On the basis of the National Personnel Training Program adopted on August 29, 1997, a new mechanism of continuous education was developed in our country. In order to ensure the implementation of the program, in the 2021/2022 academic year, students were admitted to the International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage "Creative Industry: Museum Studies", which is one of the most important links of the tourism system. Today, the university held a ceremony of awarding the master's degree to the first graduates of this specialty.

A. Abdukhakimov, the rector of the "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, opened the event with an introductory speech and expressed the following thoughts: "Getting a master's degree is a very important event in the life of every graduate. This is not only a document about higher education, but also a sign of high responsibility for one's aspirations, actions, and achieved results. Our professors and teachers taught you a lot, instilled in you a strong desire to learn and apply it, to overcome difficulties and be independent, to constantly develop yourself. We believe that you will live up to our expectations and we are proud of you. Now you start a new page of your life, that is, your professional career. Believe in yourself. Be ambitious and responsible in making your dreams come true.

Also, the rector of the university spoke in detail about the role and importance of the master's degree in the higher education system, the attention paid to cultural heritage in our republic and its role in the development of the tourism industry, and the profession of museology, and then solemnly submitted diplomas to the graduating masters who had traveled a long, difficult, and at the same time honorable path of science.

In addition, the first vice-rector of the university J. Eltazarov, the vice-rector of Academic affairs J. Hoffman, the vice-rector for scientific affairs T. Tszi, the university team and the parents and family members of the graduates of the master's degree took part in the solemn event.