Farabi University

Nurshaikhova Aliya

24 december 2025

At the al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Aliya Nurshaikhova will defend her dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on the topic: "Documentary film as a form of investigative journalism: a comparative analysis of domestic and international practices” in the educational program “8D03203 – International Journalism.”

The dissertation was completed at the UNESCO Chair in Journalism and Communication of al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

Form of defense – dissertation work.

Language of defense - Russian.

Official reviewers:

1. Shevyakova Tatyana Vasilievna – Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor at the Department of International Communication, Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages (Almaty, Kazakhstan);

2. Buzelo Anna Sergeevna – Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, Director of the Graduate School of Media and Intercultural Communication, Turan University (Almaty, Kazakhstan).

Scientific supervisors:

1. Negizbayeva Marlan Onlasynovna – Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor at the UNESCO Chair in Journalism and Communication, al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);

2. Bykov Ilya Anatolyevich – Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Department of Public Relations in Politics and Public Administration, St. Petersburg State University (Saint Petersburg, Russia).

Temporary members of the Dissertation Council:

1. Akseit Galiya Manatkyzy – Candidate of Philological Sciences, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Printing and Publishing, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Astana, Kazakhstan);

2. Ananyeva Svetlana Viktorovna – Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of International Relations and World Literature, Auezov Institute of Literature and Art, National Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan (Almaty, Kazakhstan);

3. Tusupova Alma Kokbaevna – Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, Kazakh National Women’s Teacher Training University (Almaty, Kazakhstan).

The defense will take place on December 24, 2025, at 09:30 a.m. at the dissertation council of al-Farabi Kazakh National University for the group of specialties/educational programs “6D050400, 8D03201 – Journalism,” “8D03202 – Media and Communication,” and “8D03203 – International Journalism.” in a mixed format online and offline.

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https://zoom.us/j/92374995690?pwd=FssrzQn8MbNVJjPpQYv6tMoElrtj6e.1 

Meeting ID: 923 7499 5690

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