On April 6, 2022, the meeting of MEDIATS partners was organized online. The event began with one minute of silence in honor of memory of soldiers and civilians who died because of a full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. In their speeches, all present partners expressed their sincere condolences and inspiring words of support to the Ukrainian people, as well as discussed further steps of cooperation and development of the international community MEDIATS.

It is worth noting that the consortium cooperates not only on working issues, but also partners are ready to help each other in difficult situations. Since the beginning of the war, all partners have supported Ukrainians.

At the initiative and support of Prof. Jan van Zwieten, Rector of the Netherlands Business Academy, Oksana Oliinyk, the alumnus of Master Degree program in Mediation at KROK Business School, coordinates Ukrainian school for Ukrainian children in Dordrecht. Oksana was also one of the participants of the training for students of mediation program, which was organized in Dordrecht in November 2021. Marjon Coopers and Gea van Klompenberg, lecturers of the Netherlands Business Academy, have organized a medical assistance to group for Ukrainians and do other support for their Ukrainian friends, including involving to the project activities.

Halyna Bohachenko, Project Manager of «KROK» University, together with Yvette Livius, Education Coordinator of Breda City Council and NLBA Executive Director, are organizing education for Ukrainian children in cooperation with Breda schools. Yanina Nedashkivska, alumnus of KROK Business School, organized humanitarian activities in Spain, together with university staff to develop the Platform for Peace at Catholic University of Saint Anthony (UCAM)o in Murcia, Spain. All these is due to help of Maria Mendes Rocasolano, professor of UCAM University, who was the trainer of Yanina and other students at training for students in mediation program, which took place in October 2021 in Spain.

Oliver Schmidt, CEO of Hultgren Nachhaltigkeitsberatung UG also provides enormous help and support to Ukrainian people, including sharing of supportive initiatives, organization of housing to Ukrainians.

At the meeting the participants discussed activities and further steps to implement the project - the organization of summer school at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, national seminar at Ganja State University, preparation of news and updates for the new newsletter, preparation of project publications.

Oksana Koval, Director of Educational and Scientific Institute of Communications of West Ukrainian National University, that recently joined the consortium, announced the International Scientific and Practical Conference «Communication as a factor in the transparency of social interaction: psychological, historical, legal, economic and political dimensions». The organizers plan to hold a conference on April 28 at West Ukrainian National University.

We are glad that the consortium of MEDIATS project is turning into a MEDIATS community, in which all project participants communicate, help each other, create and implement new initiatives, actively involve new partners, such as West Ukrainian National University - this is real added value and impact of the project, that changes lives for better.

We sincerely congratulate staff, talented students, caring parents, successful graduates on the occasion of 19 years of Professional College of «KROK» University. We are looking forward to discovering all the talents of future students - today's applicants!

Traditionally, it is a day of smiles, joyful meetings, warm hugs, and this year it is faith in a peaceful future, in Victory, because every heart beats in rhythm today - everything will be Ukraine! Everything will be KROK! We wish everyone creative inspiration and prosperity, success and realization of all plans!

Glory to Ukraine!

We’re from Ukraine!

And today I call on my colleagues around the whole world to unite and to stop the criminal actions against a peaceful, independent European country!

There is no truth in russian propaganda, there are no excuses for military aggression, there are no excuses for russia's war against Ukraine. Everyday people, soldiers who defend their homeland, civilians, children die. Every day the future of our country, the future of the whole world destroys! Do not be silent, because silence today is an agreement with Putin's crimes.

Appeal to the Governments of your countries: let's close the sky, let's stop any cooperation with Russia; let's not allow man-made disasters!

Let's not be silent! Word is your weapon; condemnation of war is your weapon! We sincerely believe in your support! We feel your support! All will be Ukraine!

Rector of «KROK» University
Sergii Laptiev

On January 26-27, 2022, the fifth project Steering Committee meeting of Erasmus+ «Mediation: Training and Society Transformation/ MEDIATS» was hosted by «KROK» University.

Andriі Lotariev, Head of International Office of «KROK» University, Halyna Bohachenko, Project Manager of International Office, represented the team of «KROK» University, the co-coordinator of the project, moderated the event, provided general report on project activities, hold sessions on project management and documentation.

At the meeting the teams of Karazin Business School of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Ukraine), Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University (Ukraine), Khazar University (Azerbaijan), Ganja State University (Azerbaijan), Ilia State University (Georgia), Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University (Georgia) presented the results, achievements, work plans, reporting documents. The team of coordinators hold individual meetings with each partner to discuss the documentation in details.

MEDIATS project is co-financed by Erasmus + Program of the European Union.

On January 24-26, 2022, in the frameworks of the EU Erasmus+ capacity building of higher education project «Mediation: Training and Society Transformation/ MEDIATS», International Highlight Event on Dissemination of Project Results was hosted by «KROK» University.

During the first day of International Highlight Event the speakers as Anatolii Frantsuz, Hero of Ukraine, Ph.D. in Law, Professor,Dean of the Faculty of Law of «KROK» University, Svitlana Shytikova, Project Coordinator of the National ERASMUS + Office in Ukraine warmly greeted and welcomed the participants focusing on importance of dissemination of Erasmus+ Projects. Jan van Zwieten, Rector of the Netherlands Business Academy and Olha Karpova, Executive Director of KROK Business School together with partners of Karazin Business School of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Ukraine), Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University (Ukraine), Khazar University (Azerbaijan), Ganja State University (Azerbaijan), Ilia State University (Georgia), Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University (Georgia) presented the results of project implementation . The moderators of the first day were Andriі Lotariev, Head of International Office of KROK» University, Halyna Bohachenko, Project Manager of International Office.

The second day of International Highlight Event was opened by Petro Patsurkivskyi, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, member of the working group of MEDIATS grant project from Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, who also presented the topic «New value challenges of mediation in Ukraine». Natalia Mazaraki, Doctor of Law, Professor, Head of the Department of International, Civil and Commercial Law at Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics, as well as representatives of League of Mediators of Ukraine, National Association of Mediators of Ukraine, Association of Family Mediators of Ukraine presented the activities in field of mediation and participated in panel discussions.

On the third day the participants hold consultations, exchanged best practices, ideas, continued discussion of development of mediation in different countries and implementation of the mediation program. HE was broadcasted online and is available on Youtube.

The videos are available following the links:

• Day 1
• Day 2

IHE involved about 625 participants online and offline on the first day and about 230 participants on the second day.

On January 25, 2022, the Educational and Scientific Firm «KROK», on the basis of which our University was founded, celebrates its 33rd anniversary!

In the period from 2021 to 2024, the integration of dual higher education between Moldova and Ukraine will be carried out, thanks to the cooperation of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research of Moldova.

In October 2021, an international scientific and practical seminar «Internationalization of Higher Education in Ukraine: European Context and Domestic Practices» was organized by Ukrainian State Center for International Education with the participation and support of the Council of Young Scientists at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, the National Erasmus + Office in Ukraine, the International Charity Foundation «International Foundation of Educational Policy Research» of Artes Liberales Faculty of University of Warsaw and public organization «Innovative University».

The first casting of students majoring in Journalism took place within the frameworks of Erasmus + Project on dual education «COOPERA».

According to the Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine «On Certificate of Merit and Certificate of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine» for significant personal contribution to the development of national education and science, fruitful organizational and educational and scientific activities, training of highly qualified specialists, many years of hard work and high professionalism Certificate of Merit of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for special services to the Ukrainian people is awarded to Sergii Laptiev, Rector of «KROK» University, Ph.D. in Economics, Professor.