Tourism universities of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to issue double diplomas

Agreement on a network partnership signed between Uzbekistan’s “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Kazakhstan’s International University of Tourism and Hospitality, the State Tourism Committee reported.

The signing ceremony was held on December 21 as part of the opening of the Amirsoy ski resort. The agreement was signed by Deputy PM, rector of the “Silk road” International Tourism University Aziz Abdukhakimov and rector of the Kazakhstan International University of Tourism and Hospitality Maynura Murzamadiyeva.

The document provides for the exchange of faculty professors, staff, students (undergraduates, graduate students and doctoral students) for the purpose of training, research and exchange of experience, providing internships. The development and implementation of joint educational programs is expected within the framework of “2+2” cooperation between both universities, providing for the issuance of double diplomas.

In addition, according to the document, joint conferences, academic meetings, symposiums, roundtables, master classes in the development of the tourism and hospitality industry in the Central Asian region will be held with the participation of specialists and students.

It is noteworthy that, in accordance with this memorandum, it will be possible to jointly participate in the organization and functioning of scientific schools, centers and laboratories for research, and the commercialization of projects involving specialists and students, as well as in scientific grants announced by international, state, public and private foundations and organizations.

The document envisages the creation of the “Silk road” department in each network university for research under a general project - “Tourism on the Silk road”.  

According to this agreement, joint curricula will be created in accordance with the Bologna process and UNWTO, ISO, TedQual standards. In addition, the document provides for the publication of articles, reports and other scientific works of members of the faculty, students, undergraduates, doctoral students and university staff in periodicals of the partner university.