The project aims to improve the understanding of the EU rule of law (RoL) concept and its practical application to the private sector by Ukrainian business and law students, international relations students, legal and business practitioners. The Certificate program “EU Rule of Law Mechanism for Private Sector” (60 teach.hours) will be provided as an annual training course for 50 participants. 5 open lectures within the Program will be conducted by EU law professors and experts (EU HEIs and expert organisations). The RoL Talks (3 episodes, 1,5 hours / each) will be organized annually to involve target groups to the discussion. 10 thematic podcasts will be prepared for the broad audience. The regional presentation of the course and its results “EU RoL for private actors: good practices for EaP countries” will be organized. The course will cover following topics: 1) Introduction (EU concept of the rule of law, its development and implementation; Human Rights dimensions of the EU RoL; EU RoL in the context of SDGs implementation); 2) EU RoL and the Role of Private Actors (Private actors and their impact on the RoL environment; Applying RoL standards to private actors; Responsible business conduct as focus of the EU RoL framework; The relevant legislative developments in EU countries and jurisprudence); 3) Applying EU RoL to Enhance Corporate Due Diligence (Human Rights Risks Assessment through the lenses of EU RoL; EU RoL and Civil Liability; EU RoL in Contract Law and Company Law; EU RoL and the Green Deal; EU RoL and Sustainable Finance; EU RoL and Gender Equality; EU RoL and Digital Environment; EU RoL in times of global threats; EU RoL in situation of armed conflict); 4) Non-State Remedies to Protect (EU RoL for grievance mechanisms; Implementing the EU RoL standards by the OECD National Contact Points and other non-state institutions; EU RoL for Alternative Dispute Resolutions); 5) EU RoL mechanism for the private actors: perspective of the implementation in Ukr.