At the “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages” JSC, will be held the defense of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) dissertation by Kubashev Alibek, which is entitled as “Western European and American Studies of the Kurdish Question (the Cases of Syria and Turkey)” in the educational program in the specialty “6D020200 - International Relations”.

At the “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages” JSC, will be held the defense of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) dissertation by Kubashev Alibek, which is entitled as “Western European and American Studies of the Kurdish Question (the Cases of Syria and Turkey)” in the educational program in the specialty “6D020200 - International Relations”.

Dissertation format: Dissertation work

Defense language: Russian

The dissertation is fulfilled at the International Relations department of JSC “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages”.

Official reviewers:

Fatima Kukeyeva— Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Director of the Resource Center for American and Democratic Studies (RCADS) at the Non-Profit Joint-Stock Company Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

Sultanat Jakubayeva – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (6D020900 – Oriental Studies), Head of the International Cooperation Department at the Kazakh National Women’s Pedagogical University.

Scientific advisors:

Zara Shaimordanova – Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor in the Department of International Relations at JSC “Kazakh Abylai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages”.

Evgeny Mikhailovich Kozhokin – Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of International Relations and Foreign Area Studies at the Institute of History and Archives of the Russian State University for the Humanities (Russian Federation).

Permanent members of the dissertation council:

  1. Kulipa Baissultanova - Candidate of Political Sciences, Professor of the Department of Oriental Studies of “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages” JSC, Chairperson
  2. Adilbek Ermekbayev - PhD (‘6D020200 - International Relations’), acting assistant professor of the Department of International Relations and World Economy Al-Farabi University, deputy chairman.
  3. Alessandro Figus - Doctor of Political Science, Advisor to the Rector of the University of Cassino of Southern Lazio, Italian Republic.
  4. Aym Shukyzhanova - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (6D050500 - Regional Studies), Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations of “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages” JSC, Scientific Secretary.

Temporary members of the dissertation council:

  1. Yesenzhol Aliyarov - President of the Kazakhstan Center for Humanitarian and Political Conjuncture, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, specialty code - 23.00.02 - political institutions, ethnic political conflictology of national and political processes and technologies.
  2. 6. Natalya Kalashnikova – Doctor of Political Science, Head of the Department of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan at the Faculty of International Relations, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.
  3. Nuriddin Sultanmuratov – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Deputy Dean for Research, Innovation and International Cooperation at the Faculty of International Relations, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

The defense will take place on the 17th of April, 2026, at 14:30 at the Dissertation council for defense of dissertations for awarding the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the direction of training “8D03l Social Sciences» (educational programs: “8D03l2l (6D020200) International Relations”, ‘8D03122 Regional Studies’)  at “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages” JSC. The defense will be held in a mixed format at the address: Almaty, Muratbayev Street, 200, Building 1, Room 108.

Website: http://dissovet.ablaikhan.kz/

Online session access:  https://youtube.com/live/w6U_9UycKVs?feature=share

Дата публикации
17 марта 2026