On 26-29 September of this year, the First Vice-Rector of “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, Prof. J.Eltazarov took part in the “2023-Nishan Traditional Civilisations Forum and Confucius Memorial Ceremony” organised in Chufu, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China. At this prestigious forum, Prof. J.Eltazarov delivered a lecture on “Ancient Turkic civilisation of Central Asia and its connection with the ancient Chinese civilisation”. At the invitation of the administration of Shandong Province, the lecture of the rapporteur, who delivered a special report based on the chronological study and analysis of important historical events related to the interaction between the ancient Turkic and Chinese civilisations, aroused great interest among the participants of the conference.

During the forum there were talks and dialogues with representatives of cultural tourism and higher education institutions from different countries.