As part of the visit of a delegation of Samarkand region to the Republic of Korea, a series of meetings were organised on the establishment of cooperation between major institutions of higher education and “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage to train qualified personnel in the field of tourism.

It was agreed to cooperate with hotels, travel agencies and restaurants on attracting Korean professors to “Silk Road” International Tourism and Cultural Heritage University, providing grants on Korean requirements, establishing student exchanges, ensuring that students test their knowledge in practice during the summer holidays.

       In particular, discussions were held with the head of Dongguk University in Gyeongju and Ji In Lee, consultant to the Asia-Pacific Secretariat at the World Heritage Organization, on the organisation of cultural heritage exchanges.

The potential of the university was also widely promoted at the National stand of Uzbekistan at the international tourism exhibition SITF-2023 in Seoul. Negotiations were held with invited foreign specialists to participate in the international exhibition in order to organize work in cooperation.

As part of the promotional campaign “Samarkand - the tourist gates of New Uzbekistan” established at the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Republic of Korea for representatives of the tourism sector, higher education institutions and the media, a presentation was made on the university, the opportunities created by foreign students and attracting Korean students to the university.