On September 20 of this year, at the “Silk Road” International University of Tourism hosted a solemn ceremony of awarding the title of Honorary Doctor of the University to Aziz Sanjar, a Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry, an outstanding Turkish and American biochemist, a member of the US National Academy of Sciences.

The award ceremony was opened by Aziz Abdukhakimov, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, Minister of Tourism and Sports, Rector of the “Silk Road” International University of Tourism, who in his welcoming speech noted that it is a great honor for the university to see such an outstanding person as Aziz Sanzhar among the Honorary Professors of the university.

   “It is a great honor for me to come to Samarkand, the center of the Great Silk Road, and visit the “Silk Road” International University of Tourism, whose main goal is to train highly qualified personnel in the field of tourism. Thank you for your invitation”, said Nobel Prize Laureate Aziz Sanjar.

Aziz Sanjar personally presented certificates to the students who entered the “Silk Road” International University of Tourism on a grant basis and wished them further success in their studies.

In the assembly hall of the University was held a guest lecture on “Knowledge and national revival in the Turkic world”. At the end of the lecture, the 3rd year student Isometdinov Islom asked the question: “When you were a student, where did you get your motivation from?”.

“I would like to note that the main motivation at the beginning of my student years for me was to gain knowledge by studying the works of our great ancestors, as well as thanks to the strong support of colleagues and members of my family . But I want to emphasize that studying and correcting mistakes is the main key to success,” Aziz Sanjar replied.

At the end of the visit, a tour of the university campus was organized for the guest of honor, special attention was paid to the ultramodern Library of the university, which Aziz Sanjar promised to supplement with scientific literature in the near future.