The dissertation defense for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) of Shyryn Tlenchiyeva, on the topic “Sociological measurement of the level of happiness in Kazakhstan (on the example of urban and rural areas)” will take place at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. The dissertation is submitted in pursuit of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) within the educational programme “8D03101 – Sociology”.
The dissertation work was completed at the Department of Sociology and Social Work at KazNU named after al-Farabi.
Defense format: Dissertation presentation.
Language of defense: kazakhs
Official reviewers:
1. Abdikakimov Mukhtar Tynyshtykbekuly – PhD, Shakarim University, Head of the Center for Sociological Analysis (Semey, Kazakhstan).
Specialization: 22.00.04 – Social Structure, Social Institutions, and Processes.
2. Beimysheva Aigul Seitzhanovna – PhD, Professor at the School of Humanities, NARXOZ University (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
Specialization: 22.00.04 – Social Structure, Social Institutions, and Processes.
Scientific advisors:
Jamanbalayeva Sholpan Yerbolovna – Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Professor, Deputy General Director of the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
Aleksei Vladimirovich Belyanin – PhD, Professor, Senior Research Fellow at the National Research University “Higher School of Economics” (Moscow, Russian Federation).
Temporary members of the dissertation council:
1. Baigabylov Nurlan Oralbayevich – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Astana, Kazakhstan).
2. Alimbekova Gulzhan Toktamysovna – Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Director of the Center for Public Opinion Research (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
3. Zhunushova Saikal Orozovna – Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Social and Humanitarian Sciences, Zh. Balasagyn Kyrgyz National University (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan).
The defense will take place on December 26, 2025, at 10:00 AM in auditorium 123 of the Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in a mixed format. The dissertation council at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University for the specialties/educational programs: 6D050100, 8D03101 – Sociology; 6D050200, 8D03104 – Political Science; 6D090500, 8D11401 – Social Work; 6D012300, 8D01801 – Social Pedagogy and Self-Consciousness; 6D050300, 8D03107 – Psychology; 6D010300, 8D01101 – Pedagogy and Psychology; 8D03103 – Conflictology.
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To join the Zoom conference: 976 4105 5324
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