Young Scholar from the University of Oxford Conducts Research at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

The Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University held a working meeting with Meruyert Bizhanova, a researcher at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, as part of her academic research visit.

B.B. Meirbayev, Dean of the Faculty, and A.D. Shakirova, Deputy Dean for Research, Innovation, and International Relations, discussed opportunities for academic collaboration in the field of higher education with the researcher.

Meruyert Bizhanova is conducting research for her PhD dissertation entitled: “How Universities in Kazakhstan Interpret and Pursue National and International Reputation: A Comparative Study of an Elite Autonomous University, a National State University, a Private University, and a Regional State University.”

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is providing the young scholar with a research setting for the empirical phase of her doctoral dissertation and supporting the implementation of her research.

This initiative contributes to strengthening international academic ties and promoting scholarly exchange in the study of Kazakhstan’s higher education system.