On October 10, 2025, a Scientific Seminar was held for the discussion of a dissertation in the specialty of Econometrics and Statistics.

Farrukh Ataev (Economics Department) presented his dissertation on “Total factor productivity estimation: Evidence from the Great Silk Road region.” The research provides a comprehensive econometric analysis of total factor productivity, offering new evidence and methodological approaches specific to the economies of the Great Silk Road region.

The seminar committee, which included his supervisor, Dr. Zohid Askarov, and reviewers Dr. Evangelos Koutronas and Dr. Muhammad Bilal, engaged in a thorough discussion of the dissertation's theoretical and empirical contributions.

Based on the outcomes of the seminar and its adherence to academic requirements, the dissertation was recommended for defense at the Scientific Council DSc.22/30.12.2019.I.85.01 on awarding academic degrees at Westminster International University in Tashkent.