On 12 March of the current year in Samarkand branch of Tashkent Institute of Information Technologies within the framework of sports competition "Student League" chess competitions among higher educational institutions of Samarkand city were held. First year students of our university Guljakhan Sultanova and Bekzod Jumabaev took an active part in these competitions.

On 13 March of the current year in the system of professional education in the Culinary Association of Uzbekistan was organised a seminar-training on the theme "Prospects of training in the specialty "Organization of service in catering".

Directors of colleges and technical schools attached to "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, as well as deputy directors of industrial training, took part in the training seminar and familiarised with the practical work carried out in this area.

From March 4 to April 6, 2024, under the collaboration with the Samarkand Institute of Archaeology, Samarkand State University, and "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, conducts training practical seminars on "Archaeology of the Stone Age". At this seminar, on yesterday, March 11, expert from Iran Dr. Morteza Khanipour was given lecture on topic “Transition from Epipaleolithic to Neolithic in southern Zagros, Iran"

On 7 March 2024, our university organised the fifth scientific and practical seminar for tourism and culture professionals. Dr Sun Yehong, Professor of the School of Tourism of Beijing Union University, gave a lecture at the seminar, which was attended by professors and lecturers of our university. The seminar was organised by Professor Tony Zou, vice-rector for scientific affairs and innovation of our university.

Dr Sun Yehong's speech was on "Heritage Tourism: Frontier Theories and Best Practices".

Also, Dr Sun Yehong, Professor of School of Tourism of the Beijing Union University, expressed her views on the development of agrarian tourism. She talked about the need to pay special attention to the registration of agricultural landscapes and intangible cultural heritage in rural areas, and introduced the concept of important agricultural heritage site proposed by FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) and UNESCO.

Dr Sun Yehong's analytical lecture and presentation on the topic aroused the interest of teachers and students of our university. After the lecture, Dr Sun Yehong answered the questions of teachers and students in detail.

On 6 March of this year, a training seminar of the Head of the Scientific Research Department Nargiza Mansurova on the ongoing work to improve the effectiveness of research work was held for professors and teachers of the Department of History and Cultural Heritage of university.

At the event professors and teachers were given necessary recommendations on writing scientific articles and their publication in prestigious international journals and ensuring the scientific potential of the university, international accreditation and high scientific potential. The training seminar answered the questions posed by the participants.