It is known that certification and state accreditation of all state and non-state educational organizations in our country are approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 7, 2019 No. 470. It is carried out on the basis of the “Criteria for certification of educational organizations.”
In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Education”, this Regulation applies to scientific and educational organizations of the Republic of Uzbekistan that provide preschool, general secondary, secondary special, vocational, out-of-school, higher, and postgraduate education. Regardless of departmental affiliation and organizational and legal forms, it determines the procedure for certification and state accreditation of state educational institutions and non-state educational organizations in order to improve the skills of personnel and their retraining.
Certification comes from the Latin word attestātio - “to testify”, “to confirm”, and today it is the main form of state control when assessing the activities of an educational organization; it consists in determining the compliance of the content, level and quality of personnel training in educational organizations in compliance with state educational standards and state educational requirements and curricula.
Accreditation comes from the Latin words accredo - “to believe”, “to trust”, it is state recognition of the compliance of the activities of educational institutions with state educational standards, and also gives the right to provide its graduates with information and approved documents.
According to this Regulation, “newly created educational organizations are considered accredited for a period of 5 years from the date of their creation.” It is indicated that “educational organizations must be accredited after the expiration of the specified periods.” Accordingly, on September 22, 2022, under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Department of “Quality Assurance for Education and Accreditation” for the purpose of certification and state accreditation of our university, in connection with the 5th anniversary of the creation of our university, an application was submitted to the state inspectorate for quality control of education inclusion of the university in the plan for certification of universities of the republic for 2023. In accordance with this application, on the basis of the order of the head of the State Inspectorate for Quality Control of Education under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated October 27, 2022 No. 306 “On the organization of certification and state accreditation of educational organizations,” our university is included in the republican plan for external assessment in 2023. Based on this order, an order for the university dated November 9, 2022 No. 264 was prepared and an internal assessment was carried out, based on the order of the working group, based on a comprehensive analysis of the university’s activities over the last two years in undergraduate and graduate areas. The shortcomings identified during the internal assessment were eliminated on the spot by a working group; based on the results of the internal assessment, a report was prepared and submitted to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Based on the order No. 97 of the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 17, 2023 “On the external assessment of educational organizations,” an external assessment of the activities of our university is planned. May 22-31, 2023. The procedure for conducting external assessment was approved by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 7, 2019 No. 470 “On the procedure for certification and state accreditation of state educational institutions.” and non-state educational organizations”, based on the “Criteria for Certification of Educational Organizations”, developed in accordance with the regulations and paragraph 9 of these regulations.
Based on the order of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated November 7, 2023 No. 492 “On conducting tests on the level (knowledge) of students’ mastery of scientific programs,” tests were conducted on November 20–21, 2023 to determine the level (knowledge).
According to the conclusion of the external evaluation commission, the total number of undergraduate and graduate courses included in the external evaluation and received a positive assessment was 78%, and “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage was recognized as “Certified.”
The conclusion of the external assessment of “Silk Road”International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, presented by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, was considered by the Senate of the university. The university administration also developed a Road Map.”
