Dissertations majoring in “Tourism and hotel activities” will be discussed at a Scientific Seminar at the Academic Council (№ DSc.33/01.02.2022.I.145.01) of the“Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) on September 21, 2022, at 14:00, room “№ 108. Two prospective Ph.D students will be presenting: Juliboy ugli Oybek from Samarkand State University with the topic “Improvement of the processes of providing the tourism sector with qualified personnel in the context of innovative development” and Amirov Akmal Merojovich from Samarkand State University with the topic “Territorial characteristics and prospective directions of the development of agrotourism (as an example of Samarkand region)”.