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.

On 6 March of this year, Mohammad Shahparan, a lecturer of the Tourism Department of our university, and second year students of group 122 visited the Tashkent Polytechnic Museum to learn about sustainable transport in tourism. Transport is one of the important components of tourism activities. The relationship between transport and tourism development is very important as it makes a great contribution to the development of tourism sphere. The aim of the project is to introduce our students to the practice of sustainable transport in tourism, to provide a high level of theoretical and practical knowledge, and to improve their qualifications.

It is great pleasure that the numbers of women, who are dedicated to honor our paradise-like and ancient Samarkand, our University, and gaining recognition with their honest and effective work, are expanding.  

Today the contribution of the women are in high percentage in the most important field of the university life as education and training, science and scientific service, in addition, community work, which is evidence that there are owners of high potentials among us. It is important to admit that their number is increasing year by year and are making contribution for the development of our University, of course.

I believe that our university women show courageous in state and community management and hold intensity and elegance, honor and modesty as a flag for themselves.

In our country the rank of female students are increasing day by day who are educated, intelligent, can be good role-models for their peers. It is worth to be proud of their achievements in the field of science, education, tourism, art and culture.

Each woman and girl, who is demonstrating all potentials and experience, knowledge and enthusiasm on the way of developing New Uzbekistan, for their family welfare, deserves the love and recognition of the nation.  

Today, it is becoming more and more urgent to further strengthen the mutual respect, kindness and harmony that prevails in our country, to protect the minds and hearts of our youth from harmful currents and influences that are completely alien to us, from the attacks of "mass culture", to raise our educational work in families and in our university to a new level.

Today, I would like to use this opportunity to emphasize that I rely on you, the honorable women of our university, your intelligence, noble qualities, and consider you my closest advisers and comrades in solving such pressing issues.

Dear women and students!

I congratulate you on Women’s Day 8th of March!

I wish your health, happiness and luck, May your job is filled with unique achievements and acknowledgements!

May your life be prosperous and be lucky!

Always be healthy for your family and your loved ones’ luck!

Happy spring holiday!

Showing my high respect and wishing you all my best

 Best regards,

 Rector,

A. Abdukhakimov