Sholpan Tolendi

At the al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Sholpan Tolendi will defend her  dissertation fo the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on the topic: «Social rehabilitation practices for children who have been subjected to sexual violence» according to the specialty “8D11401 – Social Work.”

The dissertation was performed at the Department of Sociology and Social Work of the al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

Form of defense – dissertation work.

Language of defense – Kazakh language.

Official Reviewers:

1. Kuralai Mukhambetova– Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Acting Head of the Department of Sociology at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Astana, Kazakhstan).
   Specialty: 22.00.04 – Social Structure, Social Institutions, and Processes.
2. Sofiya Duissenova – PhD, Lecturer at the Department of History of Kazakhstan and Social and Humanitarian Disciplines, S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (Almaty, Kazakhstan). Specialty: 6D050100 – Sociology.

Scientific supervisors:

1. Gulmira Abdiraiymova – Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
2. Edward Ko-Ling Chan – Professor at the Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong, PRC).

Temporary members of the Dissertation Council:

1. Gulzhan Alimbekova– PhD, Director of the Center for the Study of Public Opinion (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
2. Aleksandra Filippova – Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Professor of the Department of Social Sciences at Far Eastern Federal University (Russian Federation, Vladivostok).
3. Aigul Mustafina  – PhD, Associate Professor, Lecturer at Narxoz University (Almaty, Kazakhstan).

The defense will take place on  June 25, 2025, at 14:00 in  room 303 of the Al-Farabi Library at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, in a hybrid format, at the Dissertation Council established  at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University for the  following 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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    Conference ID: 980 5315 2105

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