Hosted by AUIS Student Services as part of “Celebrate Our Differences” Diversity Week, Sign Language Instructor Ms. Bahara Mahmood Mohammed introduced some basic signing concepts to an audience of AUIS students, faculty, and staff on October 9th, 2019. Ms. Bahara, of the Hiwa Foundation, has 30 years of experience...
On October 1st, 2019, CGDS Director Dr. Choman Hardi, EU Project Manager Mr. Shko Shwan, Hub Regional Manager Mr. Rasti Ranj, and LSE Project Manager Mr. Miran Fattah met with Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Qubad Talabani. Also present in the meeting were Dr. Yusif Goran, the previous...
Diversity Week, hosted by the Student Services Center, was held in partnership with CGDS, along with the AUIS Student Association, the student group Volunteer With Us, the Sulaimani Rozh Society for People with Disabilities, the Spirit of Soccer organization. Dr. Lynn Rose, Deputy Director of CGDS, gave the opening...
One of the goals of the Center for Gender and Development Studies is to foster gender equity in the community. To that end, and with the help of an EU grant to promote gender awareness through education, CGDS has assisted several places of employment by offering workshops and consultation....
On September 30, 2019, CGDS Director Dr. Choman Hardi and EU Project Manager Mr. Shko Shwan met with the new Head of Office, Ms. Ashley Durec, and First Secretary, Embassy of Canada, Mr. Tariq Gordon. The purpose of the meeting was to share a wider perspective on gender issues...
On September 26, 2019, three speakers were invited to speak to an audience of 100 students in Malang, Indonesia. Dr. Lynn Rose, Deputy Director of CGDS and Professor in the Social Sciences, offered a guest lecture to undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Social Sciences at Brawijaya...
