The Dissertation Council for the defense of doctoral dissertations for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) under the educational program «8D021 – Art» at the Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after Temirbek Zhurgenov hereby announces that the dissertation work of Nazarov Agabek Zhenisbekuly will take place on the topic «Classification of Decorative Archetypal Patterns of Medieval Settlements of the Aral Sea Region: Symbolic Meaning and Cultural Contexts of Ornaments» submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) under the educational program «8D02108– Decorative Art». The thesis was prepared at the Department of «Decorative Art» at the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts and is written in the Kazakh language.
Scientific advisers:
Karzhaubayeva Sangul Kamalovna – Doctor of ArtStudies, Professor of the Department of Scenographyatthe Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts;
KhalykovKabyl Zamanbekovich – Doctor of Philosophy, Vice-Rector for Scientific Work of the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts;
Zaimoglu Omer – PhD, Professor of the Department of Traditional Turkish Art at Ankara University of Music and Fine Arts (Ankara, Turkiye).
The thesis defense will take place on November10, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. in the rector’s office of the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts.
The defense will be held in a hybrid format (online/offline).
ZOOM Conference ID: 670 635 6048
Access code: 2022
Official reviewers:
Krykbaeva Sarah Mukashevna – Candidate of Art Studies, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Professional Education at the Kazakh National Women’s Pedagogical University;
Karim Alimkhanuly Baigutov – PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Art at the Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University.
Temporary members of the Dissertation Council at the defense meeting:
Guzal Gaibullayevna Masadikova – PhD, Head of the Department of Fine Arts at the Khoja Ahmed Yasawi International Kazakh-Turkish University (Turkestan);
Yusupova Ardak Kenesovna – Candidate of Art Studies, Professor of the Department of Art History at the Kulash Bayseitova Kazakh National University of Arts (Astana);
Mukan Amankeldi Orazbayuli – Candidate of Art Studies, associate professor, Head of the Theater and Cinema Department at the Mukhtar Auezov Institute of Literature and Art.
