Several lecturers from the Tourism Management faculty: Mironshokh Uktamov, Farukh Shukurov, Mekhruza Vafokulova (Tourism Management Department) and Gulrukh Yusupova (Languages Department) attended the two day UniCEN Research Methodology Workshop hosted by American Councils on May 1-2, 2023, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.  The main objectives of the workshop were to enhance the research capacity of Central Asian faculty members, increase the number of joint U.S.-Central Asian publications submitted to international journals, and promote interdisciplinary and regional cooperation across Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.

The experts of the workshop Professor Khanjan Mehta, Vice Provost for Creative Inquiry and Director of the Mountaintop Initiative at Lehigh University, Dr Jay Turner, Head of the Division of Engineering Education, Washington University in St. Louis and Dr. Hamid Reza Shahbazkia, Associate Professor, School of Law, Technology and Education Westminster International University in Tashkent, conducted interactive trainings on research methodology.

Representatives from American Councils also shared practical tips on how to begin outreach and continue communication with U.S. university representatives and provided templates to ensure effective communication with U.S. colleagues.