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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From 16 to 18 July 2024, the training in frameworks of the Erasmus+ project "The Art of Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (Mediation)" / #ArtNoConflict is taking place in Dordrecht (Netherlands), where KROK University is presented by Inna Dolianovska, PhD in Law, Associate Professor of the Department of State Law Disciplines of the Law Faculty; and PhD Nataliia Kalinina, Associate Professor of KROK Business School. The representatives of KROK are hospitably hosted by the Netherlands Business Academy, where together with the representatives of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Kharkiv, Ukraine), Shota Rustaveli State University (Batumi, Georgia), Mykolas Romeris University (Vilnius, Lithuania) they are having 3-day training for mediators.

The first day focused on organizational matters and more. Topics discussed included the nature of conflict, its stages of development, the roles and positions of the parties involved, the emotional aspects—particularly anger—and its impact on the conflict's progression, resolution, and outcome. The day was enriched with intriguing case studies and practical exercises led by the project's trainers. In the upcoming days, the training will continue to address issues related to the project's goal of fostering an environment for effective conflict resolution among young people.

On 8-9 July 2024 Project Steering Commettee Meeting in frameworks of the project Synergy of educational, scientific, management and industrial components for climate management and climate change prevention/ #CLIMAN took place at HTW Berlin - Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Germany.
KROK University was represented:

• Andrii Lotariev – Director of Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education;
• Halyna Bohachenko – Director of International Project Office;

After the Welcome words by HTW Administration, Prof.Dr.Stefanie Molthagen-Schnöring, Vice President Reserach, Prof.Barz and Prof.Lass-Seyoum greeted the participants, introduced the course program for the students. Tour to visit the HTW Campus and the Laboratories for Renewable Energy Technologies was organized. Noteworthy to mention, that these activities were organized for both university staff and for students, who came for 2 week mobility program. After the welcome part, the series of management workshops was organized for steering committee of CLIMAN. Upcoming visits, documentation and reporting was discussed. The partners presented the achieved results and enjoyed networking. 

Many thanks to HTW-Berlin, to Prof.Mirko Barz for the perfect organization of the event!

On July 2-3, 2024, the Academy of Economic Sciences of Moldova (Chisinau, Moldova) hosted a meeting of partners within the framework of the international Erasmus + project "Integration of Dual Higher Education in Moldova and Ukraine / COOPERA".
KROK University was represented:

• Andrii Lotariev – Director of Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education;
• Halyna Bohachenko – Director of International Project Office;
• Anastasiia Shepelia – Project Manager;
• Artem Lotariev - Project Manager.

Partners from Ukrainian universities joined the event: Uzhhorod National University, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Odesa National Economic University; partners from Moldova: Technical University of Moldova, Free International University of Moldova; European partners: University of Lleida (Spain), Varna University of Management (Bulgaria), WSB University (Poland) and Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (Germany).

The purpose of the meeting was to present the results of the project piloting and prepare for the final reporting.

The meeting program included the following activities:

- Discussion of ensuring the sustainability of the project after its completion;

- Dissemination of project results and preparation for final reporting, setting deadlines;

- Project session for Consortium project managers.

Many thanks to the team of the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (ASEM) for organizing such an interesting and effective event, as well as to all the partners of the #COOPERA team for their active participation!