Congratulations to Tamar Lomadze on the successful defense of her PhD thesis. Tamar spent the period August 2014 – February 2016 as an exchange PhD candidate (Erasmus Mundus) at the Section for Caucasus Studies in Malmö.
The title of Tamar Lomadze’s thesis is: “Cognitive Aspects of Communicative Influence on Public Opinion.”
The dissertation was defended at the Department of Kartvelology and Sociolinguistics, School of Humanities of Saint Andrews Georgian University (Tbilisi, Georgia) on June 27.
Opponent was Prof. Teimuraz Gvantseladze (photo to the right) and supervisor Prof. Manana Tabidze. Second supervisor was Prof. Karina Vamling (Malmö University).
The thesis was defended and passed with distinction by the decision of the dissertation committee.
PART TWO
Of course, this gave good reason and time to celebrate with Tamar and her colleagues, friends and family…
Prof. Tariel Putkaradze (standing, photo to the left), was chairing the dissertation procedure and continued now in the capacity of tamada or toastmaster.
The new PhD. Tamar Lomadze (to the right) with her two proud supervisors Manana Tabidze (center) and Karina Vamling at the dissertation supra: 
At the end of the event, Tamar’s friend, Georgian-Swedish singer-song-writer Sabina Chantouria performed some of her songs.
