On 26-27 September, “ORIENTATION DAYS” events for first year students were held at “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage. The event started with the National Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan. After that, Prof J.Hoffman and Prof T.Zou, Vice-Rectors of our university, made a speech to open the event. Professors J.Hoffman and T.Zou spoke about the teaching and research processes at the university and welcomed all the first-year students of Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, one of the most prestigious universities in our country. The dean of our university introduced the heads of departments and heads of departments of the university who work directly with students.

For information, in the 2024-2025 academic year, our university admitted 489 students to full-time bachelor's program, 314 to part-time bachelor’s program, 254 to distance learning and 132 to master’s program.

It is known that from this academic year a new faculty has been established in our university and students have been admitted to 5 new directions. Such practical processes show that the processes of education in our university are growing day by day. Also at the event Orientation Days 2024, the department of “Tourism” held a competition in which three students won. The winners were awarded certificates. Also during the Orientation Days 2024 event, the first year students had a close acquaintance with the conditions created on the university campus and in the Academy of Tourism.

We are excited to announce that science and innovation vice-rector Tongqian Zou has published a new article in the ‘’Journal of Resources and Ecology’’. The paper, titled "Understanding Local People’s Support Intentions toward Cultural Heritage Tourism: An Examination through Stimulus-Organism-Response Perspective," explores the intricate dynamics of community support for cultural heritage tourism.

This insightful research delves into the factors that influence local residents' intentions and highlights the importance of community engagement in sustainable tourism development.

Congratulations to science and innovation vice-rector Tongqian Zou on this significant contribution to the field! We encourage everyone to read and share this valuable work.

In the 2023-2024 academic year, 60 foreign and 74 local students successfully graduated Master's program at “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage. Foreign graduates from 17 countries shared their warm impressions of the university

                On September 15-16, the Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Olaf Scholz, who came to our country on an official visit to Samarkand, got acquainted with the activities of the International Tourism Academy at the Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage. It is known that today the cooperation relations between Uzbekistan and Germany are improving day by day, which is showing its results in tourism. The Tourism Academy, the only one in Central Asia, made a great impression on the high-ranking guest. The Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Olaf Scholz, held a dialogue with a group of students of our university at the Academy of Tourism on issues such as the conditions created for young people in Uzbekistan, the thirst for knowledge of young people.

On September 19, The 9th annual conference of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was held at the Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage on the theme “Building Sustainable Infrastructure for All” It was organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation jointly with the Head of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Investment Industry and Trade Rukhillo Zikrillaev, Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade XXR, Head of the Department for Cooperation Begzod Egamov, Chief Specialist of the National Administration under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Shakhnoza Pulatova, and representatives of the organizers of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Kai Cheng, Monimita Sarkar, Alessio Manes.

               A group of volunteer-interpreter students from Samarkand State University, Samarkand Institute of Foreign Languages, Samarkand Institute of Economy and Service, "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage participated in the training seminar. The event was held in the form of an open dialogue, and translator-volunteers received answers to the questions they were interested in.

A video about the visit of Megawati Soekarnoputri, the 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia, to our university on 21 September.

On 19-22 September of this year, members of the delegation headed by the 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia Megawati Soekarnoputri visited Samarkand. 

On 21 September, the guests visited “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage. Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change and Rector of the university A. Abdukhakimov welcomed the members of the delegation. First of all, the guests familiarised with the modern conditions and examples of cultural heritage created for students on the campus. Then, a dialogue was held between the 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Megawati Soekarnoputri, and the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, A. Abdukhakimov, in which they exchanged views on further improvement of practical work on bilateral cooperation. After that, the main part of the event was the ceremony of awarding diplomas to 45 foreign and 74 local students who graduated from the master’s program of “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage. At the same time, Rector of the university Aziz Abdukhakimov ceremonially handed over the diploma of “Honorary Professor” of “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage to the 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia Megawati Soekarnoputri in recognition of high results in the development of tourism and preservation of cultural heritage.     

Megawati Soekarnoputri and Aziz Abdukhakimov opened the “Sukarno Park” in the yard of the university in recognition of the 1^st President of Indonesia Sukarno’s great contribution to the development of religious and cultural tourism in Uzbekistan.

In the second half of the day, the guests got acquainted with the activities of International Tourism Academy established in cooperation with UN Tourism and more  than 200 books were donated to the Academy by Megawati Soekarnoputri.