A meeting of the Dissertation Council in the field of study 8D021 – "Art" (under the group of educational programs D031 – Choreography, D034 – Art History) for the awarding of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) was held at the Kazakh National Academy of Choreography.

During the meeting, doctoral dissertations of the academy's applicants under the educational program 8D02107 – "Art History" were successfully defended:

• Nurposynova Balzhan Aibekovna defended her dissertation on the topic "Digital Visual Art of Kazakhstan in the Context of Cultural Communication".

Scientific Consultants:

• Saitova Gulnara Yusupovna – Candidate of Art History, Professor (Kazakh National Academy of Choreography);
• Chichileishvili Maia Konstantinovna – Doctor of Art History, Professor (Batumi State Arts Teaching University, Batumi, Georgia).

Official Reviewers:

• Sharipova Dilyara Safargaliyevna – Candidate of Art History, Associate Professor, Head of the Fine Arts Department at the M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art (Almaty);
• Krykbayeva Sara Mukashevna – Candidate of Art History, Associate Professor, Head of the Professional Education Department at the Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University (Almaty).

Aspandiyarkyzy Gauhar defended her dissertation on the topic "Formation and Development of the Cinematographer's Authorial Style in Kazakh Cinema".

Scientific Consultants:

• Dzhumaseitova Gulnara Tazabekovna – Candidate of Art History, Professor, Head of the Department of Art History and Art Management (Kazakh National Academy of Choreography);
• Birgit Beumers – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Professor (University of Passau, Germany).

Official Reviewers:

• Abikeyeva Gulnara Oyratovna – Doctor of Art History, Associate Professor at the Higher School "Turan Film Academy" of "Turan" University (Almaty);
• Mursalimova Guelnara Amangeldinovna – Candidate of Art History, Associate Professor at the Department of History and Theory of Cinema at the T. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts (Almaty).

Both dissertation works were completed at the Department of Art History and Art Management of the Kazakh National Academy of Choreography. Leading domestic and foreign scholars in the field of art history took part in the work of the Dissertation Council.

The staff of the Kazakh National Academy of Choreography sincerely congratulates Nurposynova Balzhan Aibekovna and Aspandiyarkyzy Gauhar on the successful defense of their doctoral dissertations and wishes them further creative and scientific success, new achievements, and fruitful professional activities