Vepkhvadze Tamar — Philologist, Associate Professor.
Graduated with honors from the Faculty of Philology at Tbilisi State University (1983) and postgraduate studies (1987); Candidate of Philological Sciences (1990), Doctor of Philology (2005).
Current Position: Affiliated Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (2017-); Educational Methodology Expert at the University's Strategic Development Standing Council (2025-); Member of the University's Academic Council (2024-).
Expert Positions: Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University — Expert in Quality Assurance in Education (2025-); National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement — Expert for Authorization of Higher Education Institutions and Accreditation of Higher Education Programs (2005-).
Previous Positions: Advisor to the Rector of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (2019-2025); Head of Quality Assurance Service at TSU (2012-2017); Head of Chancellery at TSU (2017-2019); Advisor to the Vice-Rector on Authorization and Accreditation Issues at TSU (2017); Head of Quality Assurance Service at Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University (2007-2012).
Member of the Authorization Council for Higher Education Institutions at the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (2021); Member of the Appeals Council (2020); Consultant on Quality Assurance Issues at Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University (2012-2025).
Head of the Department of Curricula and Standards at the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia (2004-2006); Professor at Caucasus University (2006-2017); Lecturer at the Department of Visual Arts, Faculty of Humanitarian-Technical Sciences, Georgian Technical University (1999-2002).
Participated in the activities of the Coalition of Public Organizations "Civic Initiatives Center" as a Civic Education Expert (2006-2010); Expert for the "V-Component" of the Georgia Education System Reform Program — "Development of the Regulatory Framework for Financial and Resource Provision of Education System Institutions" (1999-2002); Senior Research Fellow at the Ethnic Relations Research Center (former Museum of Peoples' Friendship) of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (1983-1999).
Selected Bibliography:
1. Typological Aspects of Georgian Pre-Romanticism. Monograph. "Saari", Tbilisi, 2006.
2. For Quality Higher Education. Accreditation Manual for Georgian Higher Education Institutions. (Co-author). Tbilisi, 2005.
3. Documentary Publication of the Vakhtan Ghambashidze Album-Book of Unique Manuscripts by Famous Georgian and Foreign Figures of the 19th-20th Centuries — A Movable Monument of Georgia's Cultural Heritage. (Scientific Consultant). Tbilisi, 2019.
4. Tamar Vepkhvadze, "The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Academic Environments: Integrity, Inequality, and Interdisciplinary Transformation in Georgian Higher Education", International Scientific and Academic Research Publisher - ISAR Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Volume 3, Issue 10, 2025 | pp: 124-130 - 3(10), 124-130. ISSN (Online)- 2583-9691. Published: 22.10.2025. Indexed in — Google Scholar, Academia.edu, IPI Indexing, ESJI, International Scientific Indexing, Directory of Research Journals Indexing, World Cat, Advanced Science Index, Scientific Journal Impact Factor, Index Copernicus International.
5. Tamar Vepkhvadze, "Ethical Aspects of Artificial Intelligence Usage in the Academic Environment", International Scientific and Academic Research Publisher - ISAR Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Volume 2, Issue 10, 2024, PP 23-28. ISSN (Online)- 2583-9691. Published: 11.10.2024.
6. Ethical Aspects of Artificial Intelligence Usage in the Academic Environment. International Scientific and Academic Research Publisher – ISAR Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Volume 2, Issue 10, 2024, PP 23-28. ISSN (Online)- 2583-9691.
7. Protestantism as a new "Europeanism" in Georgian writing of the "Transitional Period". International Scientific and Academic Research Publisher - ISAR Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. ISSN (Online) - 2583-9691.
8. The Term "Art" As a New Aesthetic Discourse in 19th Century European and Georgian Philosophical Thinking. Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences. Series of Language, Literature and Art. No. 1. 2023. ISSN 2720-8443. pp. 202-212.
9. The Term "Art" As a New Aesthetic Discourse in European and Georgian Philosophical Thinking of the Early 19th Century. International Journal of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (IJAHSS) IPRPD, Volume 04; Issue no 05: May, 2023, DOI: 10.56734/ijahss.v4n5a2, ISSN: 2693-2547 (Print), 2693-2555 (Online).
10. G. Derzhavin's Ode "God" and Its Georgian Translation by Inesa Merabishvili (Hermeneutic Paradigm). Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences. Series of Language, Literature and Art. No. 2. 2022. ISSN 2720-8443. pp. 78-93.
11. Dysphemism as Main Tool of "Hate Speech". International Electronic Scientific and Practical Journal «WayScience», Vol. 5 (No. 2), 2022. ISSN 2664-4819. pp. 75-90.
12. European Discourse in the "Transitional Period" of the Georgian Literature. Balkanistic Forum, 2022, Volume XXXI • Issue 2 • May 2022. ISSN 1310-3970 (Print). ISSN 2535-1265 (Online). pp. 268-281.
13. "Aesthetic Issues of Georgian Literature of the 'Transitional Period' in the Context of Modern Georgian Identity". Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference "Ethnocultural Diversity and Intercultural Communication in Georgia" organized with financial support from the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia by the Faculty of Humanities of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. Tbilisi, 2021. ISBN 978-9941-9750-0-4.
Sources: Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University; National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement; Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Z5VEaHAAAAAJ Scopus; ISAR Publisher; WayScience; Balkanistic Forum.