— implementation of activities to expand and strengthen international contacts and cooperation, as well as activation of interaction with foreign universities;

— organization of mutual exchange of teachers in the academic mobility program with foreign universities;

— inviting domestic and foreign scientists to give lectures, conduct master classes and organize scientific research.

  The department is working to expand international cooperation with higher educational institutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as near and far abroad, such as St. Petersburg Pediatric State Medical University (SPbPSMU), Ryazan State Medical University (Ryazan State Medical University), S.D. Kazakh National Medical University. Asfendiyarova (KazNMU), Karaganda State Medical University (KSMU), Istanbul Medeniyet University, Tajik State Medical University (TSMI), Tashkent Medical Academy (TMA), Urgench branch of Tashkent Medical Academy, Andijan State Medical Institute, Tashkent State Dental Institute (TSSI), Tashkent State Pediatric Institute (TSPI).

  From January 17 to January 22, 2022, the head of the Department of "Microbiology, Virology and Immunology" of Samarkand State Medical University, Yusupov Mashrab Ismatillovich, within the framework of the academic mobility program, held lectures on the subject "Microbiology and Parasitology" for 2nd year students of the Faculty of Dentistry Istanbul Medeniyet University.

  In order to implement academic mobility in the period from 04/18/2022 to 04/22/2022, Professor of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Adults and Epidemiology of the St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University Sergey Kozlov visited the department, conducted lectures and practical classes on the discipline "Microbiology, Virology and Immunology" for 2nd year students of the medical-pedagogical, pediatric, medical faculties.

  Also, in order to implement academic mobility, in October 2021, Professor of the Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology of the Kazakh National Medical University, MD Mustafina Kamil Kamalovna, visited the department.

  Within the framework of the Memorandum on mutual cooperation in the provision of educational services within the framework of academic mobility programs between Samarkand State Medical University and Ryazan State Medical University during the spring semester of the 2020-2021 academic year, as well as the autumn and spring semester of the 2021-2022 academic year, practical classes were conducted in an online format using distance learning technologies.

  In the period from 10.05.2022 to 20.05.2022, Associate Professor of the Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Vakhidova Adolat Mamatkulovna visited the Department of Microbiology of Ryazan State Medical University.

  From May 16 to May 22, 2022, as part of the delegation of the Samarkand State Medical University, as part of a working visit, the head of the Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology of SamMU Yusupov Mashrab Ismatillovich visited St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University (SPbSMU). The members of the delegation were participants of the VIII Congress of the Euro-Asian Society for Infectious Diseases, held on the basis of SPbSPMU.

  On April 27, 2021, an online webinar was held on the topic “Infection. Pathogenesis. Virulence” Main speaker: Head of the Department of Microbiology of Ryazan State Medical University, Associate Professor, PhD Evdokimova Olga Valeryevna.

  On June 02, 2021, an online webinar on "Antibiotic resistance: problems, mechanisms, definition" was held, the main speaker is the head of the Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology of the Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov, MD, Professor Ramazanova Bakhyt Amanullovna

  On May 28, 2022, an online webinar on the topic "Protozooses" was held, the main speaker of which was Kurban Aitovich Aitov. Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, Honored Scientist of the Republic of Buryatia. Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of IGMU. President of the Association of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiologists of the Irkutsk region.