The Department of Sociology and Social Work held an orientation meeting for first-year PhD students enrolled in the “8D03101- Sociology” and “8D11401- Social Work” educational programmes

The Department of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, held an orientation meeting for first-year PhD students enrolled in the “8D03101- Sociology” and “8D11401- Social Work” educational programmes. During the meeting, Professor Gulmira Abdiraiymova, Doctor of Sociological Sciences and Head of the Department of Sociology and Social Work, outlined the key requirements of the doctoral programme, including the preparation of individual study and research plans, the selection of dissertation topic, and the organization of research activities.

Particular attention was given to academic planning, publication strategy, research ethics, the development of research skills, and the effective use of academic resources such as Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Mendeley and Google Scholar. The orientation meeting outlined the main priorities for the period of doctoral study, as well as the key areas of academic and research activity.