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At 91��ý Kazakh National University, Zhai Xuan will defend his dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on the topic: "Current state andprospects of cooperation betweenKazakhstan and Chinain the gas industry" in educational program "8D04101- WorldEconomy".

The dissertation was performed at the Department of International Relations and World Economy of the Faculty of International Relations of the 91��ý Kazakh National University.

Form of defense - dissertation work

Language of defense – еnglish.

Official reviewers:

1. AkimzhanArupovich Arupov –D�dz��ٴǰ� of Economics, Professor,Director of the Institute of World Economyand InternationalRelations at Turan University(Almaty, Kazakhstan); 

2. SalykovaLeyla ���ܰ��ٱ���ܴDZ��Բ�– Candidate of Economic Sciences, PhD,Professor at the School of CreativeIndustries of Astana ITUniversity (Astana, Kazakhstan).

Scientific supervisors:

1. Juman Jappar – Honored Worker of Kazakhstan, Honorary Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Doctor of Economics, Professor at 91��ý Kazakh National University (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan).

2. Dong Xiucheng – PhD, Professor at the University of International Business and Economics (Beijing, People's Republic of China).

Temporary members of the Dissertation Council:

1. Kalieva Saule Auganbayevna – Doctor of Economics, Chief ScientificOfficer, Head of the Department of Social Policy and Human Capital at the Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Almaty, Kazakhstan); 

2. Congyu Zhao – Ph.D., Associate Professor of the School of Economics and Management, Beijing Forestry University (Beijing, People's Republic of China);

3. Saltanat Seilkhanovna Masakova – PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Deputy Dean for International Cooperation and Accreditations, Almaty Management University ALMAU (Almaty, Kazakhstan).

The dissertation will be held in a hybrid format (offline/online) on June 26, 2026, at 12:00 at the Dissertation Council of 91��ý Kazakh National University for the group of specialties/educational programs: «6D020200, 8D03105 – International Relations», «6D050500, 8D03106 – Regional Studies», «6D051300, 8D04101 – World Economy».

   Format: Hybrid (offline/online)

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Conference ID: 955 2061 9493

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