“Contemporary Research Methodology in Art Studies: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods of Research within an Interdisciplinary Paradigm”
On 27–29 October 2026, a scientific and methodological seminar for academic staff and doctoral students will be held at the Rectorate of the Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after Temirbek Zhurgenov.
The aim of the seminar is to broaden the methodological toolkit of academic staff and doctoral students, develop their skills in selecting and applying contemporary research methods, and enhance the quality of scientific research in the fields of art and art studies.
The seminar speaker is Anar Nuridildayevna Mukhtarova, PhD, a graduate of the Bolashak International Scholarship Programme and a recipient of the Bolashak International Scholarship of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Anar Mukhtarova graduated from the University of Nottingham and the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom.
She completed internships at Yıldırım Beyazıt University and the School of Management in Ankara, Türkiye, as well as at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
She is a recipient of the Sara and George McCune Scholarship Awards at the University of Michigan, USA, and a scholarship holder of the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS). She has also participated in the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER).
The seminar will provide a platform for professional exchange, discussion of current methodological issues, and the development of participants’ research competencies.
Organizers: Department of Scientific Personnel Training
