On January 20, 2021 a delegation from Ernst and Young (Japan) visited "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, which was involved by the Japan International Cooperation Agency to conduct the research assessment regarding the labor market in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The Research is realized within the framework of the Memorandum of Cooperation signed between Japan and the Republic of Uzbekistan to create a mechanism for improving the skills of migrant employees to Japan and the use of human resources that return to the Republic of Uzbekistan in order to promote industrial development, implemented by the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

The adviser to the rector Aliya Kalkamanovna Ospanova kindly answered to the questions of experts about the preparation of human capital within the industry, and questions about the university.

Currently the International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage Silk Road is the first university in Uzbekistan, where the department of JICA and Japanese studies was opened. Moreover, the Japanese side replenished the university library with thousands of Japanese book collections, creating the largest country-corner.