At a meeting of the dissertation council of the Institute of Geography acad. G.A. Aliyev of ANAS Stara Abulfaz guizy Tarikhazar successfully defended her thesis on "Ecogeomorphological assessment of exodynamic hazards and risks in the geosystems of the Greater Caucasus" for the degree of Doctor of Geographical Sciences.

Foreign experts from Kazakhstan, Georgia and Russia also took part in the meeting.

It was unanimously decided to submit an application to the Higher Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the degree of Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Stara Tarihazar.