In order to ensure the implementation of the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On rapid development of tourism potential of the republic and additional measures to further increase the number of domestic and foreign tourists” DP-135, a group of professors and teachers of the Department of History and Cultural Heritage of “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage visited Toylok district and they gave a number of proposals and recommendations to further improve the tourism potential of the district.

The members of the working group made their proposals on adding to the list of tourist objects and attracting tourists through wide popularisation of the hill of Ispandiyortepa located in the mahalla “Mubarak” of the district, the mausoleum of Ad-Doramiy located in the mahalla “Navbahor”, the hills of “Khojaguzar” located in the district “Bogichinor”. The teachers of the department also communicated with the representatives of the population and shared their opinions on t

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On June 1, on the occasion of “International Children's Day”, the Department of Sports Training of the university organised a swimming competition between foreign and local students studying at our university and the youth of four mahallas of Samarkand in the swimming pool of “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage. Within the framework of the competition the youth of mahallas and students of our university competed in single and team events. Participants who showed high results in the competition were awarded with certificates.

On 31 May of this year, the opening of the Young Professionals International Internships Program (YPIP) took place in Tashkent. This 3-month summer internship program is a good opportunity for students to receive skills training, network, and improve their knowledge and experience. Along with students from all regions of our country, 3rd year students of “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage Abduvokhidova Munisa, Arslonova Guzal and Albina Kholieva also took part in the professional internship program.

In order to implement the plan-schedule of the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovations of the Republic No. 01-01-100 dated 10 May 2024 “On organisation of events in the parks and boulevards of the city and district where higher education institutions of the Republic are located”, as well as in order to further increase the interest to study among students, the tutors of the group working at the “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage held a game "Zakovat" among students.

The intellectual game, tense and uncompromising, organised on the university boulevard, made a great impression on the students, as it was held in nature. At the end of the game, the winners were young people with high knowledge and intelligence.

On 30 May of this year, an educational and practical seminar was held in Payarik district on the protection of archaeological monuments and objects of cultural heritage, and further strengthening of their preservation.

M.Khidirov, assistant professor of the Department of History and Cultural Heritage of "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, F.Sattarov, assistant of the Department of Languages ​​and Global Studies, H.Koshimov, head of the department of the Scientific Research Institute of Archeology gave necessary recommendations on the preservation of the existing 97 cultural heritage sites of historical significance in Payarik district.

To analyze the tourism potential and as part of ensuring the implementation of the PD-135, the teaching staff of the Department of Tourism studied the activities of tourist sites located on the territory of the Urgut and Samarkand districts of the Samarkand region.

As a result, such objects as the Teshiktash and the Urgut reservoir located in the Urgut region, as well as recreation centers located in the Ming Archa region were recognized as the most interesting places in the region. It was also noted that the tourist village of Tersak, as one of the developing destinations, has become the next most visited site among local and foreign tourists.

It has been established that resorts organized in the Okhalik-Mironkul-Akboyro districts, located in the Samarkand region, are of great interest among local and foreign tourists. During the visit, it was revealed that the sanitary and hygienic conditions in the recreation centers located in the district were not sufficiently observed, as a result of which the responsible persons were given appropriate instructions.

In order to eliminate the shortcomings identified above, professors and teachers of the department organized master classes for employees working in the hospitality sector in these regions.

Safullaev Makhsud Nurilloevich, a fourth-year student of ‘Silk Road’ International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, became the champion of Asia in the sport of jiu-jitsu, which was held on 19 May in Tashkent, taking first place at the Open Asian Championship among more than a dozen countries in Asia and other countries.

We congratulate our student with this success from the name of the administration of our university.

On 30 May, a group of famous cultural artists, in particular Muhammad Ali, national writer of Uzbekistan, visited our university within the project “Enlightenment Connects” to get acquainted with the activities of our educational institution and meet with students, professors and teachers.

D. Nasimov, First Vice-Rector of our university for Administrative Affairs, opened the creative meeting with the opening speech. Probably, there is not a single reader in our country who would not know the famous writer, poet Muhammad Ali or read his works. Speaking at the event, Muhammad Ali wished good luck to the activity of our young university, which prepares specialists in the field of tourism, and spoke about his life activity to young students. After all, Muhammad Ali is also known and famous as the author of books of a number of historical genres, and recently another work ‘Cleopatra’ has come out of print. The author urged the youth to study our great history, while touching upon the history of writing of this work.

At the event, archaeologist A. Berdimurodov and other authors who wrote the introduction of the book ‘Cleopatra’ also spoke in detail about the content of the book. The author answered various questions about the content of the book. At the end of the event, national writer of Uzbekistan Muhammad Ali and other authors were presented with memorable gifts by our university.