Dissertation councils
In accordance with the requirements of the Model Regulation approved by the Order of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 31, 2011, No. 126 (as amended by the Order of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 14, 2024, No. 294):
Paragraph 3: "In higher education institutions, dissertation councils are established for 3 (three) calendar years and operate under the following conditions for training doctoral candidates:
- a license and/or an annex to the license for conducting educational activities in the doctoral program;
- educational programs of doctoral studies included in the Register of Educational Programs for postgraduate education for the last 3 (three) years in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 22 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan 'On Education' (hereinafter referred to as the Law);
- educational programs of doctoral studies accredited for a period of no less than 3 (three) years and included in the Register of Accredited Educational Programs of higher education and postgraduate education organizations in accordance with subparagraph 21) of paragraph 15 of the Regulation on the Ministry;
- the presence of a contingent of students under the state educational order for training directions in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd years of study, allocated in accordance with subparagraph 3) of paragraph 15 of the Regulation on the Ministry for the last 3 (three) years."
Paragraph 5: "The composition of the dissertation council includes no more than 7 members. All members of the dissertation council hold an academic degree or title.
Among the members of the dissertation council, 4 members are permanent members, including the chairperson, deputy chairperson, and academic secretary of the dissertation council.
3 members of the dissertation council are appointed temporarily for the duration of the doctoral candidate's defense, depending on the area of doctoral research."
Dissertation councils for the defense of doctoral dissertations have been established at NJSC «K.I.Satbayev KazNRTU»