During 26 February to 15 March of this year, Maftuna Kobilova, a lecturer of "Tourism" department of our university, took part in training courses and seminars on "Women and Youth Entrepreneurship in Wildlife and Environmental Tourism" in Noida, India.

The training courses and workshops were funded by the Government of India and its main objectives are to promote sustainable tourism based on environmental and cultural heritage protection, support local economy.

Furthermore, it aims to promote women's active participation in tourism and their presence and contribution at the centre of modern socio-economic development.

In conclusion, the development and sustainability of the tourism sector is an important issue, as in the case of Uzbekistan and India, and significant progress is being made in areas such as the protection of cultural heritage, environmental sustainability and increasing the participation of women in tourism.