Dinara Kakabayeva, Head of the Department of Creativity and Sports at Ualikhanov University, successfully defended her doctoral dissertation entitled “Developing the Professional Position of Future Educational Psychologists through Art Technologies” within the educational programme 8D01103 – “Pedagogy and Psychology” and was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.
Her doctoral research addresses current issues in the professional training of future educational psychologists. The study explores the potential of art-based technologies in the educational process and their role in developing the professional position of future specialists. The findings have both scientific and practical significance for advancing contemporary approaches in pedagogy and psychology.
Her academic supervisor was Aizhana Abibulayeva, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor. Her international scientific advisor was Nadezhda Chekaleva, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences and Professor at Omsk State Pedagogical University (Russian Federation). We extend our sincere appreciation to the academic supervisors for their professional guidance, academic mentorship, and valuable support throughout the research.
We warmly congratulate Dinara Kakabayeva on the successful defense of her doctoral dissertation and the awarding of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree! This significant achievement is the result of years of dedicated research, professionalism, perseverance, and hard work.
We wish her continued success in her academic career, new research achievements, inspiring ideas, and the successful implementation of future academic and professional projects.
Ualikhanov University is proud to see its academic community grow with new PhD holders whose achievements strengthen the University’s research potential and contribute to the advancement of science and higher education in Kazakhstan.