Doctoral program "8D03122 - Regional Studies "
Becoming one of the first universities to open the Faculty of International Relations, Ablai Khan University of IRaWL is an ideal place to get a PhD in the educational program "8D03122 - Regional Studies ".
Language of instruction: Kazakh, Russian, English
Duration of training: -3 years.
Education is based on:
- state scholarships (state grants);
- on a contractual basis (paid).
Form of study: - full-time.
Classes are conducted by teachers engaged in topical problem studies of world politics and international relations, creating a demanding, but friendly and favorable environment in which you can engage in scientific work in accordance with your research interests. The teaching staff is represented by researchers with high academic qualifications: 2 Doctors of sciences, 1 Candidate of Sciences, 1 PhD, as well as scientists from Great Britain, Germany, Turkey, Russia, France, China and other foreign countries.
Tasks of doctoral students:
- plan and conduct research/ experimental research activities in the field of international relations, successfully carry out research and management activities, possess modern information technologies, including methods of obtaining, processing and storing scientific information.
- to carry out scientific projects at national and international levels that require in-depth theoretical knowledge and practical skills that provide an original practical result.
Doctoral students participate in educational and research programs (academic mobility, internships).
After graduation, the graduate is awarded a PhD degree in the EP "8D03122 - Regional Studies", possessing the competencies of a researcher -analyst on the prospects of regional development in Kazakhstan, Central Asia and the most important regions of the world, as well as a forecast assessment and regional security, a regional expert on the analysis of key global problems through comparative analysis between regions and countries, etc.
Areas and types of professional activity
- international regional organizations, funds, programs (SCO, EAEU, etc.),
- research institutes of national and international levels (KISS, IWEP, RCIA, IWEIR, Council for Research in the Field of Arts and Humanities, Korea / Kazakhstan Foundation, etc.)
- departments, departments of international cooperation of major regional campaigns,
- universities, colleges, state, regional and local governments, commercial structures.
Doctoral students participate in academic mobility and exchange programs at partner universities in foreign countries;
- Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations (Switzerland),
- Busan University of Foreign Languages (Republic of Korea),
- Moscow State Linguistic University (Russia),
- Institute of Asia and Africa of Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia),
- OmSU named after F.M.Dostoevsky (Omsk, Russia),
- University of Poitiers (France),
- Charles University (Czech Republic)b
- Universidad San Pablo CEU (Madrid, Spain),
- CETOBAC CNRS, EHESS - Paris / France)
- Karatekin University / Turkey Çankırı Karatekin University,
- Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH, Moscow)
Doctoral students have access to databases such as Scopus, Thomson Reuters, JSTOR, Clarivate Analytics, etc. in the reading rooms of the Library and Information Center.
Our address:
050022, Almaty, Muratbayev str., 20
Phone: (7272) 92-03-85, Ext.: 1159b, 2158
Fax: (7272) 92-44-73
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Website: www.ablaikhan.kz
Rules for admission to doctoral studies :
- The entrance exam to the doctoral program is held in electronic format (on the basis of testing centers): writing an essay (at the computer), a test of readiness for doctoral studies and exams on the profile of the educational program.
Acceptance of applications for doctoral studies begins on July 3 of this year and will last until August 3. Entrance exams for admission to the doctoral program will be held from August 4 to August 20. Enrollment in the doctoral program will end on August 28.
Detailed information: https://www.ablaikhan.kz/ru/for-applicants/for-applicants
The formation of competencies comes from the module "Scientific and methodological foundations of professional training of doctoral students" as basic disciplines, a cycle of profile disciplines, pedagogical and research practices. Thus, the educational process is based on the principle of internationally recognized scientific research in terms of deep and comprehensive knowledge of theoretical and practical skills of analysis and critical thinking in the field of regional studies and their methodology for the synthesis of new and complex ideas that lead graduates to a deeper understanding and forecasting of processes in modern regionalism, scientifically based analysis of political and economic problems of the most important regions of the world.
Researcher -analyst on analytical and predictive assessment and prospects of regional studies of Kazakhstan.
Researcher on analytical and predictive assessment of the most important regions of the world.
Researcher on regional security issues.
Regional expert in the analysis of key global issues through comparative analysis between regions and countries.
The researcher is an analyst of experience within the region, i.e. the local context, forming results of global interest.
Researcher on regional environmental protection and climate change.