On February 5, 2021, the Department of Uzbek Language and Literature and Social Sciences organized an artistic and educational event “The name of Alisher Navoi will live forever” dedicated to the 580th anniversary of the birth of the great uzbek poet and thinker Alisher Navoi.

The event was opened with a solemn speech by the first Vice-rector of the University, professor J.D.Eltazarov. Invited Associate Professor of the Faculty of Philology of Samarkand State University, PhD N.Mukhiddinova enriched the program of the event with her analytical reflections on the creative activity and rich artistic heritage of Alisher Navoi.

The university students also contributed to the program of the event by performing expressive ghazals, rubai and fards, written by the great poet in Uzbek, English, Russian and Karakalpak languages; they staged scenes from excerpts of his dastans.

A video clip was also presented to the public, in which the faculty of the university read lines of poems by Alisher Navoi. The video made a great impression on the participants of the event.

At the end of the event, teachers and students who took an active part in the event were awarded with commemorative certificates.