On October 27, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., the Department of Primary Education of the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University will hold an extended meeting to discuss the dissertation entitled “Developing Media Literacy in Primary School Students through Critical Thinking Technology”, prepared by Laura Kozhakhanova for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the field of 8D013 – “Training of Teachers without Subject Specialization” (6D010200/8D01301 – “Pedagogy and Methods of Primary Education”). 

The extended departmental meeting will be held in both offline and online formats. 

The dissertation was completed at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University. 

Language of the defense: Kazakh. Type of defense: Dissertation. 

ACADEMIC SUPERVISORS: 

Amina Slyamkhanovna Amirova — Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Primary Education, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University (Almaty, Kazakhstan); 

Berrin Akman — PhD, Professor at Hacettepe University (Ankara, Türkiye). 

OFFICIAL REVIEWERS: 

Saltanat Molotkyzy Nurbekova — PhD, Senior Lecturer at the Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University (Almaty, Kazakhstan). 

Rabiga Bazarbekova — Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University (Almaty, Kazakhstan). 

Almash Turganbaykyzy Turalbayeva — PhD, Acting Associate Professor at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University (Almaty, Kazakhstan). 

ZOOM: https://zoom.us/j/93771191976?pwd=RRdLKUAK2en4Phn5z73WyBbZbyEDDN.1 

Meeting link: 937 7119 1976 

Launch link: 1234 

Venue: Room 13, 2nd floor, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, 31 Tole Bi Street, Almaty, Kazakhstan.