On January 26, 2024, Natalia Petliak, a lecturer at the department, took part in the international roundtable “Creating Infrastructure and Procedures for Conflict Resolution at the University: Theory and Practice”. The event was organized jointly by the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, the State University of Trade and Economics, the National University of Odesa Maritime Academy, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University and the Ukrainian Academy of Mediation. Partners of the event: The Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention at Virginia Tech (USA), University of Southampton (UK), NGO “Progressive”, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Sociology and Law of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. The meeting was held with the financial support of the European Union provided within the framework of the project “CONSENT: Enhancing the Role of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Ukraine with a Focus on Mediation” implemented by the Ukrainian Mediation Academy.
The speakers of the event were:
- Natalia Mazaraki, State University of Trade and Economics;
- Tetiana Tsuvina, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University;
- Anna Cybulko, Ombus of University of Warwas;
- Ruslana Havryliuk, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University;
- Natalia Krestovska, National University “Odesa Maritime Academy”;
- Diana Protsenko, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
The meeting participants compared approaches to conflict prevention and resolution in the educational environment in Ukrainian and foreign institutions. In addition, the organizing universities had the opportunity to present their concepts for creating and operating mediation services in higher education institutions. The roundtable also offered recommendations on creating a regulatory and documentary framework and organization of mediation services in higher education institutions to promote a culture of peaceful conflict resolution among participants in the educational process.
As a result, the participants received certificates of participation in this roundtable.
