Samarkand hosts international scientific-practical conference on “Tourism and Education: Ways of their Interaction and Development”.

Samarkand hosts international scientific-practical conference on “Tourism and Education: Ways of their Interaction and Development”. It is organized by the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Tourism Development, Institute of Tourism Development and “Silk Road” International Tourism University.

The event is being attended by leading scientists and specialists in tourism and hospitality from countries such as Singapore, Mongolia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pakistan, Portugal, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Poland, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

The purpose of the scientific-practical conference is to create an international platform for exchanging experience of scientific-methodological and practical recommendations on formation of a single multi-level system of training and professional development in Uzbekistan’s tourism sector, corresponding to international requirements, as well as development of scientific-practical recommendations for improving interaction mechanisms between education and business in solving these problems.

An open discussion platform was created for representatives of business entities and ministries responsible for tourism development. Issues of legal regulation of the sphere, promotion of tourism by travel agencies and tour operators, exchanging experience of innovative services, development of programs and professional technologies were discussed.