On 14 February of this year, within the framework of the month “Prevention of the spread of drugs and psychotropic substances among young people”, a preventive event with the participation of responsible officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan was held at “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage. Students, professors and teachers of our university, as well as tutors took part in the event. Speaking at the event, the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Department Ahmadjan Matlyubov firstly told that today meetings with young people are held in higher educational institutions of Samarkand to prevent the spread of drugs and psychotropic substances among young people, every young person should be wary of this poisonous killer. After that, the responsible officer of the ministry informed about different cases of drug addiction and awareness and ignorance of young people. Also at the event, the chief doctor of the regional narcological dispensary told that among those who go to the hospital today are people of different ages and those who have come under the influence of this disease may face a lifelong affliction. At the end of the meeting, the students were shown a documentary film about the negative impact of drugs and how those who spread this poison influence young people through social networks.

On 9 February of this year, the Embassy of Uzbekistan in the Russian Federation hosted an event dedicated to the works and activities of А.Navoi. N.Nurullo, a lecturer of our university, also participated and lectured at this poetry evening.

I am very glad that I took part in such a great spiritual-educational event. You know, the great thinker A.Jami was the teacher of A.Navoi, who was the sultan of Uzbek poetry. The event was organised with great skill, and lectures were given on the outstanding contribution of А.Navoi to literature and culture, said N.Nurullo, a participant in the event.

Indeed, А.Navoi is considered one of the great scholars not only of the Uzbek people who worked in Turkey, but also of the whole world.

Speaker: Mr. Haji Gurbanov, Managing Director Silk Road Samarkand Tourism Center (Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Minyoun, Lia, H Holding Inn, Crown Plaza)

Topic: The Development Story of Silk Road Samarkand Tourism Center

Moderator: Vice rector and Professor Tony Zou, “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage

Venue: Lecture Hall 229

Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm, Feb. 15th, 2024 (Thursday)

Today, 12 January, in the room 119 of "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage a meeting on the use and quality maintenance of Hemis system is held. The meeting, led by A.Gadaev, attended the heads of departments and heads of departments responsible for this topic. Speaking at the meeting, A.Tukhtamishov, Head of the Department of Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation, told about the results of the first semester and further improvement of the quality of education during the class. The meeting also exchanged views on the information about the attendance of students who left more than 74 hours of classes in the first semester, on the payment and attendance of students who were sent a warning letter, as well as on the division of groups, inclusion of their teachers' data in the Hemis system.

At the critical and analytical last meeting, necessary directions and instructions were given to the heads of responsible departments and divisions.

Medical check-up of the first and second year students of “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage started in order to ensure the implementation of “Preventive examinations, screening programmes and measures to further improve the implementation of health check-up of the population” of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan from 27 July 2022. Students of our university on 7-16 February of the current year take a medical check-up with the participation of specialists of a wide profile of multidisciplinary polyclinic of Samarkand city.

Every day the growing authority of "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage arouses great interest in all regions of our republic.  A vivid example of this is the recent visit to our university of about 40 young people studying at the "Level up" training centre in the city of Karshi, Kashkadarya region, who got acquainted with the conditions of education here. Head of marketing and admission department O. Akbarov told in detail about the work carried out in this university, about innovations in the education system. After that, the students had an opportunity to get acquainted with the facilities created for students at the university.

         - I have heard a lot about “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage. Today it is destined to come to the university and get acquainted. I was shocked by the facilities here. It was because of my interest in the field of tourism that I set my goal to study at this international university," says one of the young people.

Today our university constantly holds various competitions to organise students’ leisure time in a meaningful way, to attract young people to sports.

Recently, the physical education coaches of our university organised inter-team friendly volleyball games among students, in which the winners were determined.