On October 19, 2026, Gali Aydana, a third-year doctoral student at the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts, commenced a research internship at the State Academy of Choreography of Uzbekistan.
The internship is being undertaken as part of her doctoral research entitled “The Phenomenon of the Plastic Code of Kazakh Dance in the Development of Global Choreographic Art in the 20th and 21st Centuries.”
During the internship, her academic supervisor is Jalilova Shirin Shukhratovna, Acting Associate Professor of the Department of Choreography Ensemble Direction at the State Academy of Choreography of Uzbekistan and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Art Studies.
As part of the research internship, the doctoral student will study scholarly literature and academic sources relevant to her research topic, consult with specialists, and participate in the Academy’s academic events. These activities will contribute to deepening her theoretical knowledge and further refining her research.
Research internships of this kind promote academic mobility, strengthen cooperation between higher education institutions in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, and expand international partnerships in choreographic education and scholarly research.