approximately 70 representatives from projects under the EU Erasmus+ Program's Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) strand, higher education institutions, and research institutions participated in the webinar.

Andrii Lotariev, the director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education and Galina Bohachenko, the head of projects and programs in the field of material (non-material) production at KROK University, presented the project activities of KROK University, the national coordinator of the project "Mediation: Training and Society Transformation" (599010-EPP-1-2018-1-NL-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP-MEDIATS-Mediation: training and society transformation). They showcased the methods for promoting mediation values in Ukrainian society and introduced the partner institutions to the master's program in mediation at three Ukrainian higher education institutions.

Many thanks to the organizers - the National Erasmus+ Office in Ukraine and the National Experts on Higher Education Reform of the EU Erasmus+ Program, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine!

KROK Business School has successfully passed the accreditation of Baltum Büroo OÜ - an international certification body based in Europe, the UK and the United States that specializes in ISO quality management systems, as well as provides professional certification and development for staff. Baltum Büroo OÜ is accredited by ASCB (Accreditation Service for Certifying Bodies) and the International Register of Quality Assessed Organizations (IRQAO) and is one of the key players in the market for ISO, QHS, Information Security and Environmental standards certification. Baltum Büroo OÜ is also part of a partnership community with such prestigious international organizations as UNICERT (Germany), Swiss Approval (Switzerland), Bureau Veritas, URS (UK) and GCERTI (South Korea).

The quality assessment of KROK Business School programs was conducted by international experts on the principles of independence and objectivity. Now, graduates of the programs who have confirmed their level of knowledge and successfully passed the international certification examination can obtain the following certificates:

• Professional in General Management (PGM)
• Professional in Human Resource Management (PHRM)
• Professional in Lean Production (Green Belt, Black Belt) (PLP)

International certification from Baltum Büroo OÜ provides a huge advantage for the career development of specialists in the national and global labor market, as well as for organizations, since an independent test of knowledge and confirmation of employee skills

On July 11, 2023, the recognition experts of ENIC Ukraine Center organized an online seminar «Recognition of foreign educational qualifications in Ukraine: validation and preparation of documents for recognition».

The event was attended by 224 specialists from 111 educational institutions. The seminar was attended by Andrii Lotariev, Director of Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education, and Yelyzaveta Halenzovska, Project Manager of Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education.

The seminar was organized with the financial support of the Council of Europe within the framework of the UaReNext project «Implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention - Support to ENIC Centers».

In their speeches, ENIC Ukraine experts spoke about the possibilities of conducting the validation procedure, reviewed in detail the requirements for the preparation of a package of documents, familiarized with the stages of the recognition procedure and answered topical questions on the topic of the event.

While working in separate workshop groups, the seminar participants had the opportunity to communicate with ENIC Ukraine specialists, took an active part in discussing practical cases of document verification, verification of the status of an educational institution and determination of the rights granted by an educational document.

On July 05, 2023, the first graduation of students majoring in Journalism took place within international project on dual education «Integration of Dual Higher Education in Moldova and Ukraine / COOPERA».

Within the frameworks of the project, the students gained practical skills in Journalism, worked directly in the production environment, and saw the daily work of media professionals from the inside. We are confident that they, having a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and a Certificate of completion of such a practice-oriented program, are ready to contribute to the professional journalistic environment with their own creative media projects.

We wish you a successful professional career!