MEDIATORIUM: Building a Community of Change Together

On April 28, 2025, educators from the MEDIATORIUM hub convened to explore a pivotal question: How can we make mediation teaching more modern, effective, and student-centered?

This gathering provided a space for sincere dialogue, intertwining experiences, challenges, and aspirations into a shared vision for the future of mediation education in Ukraine.

Key Discussion Points

• Existing Resources: The enthusiasm of educators, readiness to learn, availability of methodological materials, supportive legal frameworks, and backing from certain universities.
• Primary Challenges: Shortage of qualified personnel, lack of dedicated negotiation rooms, need for interactive teaching methods, development of educators' digital skills, and a low culture of peaceful dispute resolution.
• Development Strategies: Guest lectures, establishment of university mediation services, gamified learning formats, support for educators' self-development, and integration of ADR topics into various academic programs.

Main Conclusion

Implementing mediation and ADR courses requires a comprehensive approach, interdisciplinary integration, and the cultivation of a dialogue culture within academic environments.

Gratitude to Participants

We extend our sincere thanks to all participants for their openness, ideas, and willingness to act. Together, we are laying the foundation for an educational reality where students acquire not only knowledge but also life skills to peacefully resolve conflicts and build dialogue.

Join MEDIATORIUM

If you teach mediation or ADR and haven't joined us yet, we invite you to become part of the MEDIATORIUM community: https://forms.gle/3tA6MmMTNG5Fvrdx8

This meeting was organized by the Ukrainian Academy of Mediation in cooperation with NGO “Progressive&Strong” within the project “CONSENT: Strengthening the Role of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Ukraine with a Focus on Mediation,” implemented with financial support from the European Union.