On October 26 this year the head of representative office of American Councils for International Education William O’Roark and Shahnoza Suyarova visited the "Silk Road" International University of Tourism

The American Councils for International Education is one of the leading American nonprofit educational training and consulting organizations specializing in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. ACIE programs include academic exchange, professional training, inter-institutional cooperation and research, technical assistance and consulting, and educational testing.

American guests got acquainted with the work of the University to develop international cooperation in higher education, with the main areas of cooperation of the "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and the system of internships for foreign postgraduates and doctoral candidates. They also discussed the prospects for inter-university cooperation on joint scientific activities, development of science and technology, and strengthening human resources. It was proposed to expand academic exchange programs through participation in joint scientific projects, and details of various programs on scientific and practical research were discussed.

During the meeting, topical issues of Uzbek-American cooperation in educational, scientific and humanitarian spheres were also discussed.