GIZ delegates delivered speeches on Sustainable Tourism Development in Uzbekistan

On February 17, 2025, “Silk Road” International University of tourism and cultural heritage invited Delegates for GIZ to talk about sustainable tourism development in Uzbekistan. 

The seminar was moderated by Vice-Rector for science and innovation Tongqian Zou. Firstly, Ms Beatie Schoreit, the Head of Sustainable Project gave a brief introduction to the contributions of GIZ to the sustainable development of Uzbekistan. Then, Mr. Mels Kosnazarov, Director of NGO “Destination Management Organization of Karakalpakstan” delivered his speech titled: “DMO Karakalpakstan: Tourism Development through Destination Management”. He introduced the destination marketing activities for Karakalpakstan in recent years. Lastly, Mr. Ajiniyaz Seytakhov, the Law Specialist of NGO “Destination Management Organization of Karakalpakstan, delivered a speech titled："The Role of Legal and Regulatory Acts in the Development of Tourism Infrastructure in Uzbekistan". Lawyer Seytakhov explained the evolution of legal and regulatory acts of tourism infrastructure in Uzbekistan, and pointed out the future direction of development in Uzbekistan.

MA and PhD students of our university actively participated in the discussion about tourism marketing, infrastructure development in Uzbekistan.