Farabi University

Nazarova Kulaisha

19 december 2025

At the al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kulaisha Bimahanbetovna Nazarova will defend his dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on the topic: “Shanghai Cooperation Organization: the Chinese approach and China's Role in the Organization» 8D02209 - Oriental Studies.

The dissertation was performed at the Department of Sinology of the Faculty of Oriental Studies of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.         

Form of defense - dissertation work

Language of defense - kazakh

Official reviewers:

1. Birimkulova Gulnara Userbaevna – PhD, Associate Professor (acting). Head of the Department of Oriental Studies, Faculty of International Relations, L. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Specialty: 6D050500 – Regional Studies. (Astana, Kazakhstan);

2. Zhomart Kudaibergenovich Simtikov – Candidate of Historical Sciences, Doctor of Political Sciences. Head of the Department of Political Science and Social and Philosophical Disciplines at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University. Specialty: 23.00.02 – Political Institutions, Processes, and Technologies.

Scientific supervisors:

1. Dauen Dinara Bakytkereykyzy – PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Chinese Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, KazNU (Almaty, Kazakhstan);

2. Burnasov Alexander Sergeevich – Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Foreign Regional Studies at the Ural Federal University (Yekaterinburg, Russia).

Temporary members of the Dissertation Council:

  1. Kondapalli Srikanth – PhD, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University (India, New Delhi);
  2. Muratbekova Albina Mirzakhanovna – PhD, associate professor, senior researcher at the Eurasian Research Institute (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
  3. Absattarov Galymzhan Raushanbekovich – candidate of political sciences, associate professor of the Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages ​​named after Ablai Khan. (Almaty, Kazakhstan).

The defense will take place in a mixed (online and offline) format on December 19, 2025 at 10:00 in the dissertation Council at the al-Farabi Kazakh National University for a group of specialties/educational programs "6D020900, 8D02209 - Oriental Studies" at the address: 050012, Almaty, Karasay Batyr street, 95, Faculty of Oriental Studies.

Connect to the Zoom Conference:

https://zoom.us/j/96626868785?pwd=rOFavJiCsNFpstV3ZnS1o7G3vn9Xb8.1

Conference ID: 966 2686 8785

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