Doctoral Dissertation Defense at Kazakh National University of Arts

On September 12, 2025, at the meeting of the Dissertation Council in the specialties 8D01401 - Music Education / 8D01402 - Musical Performance and Pedagogy of the Kazakh National University of Arts named after K. Baiseitova, the defense of the dissertation research for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by Nauryz Talgatovich Kuldаnov was held on the topic: `The Development of Creativity of Future Bachelors of Music Education in the Process of Vocal Training.`

Nauryz Talgatovich Kuldаnov is the first doctoral student of the educational program 8D01402 - Music Education of the Department of `Music Education and Choreography` at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University. The dissertation addressed relevant scientific issues and is the result of many years of work, research, and the applicant`s contribution to the field of music education in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Chairperson of the Dissertation Council 8D01401 - Music Education / 8D01402 - Musical Performance and Pedagogy:

Gulzada Anuarovna Khusainova - Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, PhD, Academician of the International Academy of Pedagogical Education (Astana, Kazakhstan).

Scientific Supervisors:

1. S.T. Balagazova - Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);

2. I.A. Malakhova - Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts (Minsk, Belarus).

Official Reviewers:

1. Karakat Mukashovna Nagymzhanova - Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Astana, Kazakhstan);

2. Darkhan Erzhanovich Kozhebaev - PhD, Head of the Department of `Musical Performance and Pedagogy,` Kazakh National University of Arts named after K. Baiseitova (Astana, Kazakhstan).

Scholars from Turkey, Ukraine, and Belarus also took part in the defense as scientific consultants, official and unofficial reviewers. The Dissertation Council adopted a positive decision to award the PhD degree.