Shirak State University

Shirak State University
named after Mikael Nalbandian
Շիրակի Մ. Նալբանդյանի անվան պետական համալսարան
Type Public
Established 1934[1]
Rector Dr. Sahak Minasyan
Students 2,400
Location Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia
Campus Urban
Website www.gspi.am

Shirak State University named after Mikael Nalbandian (Armenian Շիրակի Մ. Նալբանդյանի անվան պետական համալսարան) is a public university located in Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia.[2]

History

The university was founded as a pedagogical institute in 1934. During the first year of admission it engaged 16 lecturers and had around 100 students.[3] Its first rector was S. Movsisyan who enrolled best teachers from Gyumri and specialists from the capital city of Yerevan. At first it used to be a branch of Armenian State Pedagogical University, but since 1966 it has been an independent higher educational institution.

On December 2, 2016, the pedagogical institute of Gyumri was turned into an university foundation and renamed Shirak State University.[4]

Structure

A of 2017, Shirak State University is home to 7 faculties:[5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ History of GSPI in Armenian
  2. ↑ Շիրակի պետական համալսարան
  3. ↑ History of GSPI in Armenian
  4. ↑ Shirak Province has its own public university
  5. ↑ Faculties of GSPI

Coordinates: 40°49′48″N 43°49′52″E / 40.83000°N 43.83111°E / 40.83000; 43.83111

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