On July 4 of this year, an extended meeting of the Department of “Languages” of the Faculty of “Tourism Management” of “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage was held. The meeting discussed the completed research work of independent researcher Iroda Kamolidinovna Ablakulova, who is doing research in the field of “Comparative Literary Studies, Correlative Linguistics and Translation Studies”.

In the process of discussion, professors and lecturers discussed the dissertation and the abstract prepared by Iroda Kamolidinovna for the degree of Doctor of Philology (PhD) on “Expression of nationalism in English translations of Uzbek novels of the 20th century”.

According to the decision of the participants of the meeting, the thesis and abstract of I.K.Ablakulova have been evaluated as a research work, written based on the latest requirements of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the award of the degree of PhD at the Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages.03/30.12.2019.Fil/Ped.83.01 was recommended to the scientific seminar of the Scientific Council.

On 6 July 2023, Art Station Gallery in Samarkand will be opening “Inner Horizon: Uzbekistan of the 1930s in the Photographs of Ella Mayar”, an exhibition featuring photographs taken by the Swiss traveler, sportswoman, photographer and writer Ella Mayar during her journey through Central Asia, Afghanistan, India, China and Turkey. 

An archive of Ella Mayar’s interesting photographs is currently housed at Elysee Museum of Photography in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Inner Horizon exhibition in Samarkand will feature digital duplicates of photographs provided by Elysee Museum of Photography.

Organisers: “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage in Samarkand, Swiss Embassy in Uzbekistan, Elysee Museum of Photography in Lausanne (Photo Elysée: Musée cantonal pour la photographie), Friends of Ella Mayar Association and Ms Annelise Hollmann. Curator Dona Kulmatova.

The exhibition will open on 6 July 2023 at 18:00, free entrance.

The exhibition will continue till October 8, 2023.

Address: "Art Station by Silk Road University" - Samarkand city, Beruni street 1 house. The target; Samarkand Railway Station

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.

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.