On November 9, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., at the UNWTO Thematic Office, Jasur Abulkosimovich Kakhrov, an independent researcher at the Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service, will defend his doctoral dissertation on the topic "Organization and Development Paths for Gastronomic Tourism in Uzbekistan" to obtain a Ph.D. in economics. The defense will take place at Scientific Council DSc.33/01.02.2022.I.145.01 under the "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage in the field of "Tourism and Hospitality" (08.00.17).