On Thursday, December 19th, 2019, Charmo University in Chamchamal hosted a workshop to discuss implementation of the ministry decree to integrate gender studies into the curriculum of all KRG universities. Dr Nicola Ashraf of Charmo University led the discussion, having developed a proposal for the terms of reference that...
AUIS staff from the Moulakis Library, and Center for Gender and Development Studies (CGDS) attended the 17th AMICAL Annual Conference, hosted by the American University in Kuwait from January 15th - January 19th, 2020. Mr. Shko Shwan (CGDS Project Manager) and Ms. Shanaz Aras (Library Assistant) attended the four-day...
CGDS is happy to announce that an article by Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Deputy Director, has been published in Opción 24, Special Edition 35 (2019): 473-485 (ISSN 1012-1587/ISSNe: 2477-9385). The article, “Unlearning Learned Helplessness by Volunteerism and Service-Learning,” summarizes service-learning and volunteerism at AUIS, and highlights the service-learning course...
The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM) has appointed Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Deputy Director, as Scientific Committee Member at the 5th World Disability & Rehabilitation Conference 2020 (WDRC 2020) to be held on the 7th – 8th November 2020 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dr. Lynn will support this...
On Thursday, December 5th, 2019, the CGDS team participated in the annual conference for the gender canters in Kurdistan. The conference took place in Sulaimani and was part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. It was organized by the KRG High Council of Women’s Affairs and...
Dr. Choman Hardi’s Speech at the Annual Gender Center Conference
I returned to teach English Literature and set up gender studies at AUIS in 2014. The university was not in a position to start a new program at the time. The IS war, the Ezidi genocide,...
