On April 28, 2023, under the patronage of USAID project «Economic Support of Ukraine», the public organization «Ukrainian Marketing Association», the Scientific and Methodological Center of Higher and Professional Pre-Higher Education, as well as the Federation of Employers of Ukraine the International Forum devoted to popularization of dual form of education «Public Dialogue of Business and Educational Institutions» was organized. About 150 representatives of academic and business institutions participated in the event.

The welcoming speech was given by: Iryna Lilyk (president of NGO «Ukrainian Marketing Association»), Snizhana Leu-Severynenko (Ph.D., senior manager of labor potential development of the USAID Project «Economic Support of Ukraine»), Lyudmila Vasilega (director, Center of Competences and Human Capital Development of the Federation of Employers of Ukraine).

The purpose of the event was to discuss practical cases of the implementation of a dual form of education in Ukraine and popularize best practices.

Representative of COOPERA project coordinator from the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova - Lilia Kovash, Associate professor, spoke about the experience of Moldova in the field of implementing programs under the dual form of education. The event was attended by the partners of the consortium from Ukraine. Team from «KROK» University (Natalia Litvin - First Vice-Rector of the University, PhD, professor and Andrii Lotariev - Director of Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education, Ph.D.), presented COOPERA project to colleagues from educational institutions and employers.

Participants gained international experience from foreign partners from Kazakhstan, Moldova, Latvia, discussed the news, challenges, and shared best practices. Telegram channel for students «DualClud.UA» to popularize dual education among students, and also the European online platform for training mentors, which, thanks to USAID, has been already translated into different languages were presented.

The partners actively participated in the discussions, which highlighted the following topics: «Interaction between employers and educational institutions during the dual form of education» (Dagnia Vanaga, director of Riga State Technical College), «What do employers benefit if they participate in dual training?» (Gunta Tilaka, coordinator of experts of industry councils of the Confederation of Employers of Latvia), «Peculiarities of implementation of dual form of education by agricultural higher education institutions» (Yuriy Danko, doctor of economic sciences, professor, vice-rector for scientific work of Sumy National Agrarian University).

Many thanks for the wonderful organization of the event! We believe that such meetings will help us develop, popularize and implement dual forms of education!

April 21, 2023, «KROK» University team took an active part at the Round Table of Erasmus+ INTERADIS «International Students Adaptation and Integration» project, organized by Odessa National Polytechnic University.

The members of the consortium prepared presentations, in which they highlighted the achievements of Universities within the project implementation period, advantages and current problems that arise during the integration of international students into university life and the educational process. The specifics of cooperation of international offices with students, the development and sending of study invitations in Ukrainian universities were also discussed, the participants took part in discussions regarding the topical issues that arose during the presentations and share valuable experience.

Andriі Lotariev, Director of Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education of «KROK» University, Maryna Yevchenko, Project Manager, and the team of the International Project Office of Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education, took an active part and presented the strategy for the development and improvement of the integration of International students into the active life of the University. Moreover, «KROK» team shared its own experience in helping students to adapt in Ukraine, introduced other partners to the features and advantages of Buddy KROK system, developed by the University, and introduced the newly created co-working area. The admissions campaign and the specifics of creating invitations to study at Ukrainian universities were also discussed.

We are very grateful to our colleagues for their active participation and cooperation!

On April 19, 2023, the selection of «KROK» University students for mobility programs with European higher educational institutions took place.

The selection committee included: Andrii Lotariev, Director of Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education, Anna Drobyna, Head of International Office, Maryna Yevchenko, Project Manager of International Office, Iryna Savchuk, Manager of Student Office, Kostiantyn Rebekevsha, Head of Student Council.

This time, universities from Austria, Poland, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Italy, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey were represented among the partners offering mobility programs for the next semester.

The selection of applicants consisted of three stages, namely:

• Motivation letter;
• B2 level English language test;
• Interview with the selection committee. Selection results are now available at the Facebook group KROK_Exchange. To ensure the transparency, the event was recorded, watch the recording at the link.

Congratulations to the winners! We believe that you will benefit from spending the semester at the European higher educational institution and will worthily represent “KROK” University at the international level!

Good news for those who could not participate in the selection! An additional Call for participation in mobility programs is announced!

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The event was opened by Sergii Laptiev, President and founder of the University, Professor. Andrii Kuchko, Rector of University, Professor, delivered a congratulatory speech and expressed his gratitude to the staff.

«KROK's» birthday is a great opportunity to remember and thank those who create its future, and the best representatives of «KROK’s» community.

On April 12, 2023, in Microsoft Teams the Informational event «Erasmus Day» was held. The event was organized by Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education, in particular Andrii Lotariev, Director of Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education, Anna Drobyna, Head of International Office and Maryna Yevchenko, Project Manager.

Students of various programs and levels of study had the opportunity to receive the information about mobility (exchange) programs implemented by «KROK» University, learn about the selection procedure and universities offered for selection for next semester, and get the overview about the scholarship programs. The event gathered more than 20 participants! Everyone who was unable to join can watch the video of the event at the link

We sincerely thank all participants for their active work and see you all at the selection on April 19, 2023!

Haliç University, Istanbul, Turkey, announced the results of applications for Call for Erasmus+ scholarships. 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.

Congratulations to “KROK” University students who were successfully selected and will experience studying at Istanbul in Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2023-2024 through Erasmus Grants within Erasmus+ KA171 Project! Results of selection can be found here

On March 27-31, 2023, Anna Drobyna, Head of International Office, and Yuliia Bohdanova, Project Manager of International Office of Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education, took part in the International Thematic Week at Kodolanyi Janos University, Budapest, Hungary.

Representatives of partner higher educational institutions from Ukraine, Albania, Georgia, Japan, Luxembourg and the Netherlands were invited to the event.

During the international week, the participants of the event took part in lectures on branding in higher education, discussed the issue of internationalization and presented their HEIs at Erasmus Exchange Fair. Monitoring of the implementation of the Erasmus+ KA1 project and the double degree programs were discussed with Hungarian partners.

We thank our Hungarian partners for an interesting and productive week!

On March 07 and 08, 2023, the Student Council of «KROK» University and the Department of Student Affairs organized the charity fair «Bavovna Shop».

The Student Council and active students have made 30 cotton bouquets during the Charity Workshop project. On the first day of the fair in the hall of the University, all the bouquets were sold in less than 3 hours. The Student Council did not expect such a success. Therefore, the Student Council and the Department of Student Affairs had to produce 10 more bouquets for sale already on March 8. In total, 7850 UAH was collected during these two days. Proceeds were sent to support the Volunteer Medical Battalion «Hospitaliers».

We thank everyone who participated, together we are stronger, together we bring victory closer.

On February 28, 2023, «KROK» University hosted a roundtable discussion on «State Policy in the Field of Child Protection in the Context of War in Ukraine» with the participation of Daria Gerasymchuk, Advisor to the Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights and Child Rehabilitation, as an invited guest.

Anatolii Frantsuz, Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work (Legal Education), Hero of Ukraine, Honored Lawyer, Doctor of Law, Professor, made an opening speech.

The issues of deportation, crimes against children during the war, murder of children, illegal adoption, genocide of the Ukrainian nation are things that need to be discussed and acted upon not only at the state level, but also "shouted" at the international level... It was a great honor for our University during the period of martial law to meet with Daria Gerasymchuk, Advisor to the Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights and Child Rehabilitation, who spoke about the work under martial law, in particular about the activities of the Coordination Headquarters for the Protection of Children's Rights under martial law, the Children of War portal, the Child is Not Alone chatbot, but most of all, all the participants of the round table were touched by the stories about the difficult path of returning deported children to their homeland. The topic is difficult, but we have to talk about it.

Ukraine is doing everything possible, but unfortunately, it is not enough... The usual tools of diplomacy do not work, the requirements of international humanitarian law do not apply to the aggressor, so there is no single mechanism. They will pay for each of the crimes. We thank those who are fighting today on all fronts for our Victory! Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Armed Forces!