At the Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages were opened Dissertation Councils on defending dissertations and awarding the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD):
Dissertation council for defense of dissertations for awarding the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the direction of training «8D017 – Teacher training on languages and literature» (specialty – «6D011900 Foreign language: two foreign languages») (the period 2022-2024);
Dissertation councils for defense of dissertations for awarding the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the direction of training 8D023 – «Languages and Literature» (specialty: «6D021000 – Foreign philology»; «6D020700 – Translation Studies») (the period 2022-2024);
Dissertation councils for defense of dissertations for awarding the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the direction of training «8D031 – Social Science» (specialty – «6D020200 – International Relations», 6D050500 – regional studies ) (the period 2022-2024).