On October 23rd, 2018, the CGDS team traveled to Erbil to meet with His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Yusif Goran. Dr. Choman Hardi, CGDS Director, Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Deputy Director, and Mr. Shko Shwan, EU Project Manager, discussed a variety of issues with the Minister, focusing on his decree, in August 2018, that gender studies should be part of all universities in the KRG. CGDS, funded by the EU, works to promote gender equity and visibility in all education.