At the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Pazylkhaiyr Bauyrzhan Meirambekuly will defend his dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on the topic: «Scientific foundations of tourism environmental management in the Republic of Kazakhstan on the example of new destinations» by educational program «8D11101 – Tourism».
The dissertation was performed at the Department of Recreation Geography and Tourism of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
Form of defense - dissertation work
Language of defense - Kazakh
Official reviewers:
1. Kadyrbekova Dinara Serikovna - PhD, acting associate professor of Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism. Specialty: “6D090200 – Tourism” (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
2. Mukanov Aidar Hamzeevich - PhD, senior lecturer of the Department of Tourism at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Specialty: “8D11105 – Tourism” (Astana, Kazakhstan).
Scientific supervisors:
1. Assipova Zhanna Medeuovna - PhD, associate professor of the Department of Recreation Geography and Tourism at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
2. Dario Bertocchi - PhD, Assistant professor, University of Udine (Udine, Italy).
Temporary members of the Dissertation Council:
1. Saparov Kuat Tabildiuly - doctor of geographical sciences, professor of the Department of Physical and economical geography at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Astana, Kazakhstan);
2. Tokpanov Erkin Aipovich - candidate of geographical sciences, associate professor of the Department of Natural Sciences of Zhetysu University named after I. Zhansugurov (Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan);
3. Lodhi Rab Nawaz – PhD, associate professor of Hailey College of Commerce, University of the Punjab (Lahore, Pakistan).
The defense will be held in hybrid format on April 8, 2026, at 15:00 at the dissertation Council at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in the group of specialties/educational programs «8D07304 – Land Management», «8D07302 – Geoinformatics», «8D07303 – Cartography», «8D11101 (6D090200) – Tourism», «8D01503 - Geography»; «8D05202 (6D060900) - Geography»; «8D05207 (6D060800) - Ecology»; "8D05203 (6D061000) - Hydrology"; "8D05204 - Meteorology"; "8D07301 (6D071100) - Geodesy" at the address: 050040, Almaty, 71/19 al-Farabi Avenue, Faculty of Geography and Environmental Management, No.225 auditorium.
Connect to the Zoom Conference:
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Conference ID: 936 6834 1289