On September 10, 2026, at 3:00 PM, in the Assembly Hall (Rectorate) of the Main Academic Building, the dissertation of NAZAROV AGABEK ZHENISBEKULY, prepared for the award of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree under the educational program 8D02108 – “Decorative Arts,” will be [defended].

A preliminary defense of the dissertation entitled “Classification of Decorative Archetypal Patterns of Medieval Settlements in the Aral Sea Region: Symbolic Meaning of Ornaments and Cultural Contexts” will be held at the Department.

Scientific Advisors:

S.K. Karzhaubayeva — Doctor of Art History, Professor;
K.Z. Khalkov — Doctor of Philosophy, Professor.

Foreign Scientific Advisor:

Professor Omer Zaimoglu (Antalya, Türkiye).

We invite everyone to attend the preliminary defense of the dissertation at the Department.