Items filtered by date: June 2023

Head of Department of “Languages” PhD, Acting Assoc. Prof.Tulkin Sultanov received a grant from Japan Foundation to purchase teaching materials for the university. The project “Bringing Japanese culture to your door step” was led by Dr Chiharu Tsurutani and Dr Fumoto Sono.

Textbooks for the course, Japanese Language and Culture, Irodori, for beginners are now available at the library for students who want to learn Japanese. Irodori is a new type of textbook developed by the production team of Japan Foundation in 2020, and contains useful information about culture and society of modern Japan.

For this opportunity, the university also purchased Japanese costumes, Yukata and Happy to be used for various events and student activities. Members of Japan Club (President – Farzona Sadulloyeva) are looking forward to wearing them on the Orientation Day to welcome first year students in September.

Dear lecturers and researchers!

We invite you to the 2nd extended meeting of the Department “Languages” of the faculty “Tourism Management” of “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, which will be held on July 3, 2023.

At this meeting will be held the defense of the thesis and discussion of the abstract, prepared by Iroda Kamoldinovna Ablakulova, independent researcher of the Department “Languages” in the specialty 10.00.06 - Comparative Literature, Correlative Linguistics and Translation Studies, on “Expression of Nationality in English translations of Uzbek novels of XX century” for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Philological Sciences.

• Date: 03.07.2023
• Time: 10:00 am
• Venue: 108-room

Our university students Sabina Mustafakulova and Albina Khalieva are at Ball State University for a 21-day educational grant established in the American state of Indiana.

As part of the exchange programme, for one month our students are familiarising with American education, student life and the conditions created for young people at the university.

Our university is proud of such students.

On 21 June 2023, an international teaching skills competition was held between Samarkand College of Tourism and Cultural Heritage under “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage and Almaty Service College of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the areas of “Culinary Art” and “Confectionery Art”. Four teachers and two master trainers of Samarkand College of Tourism and Cultural Heritage took part in the online competition. At the end of the international competition in the “Confectionery Art” field, a teacher of the college M.Gafarova was awarded a 1st degree diploma, and in the field of “Culinary Art” a teacher D.Kurbanova was awarded the 3rd degree diploma.

S.Kurbanova, teacher of Department “Languages” of “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, was a member of the jury.

On 22 June of this year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism hosted an international congress on the theme “Focus on Tourism and Сreative Economy” at “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage. First Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Ulugbek Azamov took part in the conference online and touched upon the challenges to be met in developing the industry today and wished the congress good luck.

It is known that in recent years, as a result of a number of decrees and decisions by our president to develop the industry, the sphere has increased and the interest of foreign tourists in our country has grown. Deputy Samarkand region’s governor Rustam Kabilov, who spoke at the event, noted that the number of tourists coming to Samarkand from a number of developed countries has multiplied, which has resulted in economic growth in such sectors as transport, hotels and gastronomy. Professors and lecturers of “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage also took part in the international congress with their lectures, which were interesting from each other.

Attention all applicants wishing to register for full-time bachelor's degree programs at “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, located in Samarkand!

You will be required to hold a national or international certificate of English language proficiency while registering for full-time studies at the university.

Note: Applicants should make sure to upload a national or international certificate of English language proficiency while registering through the website my.uzbmb.uz, otherwise the applicant will not be able to register.

Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan informs that the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, including citizens of Uzbekistan, annually allocate 100 educational grants for study at higher educational institutions of Kazakhstan. In this regard, applicants wishing to study in higher education institutions in Kazakhstan are invited to apply. For more information, please visit the official website of the National Centre for Higher Education Development of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan.

https://enic-kazakhstan.edu.kz/ru/en/stipendialnye-programmy/operativnaya-informaciya  

Candidates applying for the competition can submit their documents directly through the above web address. The deadline is 30 June 2023.

On 20-24 June of this year Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Uzbekistan together with Culinary Association of Uzbekistan and non-state educational institution “School of Hospitality and Service” started short-term advanced training courses in Tashkent for teachers and educators of professional educational institutions engaged in tourism, hospitality, catering and cultural heritage.

Teachers of the specialised field of colleges and technical colleges under “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage are being trained in these courses.

On June 20 this year, in the hall of Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, Chairman of the Republican Youth Union Temurbek Poyonov held a meeting with youth leaders, coordinators and active youth of higher education institutions in Samarkand. Nargiza Abduvohidova, head of department at the university, moderated the meeting. During the event, Chairman of the Republican Youth Union Temurbek Poyonov spoke about the attention and care paid to youth at the initiative of the President in recent years. In addition, analyzing several days of study in higher education institutions of Samarkand, he expressed his objections to the leaders who have made mistakes and shortcomings, while appreciating the work done by some senior leaders. At the event, a number of proposals and initiatives were made among the coordinators of the Uzbekistan-Finland Institute and Samarkand State University named after Sharaf Rashidov. Chairman of the Union of Youth of the republic Temurbek Poyonov said that today the necessary funds will be paid for creative proposals necessary for further development of the system. Also, at the end of the meeting, answered to questions of the young people.

These days 300 graduates of “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage are defending their bachelor's theses. Professors and lecturers of the university’s departments participate in the defence processes and check the level of the students’ knowledge. Importantly, students defending their theses are fully conducted in English. The thesis of Bakhora Kuvondikova, a student of “Mass Events Management” at the Faculty of Tourism Management, was on the topic “Pilgrimage tourism in Uzbekistan and its significance”, which raised the issue of our country as one of the safest countries in the world and attracting more foreign tourists by this process.Bahora plans to continue this thesis work in the Master’s degree as well. The processes of defending the graduates’ theses are ongoing.