Gori State University

POSTMODERNISM IN GEORGIAN LITERATURE AND GODERDZI CHOKHELI’S SHORT STORY "THE CHAINED KNIGHTS"

The article discusses the formation and development of the postmodernist movement in Georgian literature, focusing specifically on Goderdzi Chokheli’s short story "The Chained Knights" through the lens of postmodern principles. The author reviews general theoretical characteristi...

PRE-EXAMINATION STRESS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: ACADEMIC ASPIRATIONS, PASSING-GRADE CONCERNS, AND A COMPARATIVE STUDY AT GORI STATE UNIVERSITY AND EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY

Background: Examinations can trigger stress related to performance expectations, uncertainty, and the consequences of receiving a particular grade. Stress may be especially salient for students seeking the highest grade and for students who need a minimum passing grade to complet...

EXAMINATION-RELATED STRESS, SLEEP DISTURBANCE, AND STUDENTS’ PERCEIVED TEST PERFORMANCE: A COMPARATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY AT GORI STATE UNIVERSITY AND EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY

Background: Examination periods can coincide with psychological stress, sleep difficulties, and uncertainty about academic performance. Students may continue to feel tense while waiting for results or further assessment, particularly when they are unsure how well they answered th...

JEWISH MIGRATION TO KARTLI IN THE 1ST CENTURY CE: THE HISTORICAL TRADITION OF THE VESPASIAN ERA AND THE STATUS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE KINGDOM OF KARTLI

This study is based on a historical-source-critical and interdisciplinary approach Using the historical-chronological method, it examines the military and political events of the second half of the 1st century CE, the consequences of the fall of Jerusalem, and the historical cont...

DESIGN THINKING AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ THINKING SKILLS

The article examines design thinking as a pedagogical tool for developing students’ thinking and problem-solving skills. The aim of the paper is to analyze the educational potential of the stages of design thinking—empathy, problem definition, idea generation, prototyping, and te...

INCREASING TOURISM COMPETITIVENESS IN GEORGIA AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND GEOPOLITICAL INSTABILITY

Enhancing the competitiveness of Georgia’s tourism sector amidst global challenges and geopolitical instability is a multidimensional, systemic, and strategic undertaking. It requires simultaneously deepening internal structural reforms and formulating policies adapted to changes...

Beyond ethnic identity: a transterritorial framework of trauma and belonging

The 1944 deportation of Muslim Meskhetians remains a foundational trauma shaping identity, memory and belonging across generations. This article examines how Muslim Meskhetians negotiate identity and belonging in two contrasting sociopolitical contexts: Georgia and the United Sta...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE FUTURE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: INSIGHTS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS AI FOR GOOD GLOBAL SUMMIT

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the most influential drivers of economic transformation in the twenty-first century, reshaping production systems, labor markets, international trade, and global governance. The rapid diffusion of AI technologies is creating unpr...