The Silk Road University Alumni Association of the International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage “Silk Road” is an association dedicated to preserving and strengthening the university’s traditions, values, and reputation, expanding cooperation both nationally and internationally, promoting the integration of education, science, and industry for the development of society, and supporting the creative and professional growth of each graduate.

The main goals of the Association are as follows:

·         To strengthen professional solidarity among all generations of university students and graduates, unite alumni in serving the interests of individuals, society, and the state, and enhance the social prestige of higher education;

·         To promote and encourage active cooperation and engagement between university graduates, the university community, and the Alumni Association;

·         To increase the effective use of the intellectual potential of graduates and expand the university’s capacity in training and retraining specialists in accordance with labor market demands;

·         To preserve and reinforce university traditions, and to enhance the university’s reputation both nationally and internationally;

·         To unite former members who can contribute to the university’s further development.

The main tasks of the Association are:

·         To create an information and communication environment that ensures regular contact between graduates and the university, as well as among graduates themselves;

·         To facilitate the expansion of social, pedagogical, scientific, and professional relations between the university, its graduates, and members of the Association;

·         To represent the university appropriately in professional associations;

·         To actively participate in strengthening the leadership role of the Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage in education, science, literature and art, and sports, as well as in training highly qualified specialists in high demand on the intellectual labor market;

·         To assist Association members in professional retraining and advanced training both at the university and in educational and research institutions in Uzbekistan and abroad;

·         To contribute to the development of effective forms and technologies for organizing education and scientific research within the higher education system;

·         To support the university’s youth in career guidance, and assist graduates in job placement and employment distribution;

·         To help develop social partnership between the university, employers, government and local authorities, educational institutions, and public organizations by coordinating and implementing their mutual interests and goals;

·         To assist in the development of additional professional education at the university;

·         To organize and develop new collective forms of information, legal, and promotional services within the Association;

·         To create conditions for the implementation of scientific and technical ideas directly related to Association members;

·         To assist in organizing alumni meetings, transforming curricula and study programs based on employer feedback, and in summarizing and analyzing employers’ evaluations of the professional knowledge and skills of university graduates;

·         To facilitate the establishment of educational, scientific, organizational, entrepreneurial, and business relations between the Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage and state institutions, as well as foreign organizations;

·         The Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage Alumni Association also cooperates in defining and implementing the general development prospects of the university.

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