The next meeting of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Folklore of ANAS was held on October 4, 2024. Deputy director of the Institute, PhD in Philology, associate professor Afag Ramazanova opened the meeting and brought to attention the issues on the agenda.

At the meeting, the results of admission to doctoral and dissertational courses of the Institute of Folklore of ANAS for the preparation of doctors of Sciences and PhDs for 2024 were discussed.

Head of the Education Department of the Institute Mahsati Suleymanova gave information about those who received documents for doctoral studies and dissertations on the preparation of doctors of philosophy and doctors of Sciences in the specialty “Folklore-study” and “Azerbaijani literature” for the 2024 academic year. The Scientific Council approved the dissertation topics and scientific consultants of the applicants.

Then a vote was held on the second issue on the agenda the senior researcher of the department of Folklore of Turkic peoples of the Institute of Folklore, PhD. in Philology Gumru Shahriyar the title of associate professor in the specialty.

The results of the secret voting were considered positive and it was decided that the claimant would receive the title of associate professor.

The third issue on the agenda was the recommendation of the book for publication “Mythopoetics of Molla Juma’s activity” by Nizami Adishirinov, senior researcher of the department Dede Gorgud of the Institute, PhD in philology. The book was recommended for publication by members of the Scientific Council.