The Agency for Innovative Development under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan announced the 86th "Women Scientists" competition.

This competition is organized within the framework of the priority area of research work in accordance with the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On measures to further accelerate work on systemic support for families and women". Based on the results of the scientific expertise within the framework of the contest, the scientific projects that have scored the highest number of points are sorted on the basis of quotas allocated in the section on the direction of science. Scientific projects submitted to the competition www.grant.mininnovation.uz - through the unified intellectual electronic platform of state scientific programs, will be accepted only in electronic form until May 1, 2024.

Nadir Khushvaktov, a lecturer of the Department of History and Cultural Heritage of "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, underwent a scientific internship at the University of Göttingen in Germany. This scientific internship was organized within the framework of the international grant of DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) program "European Perspectives in Dialogue: Central Asian and Western Research" ("European Perspectives in Dialogue: Central Asia and Western Research"). During the internship, studies on the history of Central Asia conducted at the University of Gottingen in Germany were analyzed. There was also a close acquaintance with unique sources on the history of Uzbekistan, kept in the German State Library in Berlin, and the history of Silk Road cities, kept in museums. Modern scientific and practical skills acquired by the teacher during the internship are effectively used in the course of lessons.

In order to improve the effectiveness of spiritual-educational activity among students and young people, to promote the culture of reading and wide reading, to further increase their interest in the book, to effectively and methodically organize promotional activity, the competition "League of Young Readers" among students of "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage was held.

The results of the competition are as follows:

1st place team "Ibrat"

2nd place team "Intellect"

3rd place team "Content"

Dr. Jabrail Nokandeh, director of the National Museum of Iran, and Dr. Fereydoun Biglar, the deputy of the museum for cultural affairs, presented 16 volumes of books on the archaeology and history of Iran to our university. Volumes 1-4 of these books are about the archaeology and history of Iran, another volume is about the exhibition of the Netherlands at the National Museum of Iran and another one is about the books on the Louvre exhibition at the National Museum of Iran.

 These books were delivered by Morteza Khanipour and Sepideh Jamshidi Yeganeh, assistant professors of the Department of "History and Cultural Heritage" at our university. The above-mentioned books include an introduction to the archaeological findings of Iran from the Paleolithic to the modern period. The books also provide information on the major archaeological finds of Iran, some of which are comparable in importance to those of Central Asia.

10 graduates of "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage received a special certificate at Hilton Garden INN Hotel in Samarkand, having completed their internship. Our graduates were able to apply theoretical knowledge gained at the university in practice for a month. The hotel administration signed labor contracts with 3 of our graduates.

Today, April 22, a delegation led by Mr. Park Byung-Kyu, Chairman of the Local Council of Gwangsan-gu Region, Gwangsan, Korea, and Mr. Park Sang-Chul, Rector of Honam University located in this region, visited our university. At first, Prof. D. Nasimov, the first vice-rector of our university for administrative affairs, met and organized a formal meeting with them. During the meeting, information was provided about the history of the university, the established education system and the established cooperation with foreign countries. Also, Mr. Park Byung-gyu, Chairman of the local council of Gwangsan-gu region, was provided with information about the socio-economic life in the region, higher education institutions, in particular, the existing teaching facilities at Honam University.

As a result of the meeting, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage and Honam University of Korea in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 12, 2024 "On additional measures to increase the flow of tourists and raise the prestige of our country by promoting the study of history and culture of Uzbekistan, Uzbek language and literature in foreign countries" in order to ensure the implementation of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan № 19 "On the organization of the Department of Uzbek language and literature in foreign countries".

For information: Honam University was founded in 1978 and today it has more than 9,200 students studying in more than 40 specialties. It is important that among the students studying at this university there are students from Uzbekistan.

On April 20 of this year "Educational forum" for secondary school graduates of Samarkand city, applicants was held at "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage with the participation of the Agency for Youth Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and a number of partner organizations. Speakers at the opening ceremony of the event said that such events are a convenient opportunity for young people to enter higher educational institutions. The educational forum was organized as an exhibition, where representatives of prestigious universities of Canada, Russia, Poland, Japan, Bulgaria and not only higher educational institutions of our country took part with their presentations. Within the framework of the educational forum, many graduates received full information about higher education institutions, both domestic and foreign, based on their interests.

On April 18-19 of this year in Bukhara State University the Republican seminar-training was held on the theme "Increase of social and political activity of women, issues of gender equality and gender culture".

More than 150 chairpersons of women's advisory councils of higher educational institutions of our republic participated in the seminar. The purpose of this seminar is to further expand the opportunities created for women in Uzbekistan to create a strong foundation for the protection of women from harassment and violence, and, in parallel, to identify current challenges facing the higher education system, cooperation with law enforcement agencies, and the exchange of experience with each other.

The two-day seminar provided an excellent basis for rich content, exchange of experience, and organization of effective working activities. On the second day of the seminar the participants were impressed by the excursion to the historical monuments of Bukhara.

M. Abbasova, Chairperson of the Women's Advisory Council of "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, also participated in this seminar and shared her experience.

On April 22, 2024, "International Earth Day" is celebrated in our republic. In this regard, on April 18 of the current year, the department of work with youth and organization of events at "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage organized a meeting with students on the theme "Preservation of Planet Earth".

During the event, N. Abduvahidova, Head of the Department of work with youth and organization of events of the university, told the students about the fact that World Earth Day is recognized as the largest world holiday, about the importance of this date, about the fact that every day the interest in protecting clean environment is growing in the world. She also encouraged the students to plant trees on World Earth Day and make their contribution to the preservation of our Nature, as well as not to throw away various wastes in different unspecified places.