On May 12, 2026, at 15:00, a discussion of the doctoral dissertation submitted by Gulnur Zhasulanovna Shumakova for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the educational program 8D01515 – Geography will be held at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University. The dissertation is entitled: “Methodological Foundations of Teaching Urban Geography in the Training of Future Geography Teachers”. The discussion will take place within the framework of the Scientific Seminar under the Dissertation Council for the following fields: 8D015 – Teacher Training in Natural Sciences (6D011600/8D01515 – Geography) and 8D052 – Environment (6D060900/8D05203 – Geography).

The dissertation was completed at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University.

The seminar will be held in both offline and online formats. The working language of the seminar is Kazakh.

NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORS:

Duman Toktarovich Aliaskarov – PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Ecology, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);

Veronika Nikolaevna Kholina – Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (Moscow, Russia).

REVIEWERS:

Alim Tolekovich Mylkaidarov – Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Land Management and Cadastre, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University;

Soltanbek Kapasovich Kassenov – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Ecology, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University;

Kaster Sarkytkan – Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Professor, Department of Geography and Ecology, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University.

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