On April 27 of this year in the student dormitory of the university tutor Gavkhar Khusainova held master classes on the meaningful spending of free time of female students and preparation of Uzbek national dishes.

The purpose of this was to improve the skills of our female students in cooking our national dishes in different ways and to show them practical processes that will be needed in cooking in their independent life.

During the event, the mentor gave advice on culinary secrets, cooking rules, using quality products and keeping clean.

Today, May 2, a meeting was held with the participation of activists and students of the university women's council.

At the meeting, Chairwoman of the Women's Council of "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage M. Abbasova told about the impressions she received at the national training seminar "Increasing social and political activity of women, issues of gender equality and gender culture", which was held in Bukhara State University on April 18-19 of this year and shared her recommendations.

During the meeting, a video clip and presentation about the training seminar were shown.

Tutor M.Raupova organized an event on the topic "The Book I Loved" in the student dormitory of the university. The tutor told about how important it is for students to read books in their free time. After all, reading a book allows you to live with the reality of what you read, while giving pleasure to the person. It is important to find a lot of meaning and content from a work in a book, and to gain spiritual energy from morals and concepts such as patience and perseverance.

Also at the event, the tutor shared information that is important to prepare students for family life.  During the roundtable, a special pause was taken on the topic of national customs and values.

On May 1, a youth and student club was organized, which was selected from among student volunteers by Ilham Negmatov, Chief Specialist of Compliance Control Department of our university.

In this regard, a round table was organized with the participation of volunteers, where after the introductory part some problems plaguing students today were discussed. 

The organized round table was very intense and clarified some misunderstandings. Further the compliance control department of our university told that situations with such misunderstandings are studied and solved on the spot.

It was also said that the university will take measures to prevent corruption and violations of the law, and such roundtables will be held on a regular basis.

In order to ensure the implementation of the decree of the head of our state "On measures for the widespread introduction of a healthy lifestyle and further development of mass sports", a number of events are held at "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage within the framework of the "Share Education" project.

On May 1, 2024, a walking marathon of university students under the motto "5000 steps to health" was held from early morning on the university boulevard in Samarkand. It was attended by more than 250 volunteers, including teachers, students, activists, heads and staff of the university.

As part of the marathon, the volunteer participants walked the specified distance and performed a morning exercise in the courtyard of our university.

It should be noted that such events, which are the basis of physical and spiritual health improvement, are significant because they are aimed at widespread promotion of a healthy lifestyle among the population.

Recently, Samarkand State Medical University held a forum on the topic "Freelancing and e-commerce - the profession of the future", in which tutor P.Islomov took part from our university and our students performed. The forum provided interesting information on the topic and answered the questions of the participants. At the event students received souvenirs from the organizers, who answered correctly and clearly to the questions of the quiz on various topics.  Students of our university also took an active part in this forum, found answers to a number of quiz questions and were recognized.

It is known that at present, an offline seminar on courses useful for scientific activities is organized at "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage". At the end of this seminar, it is planned to organize a seminar on "English for science" on May 3, 2024 to learn how to publish scientific articles in foreign journals. All those interested in the seminar topic are welcome to come to the university's auditorium 108 at 3 pm on that day.

The opening ceremony of PhD program for foreigners was held within the framework of the memorandum on international cooperation signed with "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage and the Academy of Economics and Commerce of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization of China.

On April 26 of this year, 12 researchers from prestigious universities of the People's Republic of China were admitted to "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage on the basis of basic doctoral (PhD) and independent research (PhD) forms of higher education.

More than 80 prestigious delegations from a number of universities and government agencies in China attended the opening ceremony of the virtual PhD program and showed great interest in the program.

During the event, it was noted that in the framework of international cooperation, it is necessary to develop and expand the scope of the international doctoral program between the parties in the future to further improve its quality and coverage.

Professor Dilmurod Nasimov, First Vice Rector for Administrative Affairs of "Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage", Professor Tong Qian Zou, Vice Rector for Research and Innovation, Professor Tong Qian Zou and Zheng Shi, President of China-SCO Academy of Economics and Commerce, attended the opening ceremony and congratulated the researchers enrolled in the program. During the event, certificates were presented to the admitted researchers.

On May 1, 2024, the Women's Council of "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage and the Department of work with youth and organization of events of the university jointly organized a meeting on "The role of women scientists in the development of society" with the participation of female students of our university.

At the meeting, the chairwoman of the council of women M.Abbasova and the head of the department of work with youth and organization of events N.Abduvokhidova said that the opportunities and benefits created by our state for female students studying at the university serve to further increase their status in society.

At the event, the head of the department of scientific research of the university

N.Mansurova touched upon the fact that in the current academic year many women teachers also received academic titles at our university, the process of which will grow again in the future.

At the meeting, a video was shown on the role of women on the path of science in the development of society.  At the event, the students got answers to their questions.

Students of our "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, who took part in the international mass running marathon "New Breath", which was held on April 28 this year in the city of Samarkand, also took an active part and took successful places.