On October 27, 2022, 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, Alina Holtseva, Acting Director of Department of Students’ Affairs.
This time, universities from Austria, Poland, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Italy, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey and Croatia were represented among the partners offering mobility programs for the next semester.
The selection of applicants consisted of three stages, namely:
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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On October 21-22, 2022, sustainability events of Erasmus+ project «Mediation: Training and Society Transformation» were organized in Berlin, Germany, with participation of MEDIATS partners from Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, the Netherlands and Spain. The activities were organized at Freie Berlin University by Hultgren Nachhaltigkeitsberatung UG, consulting company from Berlin, partner of the project.
Halyna Bohachenko, Director of International Project Office of Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education of «KROK» University, represented MEDIATS team of «KROK» University in the role of Partner and Co-coordinator.
During the sustainability training, under the guidance of Oliver Schmidt, director of Hultgren Nachhaltigkeitsberatung UG, and Jan van Zwieten, Rector of Netherlands Business Academy, partners continued to work on sustainability of Mediation program and mediation structure, as well as on ensuring that the project results will be used by multiple stakeholders.
During the project activities management sessions were also organized, using the opportunity of presence of all partners. The general overview of the project was done, focusing on the achieving of project results according to qualitative and quantitative indicators.
On the same days Entrepreneurship summit was conducted, being visited by part of EANET team «Entrepreneurship Alumni Network» (2013-2017). Taking into account that some EANET partners are MEDIATS partners, participants were brought together, joining the Summit and having networking sessions.
Thanks to our partners for organizing such kinds of events.
On October 17, 2022 the first joint lecture of "KROK" University and Freie Universität Berlin (Germany) on the discipline "Sustainability Management" took place. The course is taught simultaneously for students of Ukrainian and German higher educational institutions. Students of the second and fourth year of study of the English-taught programs of "KROK" University (Management (English) and International Economic Relations (Educational Program: International Business) joined the event. The discipline is taught by Doctor of Economics, Prof. Volodymyr Tokar (“KROK” University) and Oliver Schmidt (Freie Universität Berlin).
We would also like to note that the possibility of carrying out this initiative arose as a result of the implementation of the joint Erasmus project of Freie Universität Berlin and “KROK” University - EANET, and with Mr. Oliver Schmidt, our HEI currently cooperates within the Erasmus+ KA2 projects INTERADIS, MEDIATS and CLIMAN.
We thank the German partners for the opportunity for our students to get an interesting experience and we hope for further cooperation!
On October 17, 2022, Welcome Day 2022 was held for first-year international students of English-taught programs. The event was organized by the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education online in Microsoft Teams.
Freshmen had the opportunity to get acquainted with the history of "KROK" University, E-learning platforms used by HEI for conducting online classes, the opportunities for students offered by HEI, to have the virtual tour around the University, and also received information on academic and migration issues. The organizers of the event also presented to the first-year students the Buddy-system, which is being implemented at "KROK" University as part of the INTERADIS project, and told how to get in touch with a Buddy who is ready to help newcomers to adapt to unfamiliar conditions.
Dear freshmen, welcome to KROK family! We wish you success, personal and professional growth in our Alma Mater!
On October 14, 2022, in Microsoft Teams the Informational event "Erasmus Day" was held. The event was organized by the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education, in particular the Director of Institute, Andrii Lotariev, Head of International Office, Anna Drobyna, Project Manager Maryna Yevchenko.
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 40 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 October 27, 2022!
On October 14, 2022, Halyna Bohachenko, Director of International Project Office of Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education of «KROK» University, presented Erasmus+ projects at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
Participants of the events received information about Erasmus+ Capacity Building of Higher Education, such as: INTERADIS, MEDIATS, CLIMAN and СОOPERA, implemented and co-coordinated by «KROK» University. They also learned about cooperation opportunities, projects’ main goals and objectives, expected results.
The event was attended by the representatives of partner Universities, who had the opportunity to learn more about organization of future cooperation and to put questions.
We are very thankful to our partner University for a kind offer of cooperation. It is sure to be a success!
On October 10-14, 2022, 10 students of "KROK" University took part in a week-long workshop within the framework of the "Social responsibility of young entrepreneurs and sustainable development" project, which was held at WSB University, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland, with the support of the Polish-Ukrainian Youth Exchange Council.
Various workshops and lectures from leading experts were also combined with practical experience, as students visited the Center for Local Initiatives, Open Hearts Association and LiberTea Association. The participants also managed to visit the city council of Dąbrowa Górnicza, where they learned how Polish civil servants work on the social responsibility of young entrepreneurs and the sustainable development of the city.
On the last day, teams of Ukrainian and Polish students presented their sustainable development project ideas.
We thank the WSB University for the opportunity to participate in the project, and the students for their active participation in it!
On October 3-5, 2022, Anna Drobyna, Head of International Office, and Maryna Yevchenko, Project Manager, participated in the 5th Forum for Internationalization of Higher Education InterUni2022, Dobrowa Gornicza, Poland. The topic of this year's forum was: "Sustainable university – engagement of students as responsible leaders of towmorrow”. The event was held in online and offline formats. Representatives of partner higher educational institutions from Ukraine, Georgia, Algeria, Albania, Armenia and Vietnam visited the WSB University campus.
The participants of the forum also had the opportunity to witness the inauguration of the academic year at the WSB University and took part in official events together with the freshmen.
We thank our Polish partners for their strong support of Ukraine in this difficult time and for the opportunity to continue our path towards the internationalization of higher education!
The heads of job and career centers from ten HEIs of Kyiv, Lviv and Kharkiv joined together to help today's youth in this difficult time to successfully start their careers.
From November 8 to 10, 2022, more than 2,000 registered participants, 25 hours spent online, 36 leading companies of Ukraine from various industries in the framework of workshops, HR consultations and business games had the opportunity to communicate with students, participants and present employment opportunities, internship programs, development in their companies.
More than 60 vacancies for university students and graduates were submitted. On the last day of the All-Ukrainian, inter-university career event «Time to work!», representatives of Сareer Centers presented their programs of cooperation with employers. Oleksandr Karlov, Director of Career Development Center, Chairman of Alumni Association of «KROK» University, spoke on behalf of «KROK» University. He spoke about the practical implementation of COOPERA (#COOPERA project — the integration of dual higher education in Moldova and Ukraine, in which «KROK» University plays the role of a national coordinator.
On September 26, 2022, the traditional semester online meeting of the administration with students of English-taught programs of "KROK" University took place. The meeting was organized by: Andrii Lotariev, Director of Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education, Iryna Kolesnyk, Head of International Business Department, Anna Drobyna, Head of International Office, Maryna Yevchenko, Project Manager of International Office, Coordinator of English-taught programs.
The event was attended by students of the 2nd-4th years of studies of the following majors: "Management" (English-taught program), "International Business", as well as the 2nd-year Master’s students of "International Economic Relations" major, the educational program "Export-Oriented Management.
During the meeting, the students received information about the organization of educational process in 2022-2023 academic year, and also had the opportunity to ask the administration questions that concern them.
We sincerely thank the students for their active participation in the event!
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