In May 2026, the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts hosted the National Student Research Competition for Educational Program Group B028 «Choreography».

A total of 10 students from various universities in Kazakhstan participated in the competition:

The Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts
The Kazakh National Academy of Choreography
The Kazakh National Women’s Pedagogical University
The Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University

Sabina Maratkyzy, a fourth-year student in the «Choreography Pedagogy» educational program, specializing in «Contemporary Choreography Pedagogy», at the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts, won third prize in the Republican Competition of Research Papers by Students of Higher Educational Institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The topic of Sabina Maratkyzy’s research paper is «Hip-Hop Dance as a Means of Developing a Dancer’s Creative Individuality».

Research advisor: Associate Professor of the Department of «Ballet Master’s Art» Gulnara Nadymovna Gabbasova.