KROK Business School, as an active member of the PRME Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Chapter, participated in discussions on advancing collaboration among PRME Chapters, business schools, and UN Global Compact Country Networks (CNs).
The Task Force Report for the 2024-2025 period highlighted several important findings:
- While most partnerships continue to develop organically, structured models of cooperation are emerging in regions such as Brazil, DACH, and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
- Successful collaboration practices include joint research initiatives, student-led projects, accelerator programs, guest lectures, and co-organized events.
- Educational institutions, including business schools, face common challenges, such as limited resources, differing strategic priorities, and the lack of established frameworks for engagement.
- Significant opportunities exist for future collaboration through interdisciplinary applied research, student internships and accelerator programs, the development of shared educational resources, and joint outreach campaigns.
PRME is increasingly serving as the principal academic gateway to the One Global Compact ecosystem, creating new opportunities for universities and business schools to strengthen their contribution to sustainable development and responsible management education.
At KROK Business School, we are proud to contribute to this important global dialogue and to represent Central and Eastern Europe within the international PRME community.
Evidence of this can be seen in the following achievements during the 2025–2026 academic year:
- Establishment of three new partnerships, namely: membership in the European School of Sustainability and Research (HAW Hamburg, Germany), collaboration with the GRUNI SDG Center (Tbilisi, Georgia), and the Professional Association of Mediators (Sofia, Bulgaria), World Council Intercultural and Global Competence
- A representative of KROK Business School was elected Vice President of the CEE Chapter.
- Initiation and implementation of research projects on the following topics: SME Resilience, Mental Health, Collegiality, and Organizational Resilience in Times of War.
- Faculty development and capacity building: three faculty members of KROK Business School obtained PRME i5 certification.
