On August 10, 2021, British photographer Julian Elliott together with the Coordinator of the project of the electronic library of the Turkic world "Otrar" under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey Asel Lakhaeva, as and the famous uzbek photographer Feruz Rustamov, visited the "Silk Road" International University of Tourism as a part of an official visit to Samarkand, in order to create a joint publishing photo project with the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, the Ministry of Culture, the Agency for the Regulation of the Alcohol and Tobacco Market and the Development of Winemaking of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
From the first minutes of the visit the guests highly appreciated the scale of the design of the "Smart Campus" of the University. During the excursion that was organized for them, special attention was paid to expositions dedicated to the Great Silk Road. According to J. Elliott, "Now the concept of travel is changing in the world. Due to these global changes, as well as taking into account the desire of tourists to feel like locals in the country, my visit is aimed at a deeper discovery of Uzbekistan. Having visited the "Silk Road" University of Tourism, where all the necessary conditions have been created for the training of highly qualified specialists in the field of tourism, having seen and felt the atmosphere, I am sure that Uzbekistan will become soon even more famous on the world stage."
I would like to note that today, Julian Elliott is a professional photographer of the British edition of the travel guides "Bradt Travel Guides", who has received various awards in the world format for his many years of activity, the distinctive feature of which is the minimal use of editing programs while processing photos on the camera, which conveys natural beauty and clarity, making the photographer unique.
In turn, the coordinator of the project of the electronic library of the Turkic world "Otrar" Assel Lakhaeva noted the high level of equipment of the University Library, and promised to contribute and replenish the Library with books.
