At MAQSUT NARIKBAYEV UNIVERSITY, the PhD defense of Ansagan Aronov will take place for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on the topic: «Mechanisms of Copyright Protection in the Digital Age:Comparison of International Practices» within the educational program 8D04201 – Law.
The dissertation was completed at the Department of Private Law.
Form of defense: Dissertation work.
Language of defense: English.
Scientific advisors:
Sara K. Idrysheva, Doctor of Law, Professor Emeritus, MAQSUT NARIKBAYEV UNIVERSITY;
Dr. Horace Yeung, Associate Professor in Commercial Law, Leicester Law School, University of Leicester, United Kingdom.
Official reviewers:
1. Dr. Anna Bashir, Ph.D. in Law,Senior Assistant Professor at School of Law, University of Kashmir, India;
2. Elizaveta Y. Martyanova, Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Law, and the Department of Entrepreneurial Law, Civil and Arbitration Procedure at the Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education «Perm State National Research University».
Temporary members of the Dissertation Council:
1. Diana V. Ivanova, Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Intellectual Property Law at the Faculty of Law of Belarusian State University, Research Fellow at the National Center of Intellectual Property of Belarus, Minsk, Republic of Belarus;
2. Elena Y. Bogdanova, Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor of the Department of Intellectual Property Law and the Department of Family and Housing Law at O.E. Kutafin University,Moscow, Russian Federation;
3. Islambek R. Rustambekov, Doctor of Law, Professor, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of Tashkent State University of Law, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan.
Permanent Members of the Dissertation Council:
Chairman: Sara K. Idrysheva, Doctor of Law,Professor Emeritus, MAQSUT NARIKBAYEV UNIVERSITY;
Deputy Chairman: Muslim K. Khassenov, PhD, Associate Professor of Law School, MAQSUT NARIKBAYEV UNIVERSITY;
Council Member: Sergey V. Sayapin, Dr. Jur., Associate Professor and Deputy Dean of the School of Law, KIMEP University;
Academic Secretary: Nikita L. Lyutov, Doctor of Law, Associate Professor of Law School, MAQSUT NARIKBAYEV UNIVERSITY.
The defense will take place on May 20, 2026, at 15.00 at the Dissertation Council for educational program 8D042 – Law at MAQSUT NARIKBAYEV UNIVERSITY, located at: 8 Korgalzhyn Highway, Astana,Conference Hall.
ZOOM access link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87929107271?pwd=mv0jebyRVfVKyZwh03TNBEar89iU5N.1
Meeting ID: 879 2910 7271
Access code: 2026
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