On November 25, 2023, at 11:00, in the conference hall of “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage within the meeting of Scientific Council DSc.33/01.02.2022.I.145.01 which grants scientific degrees in economic sciences, the defense of dissertation work on the topic “Improving the organizational and economic mechanisms for the development of business tourism in the regions (on the example of the Samarkand region)” of Samiev Siroj Saitovich on specialty 08.00.17 “Tourism and hotel activities”, an independent researcher of Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).