On Thursday, October 24th, 2019, His Excellency Dr. Aram Mohammed welcomed a delegation from CGDS to his offices in Erbil. The Minister of Higher Education stated his support for the work of CGDS. We discussed how to go forward with the August 2018 MoHE decree to establish gender centers in all universities in the KRG. Dr. Choman Hardi, CGDS Director, along with Dr. Lynn Rose, Deputy Director, and Mr. Shko Shwan, EU Project Manager, were in attendance. With funding from the EU, CGDS works on a variety of projects in higher education that promote the visibility of gender studies.