00Dissertation councils

Dissertation Council in Military Sciences

Begin preparing for a defence by confirming the schedule, documents and contact with the responsible secretary.

Code: 8D121

Defence schedule

A current defence schedule was not confirmed in the public source. News about a completed defence is not an upcoming schedule.

Ask the council secretary to confirm the date, time, subject area and participation procedure.

Request the defence schedule

Documents

Section 3.6 of the official regulations lists documents; the council’s academic secretary registers them. Confirm the current checklist and submission channel before preparing a submission.

Read the regulations, then agree document completeness and delivery with the secretary.

Read council regulations Confirm the submission process

Secretary

The academic secretary’s name, direct contact details and office hours were not confirmed in the public source.

Contact the university, identify the council subject area and ask to reach its academic secretary: 8D12101, 8D12102 or 8D12103.

Request contact with the secretary

The defence date, document edition and procedure for delivering military/research material require university confirmation.

Information checked: 2026-11-05

Official source ↗Read council regulations ↗

In accordance with an order of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Defense University has established dissertation councils for the defense of doctoral (PhD) dissertations in military sciences.

Specialisations

8D12101 — Military Art;
8D12102 — Military History;
8D12103 — Armaments and Military Equipment.

Functions of the council

receiving documents for dissertation defense;
appointing temporary members, defense dates and official reviewers;
forming the plagiarism detection commission;
holding public dissertation defenses;
deciding on dissertations.

Responsibilities of council members

Members must provide objective, complete and reliable information, not conceal defense-related data, respond to violations of scientific ethics, remain independent of external pressure, prevent conflicts of interest and observe professional conduct.