Information Report on the Organizational Meeting with 1st-Year Doctoral Students

Meeting Progress and Participants. On September 4, 2026, at 10:00 AM, a solemn organizational meeting for students admitted to the PhD doctoral educational programs for the 2026-2027 academic year was held at the Academician A.T. Kaidarov Center for Turkology (Lecture Hall 3-2) of the Department of Turkology and Theory of Language.

The meeting was opened and chaired by Head of the Department of Turkology and Theory of Language, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor Raushangul Amirdinovna Avakova. Raushangul Amirdinovna congratulated the doctoral students on their successful admission to the PhD program at Al-Farabi KazNU and introduced the department's research areas and academic potential.

The meeting was attended by the deputy heads of the department: 

• Zhanna Zhalaiyrovna Kuzembekova - PhD, Associate Professor, Deputy Head of the Department for Educational, Methodological, and Educational Work; 

• Sholpan Taubaevna Kudyarova - Senior Lecturer, Deputy Head of the Department for Educational, Methodological, and Educational Work; 

• Nurgul Akhmetkhanovna Ismailova - PhD, Senior Lecturer, Deputy Head of the Department for Scientific-Innovative Work and International Relations;

Leading scientists and faculty members of the department also took part in the meeting:

• Saule Bekmukhamedovna Bektemirova - Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor; 

• Ayauzhan Kairatovna Tausogarova - Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, Research Professor; 
• Raushan Zhumakerimovna Kondybayeva - PhD, Senior Lecturer / Acting Associate Professor; 
• Perizat Keldibayevna Yelubayeva - PhD, Acting Professor; 

• Marina Zhambylkyzy - PhD, Acting Associate Professor.

Doctoral Specializations The meeting was attended by 1st-year doctoral students enrolled in three main educational programs (EP) of the department: 

• 8D02302 - "Turkology" Focused on a comprehensive study of Turkic languages, written heritage, cultural linguistics, and comparative-historical linguistics. 

• 8D01702 - "Foreign Language: Two Foreign Languages" Aims to train highly qualified scientific and pedagogical staff in modern linguodidactics, foreign language teaching methodology, and interdisciplinary communication. 

• 8D02301 - "Linguistics" Covers the paradigms of fundamental and applied linguistics, language theory, comparative-typological research, cognitive linguistics, and discourse analysis.

Key Issues and Summary of the Meeting During the meeting, the department's scientists outlined the requirements for dissertation research and key scientific areas for the doctoral students.

Main agenda items: Introduction to scientific supervision:

•  Doctoral students presented their research areas, and issues regarding the approval of domestic and foreign scientific advisors were discussed. 

• Academic calendar and research plan: The department management introduced students to the structure of the educational process, research progress, and requirements for publishing articles in journals recommended by CQAESO MSHE RK, as well as in international Scopus / Web of Science databases. 

• International cooperation: Topics regarding mandatory international research internships and the recruitment of foreign advisors from leading global universities were addressed.

The event was held in an atmosphere of mutual understanding and academic discourse. At the end of the meeting, the department management and professors answered the doctoral students' questions, wishing them success and great achievements on their scientific path.

Organizer: Department of Turkology and Theory of Language.