{"id":53373,"date":"2025-11-17T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T06:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/news\/doctalks-informal-meeting-on-research-careers-and-dissertation-writing\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T06:23:09","slug":"doctalks-informal-meeting-on-research-careers-and-dissertation-writing","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/news\/doctalks-informal-meeting-on-research-careers-and-dissertation-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"DocTalks: Informal Meeting on research careers and dissertation writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>On 17 December 2025 at 18:30 in Room 332, MNU Law School will hold DocTalks: Informal Meeting for doctoral students. The School plans to develop the series into a regular format for discussing scholarly careers and research writing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The first speakers are Nurzhan Yeshniyazov, PhD, Assistant Professor, author of the practical guide \u2018Commentary on the Provisions of the Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Field of Private International Law\u2019 (2023), and Abai Abylaiuly, PhD, Assistant Professor, author of \u2018The Law of International Treaties of Kazakhstan: Commentary and Analysis of Practice\u2019 (2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The conversation will cover organising dissertation work and managing tasks, effective research strategies, publication planning, discipline and motivation, professional growth and career paths for doctoral students, and lessons from mistakes at the start of a research career. 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