The discussion of the dissertation work took place at the Dissertation Council of IG for the degree of PhD on specialty 5408/01 “Physical geography and biogeography, soil geography, geophysics and geochemistry of landscapes”. The theme of the work: “Geosystem analysis of the impact of exodynamic processes in the high-altitude landscape-soil complexes of the Greater Caucasus”.

A decision was taken by secret ballot on applying to the HAC under the President of the Azerbaijan Republic to award the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Geography to Ilham Mardanov.