On January 4, 2025, at 10:30 AM, the defense of the dissertation by Otabek Mardonovich Ruzibayev, a doctoral candidate of Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov, will take place at the UNWTO thematic office. The dissertation, titled "Improving the Economic Mechanism for the Development of Gastronomic Tourism in Regions," is written in the specialty 08.00.17 – "Tourism and Hotel Management" for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics. The defense will be held at the Scientific Council (DSc.33/01.02.2022.I.145.01) under the Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage.