On 13 August, the consortium of universities of the Erasmus+ KA2 project “Integration of Dual Higher Education in Moldova and Ukraine” / COOPERA including “KROK” University, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Uzhhorod National University, Odesa National Economic University received a letter from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in response to the submitted Recommendations for the development of dual education in Ukraine:

“The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine expresses its sincere gratitude to the consortium of universities from Moldova and Ukraine of the Erasmus+ project KA2 “Integration of Dual Higher Education in Moldova and Ukraine”/COOPERA for the materials and recommendations on the development of dual education in Ukraine. The information provided, including the “Recommendations for supplementing the content and practical implementation of the Regulation on the dual form of professional higher education and higher education” and the “Framework Recommendations for initiating and organising study programmes in partnership with the business sector in higher education institutions of the Republic of Moldova”, will be carefully studied and taken into account when developing further regulations in the field of dual education. The experience of this project is extremely valuable for us and will contribute to improving the quality of education in Ukraine through the integration of dual education.”

The consortium of universities expresses its gratitude to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and hopes that the recommendations provided will be effectively used for the further development of dual education in Ukraine.

“KROK” University, the national coordinator of the consortium of universities within the framework of the Erasmus+ project "Integration of Dual Higher Education in Moldova and Ukraine" (COOPERA), after a detailed study of the experience of international partners, submitted materials and proposals for the further development of dual education in Ukraine to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

“KROK” University provided the following recommendations:

- Recommendations for supplementing the content and practical implementation of the Regulation on the dual form of professional undergraduate and graduate education prepared by Ukrainian partner universities.

 - Framework recommendations for initiating and organizing study programs in partnership with the business sector in higher education institutions of the Republic of Moldova (translation), developed by partners from Moldova.

- Recommendations for the preparation and implementation of dual education programs in partnership with the business environment in higher education institutions, prepared by the Regional Office of the ULIE in Zakarpattia region.

- Recommendations on the initiation and organization of dual higher education programs in partnership with the business community in higher education institutions prepared by the Federation of Employers of Transcarpathia.

These documents are an important step in improving dual education in Ukraine, aimed at improving the training and employment of specialists in cooperation with business.

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!

The international project Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities, a global ranking of universities that assesses their presence and influence in the web space, has published the ranking for July 2024.

According to it, «KROK» University is one of the leaders among private universities in Ukraine! Webometrics is considered one of the most authoritative web rankings of educational institutions and is compiled by one of the largest scientific institutions in Europe - the National Research Council of Spain. The main idea of the ranking is to assess the scientific, educational and social mission of universities through the indicators of their representation in the web space. Among 292 higher educational institutions of Ukraine of all forms of ownership, «KROK» University took 72nd place, and among private educational institutions - one of the leading positions.

The results of the study are available at the link. Congratulations to KROK's community on a worthy result in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities!

8 - 21 July 2024, students of KROK University took part in a mobility within the framework of the Erasmus+ KA2 project ‘Synergy of educational, scientific, managerial and industrial components for climate management and climate change prevention’/CLIMAN. The event was held at the HTW Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Germany.

The leaders of the Student Scientific Society Denys Shtak and Oleh Pravdyvyi, as well as the leader of the LOTOS Environmental Club Sofia Vengrinovych, represented KROK University.

The students studied hydrogen and technologies related to it, as well as hydrogen and oxygen production through hydrolysis. 

The training took place in modern classrooms and specially equipped laboratories, where students practiced the knowledge they had gained in lectures. 

Various excursions were also organised, including to the German company Boreal Light, which manufactures special machines for filtering water from salts and metals and purifying it from bacteria.

This experience is extremely important for students to implement future projects, trainings, and workshops.

On July 18, 2024, a three-day training within the framework of the Erasmus+ project Art of Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (Mediation) / ArtNoConflict, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, where KROK University is represented by PhD in Law, Associate Professor of the Department of State Law Disciplines of the Faculty of Law Inna Dolianovska and Associate Professor of the KROK Business School, Ph. Natalia Kalinina. 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 programme 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 KROK University team is sincerely grateful to the training organiser - the Netherlands Business Academy and the Academy's rector, Professor Jan van Zwieten, as well as to the trainers from the NLBA and Mykolas Romeris University (Vilnius, Lithuania). Let's keep working on the project!

We are sharing great news from the international rating agency EdUniversal.  According to the results of the annual ranking of the best Master's programs, KROK Business School's Master of Business Administration program entered the Top 70 - the world ranking and ranks 66th in the MBA part-time worldwide.

We have risen three steps in the world ranking over the past year and moved from 69th to 66th place.

Our results reflect the quality of our work, which is assessed by three main criteria:

• Program reputation: being known and recognized by recruiting companies and having a proactive approach to them.
• Salary upon graduation: employing your graduates in the best jobs on the market.
• Student satisfaction: you work to improve your programs based on student feedback.”

Despite the challenges of wartime, difficulties and problems, we continue to work hard for the benefit of Ukraine, offering quality business education. KROK Business School team is proud of the achieved result and sincerely congratulates students, graduates, lecturers, partners, and administrators on this achievement. We continue to develop MBA programs, Ukrainian business, and make our contribution to the development of the Ukrainian economy through trained, professional managers.

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