Gori State Teaching University
public university in Gori, Georgia
Gori State Teaching University is a center for education and science in Shida Kartli in the Gori Municipality of Georgia, it was established as a result of merging of two high education institutions: Gori State University and Tskhinvali State University.
History
The Transcaucasian Teachers Seminary opened in Gori on 12 September 1876, and trained many well-known teachers and public figures of Georgia, including Vazha-Pshavela, Mikheil Tsinamdzgvrishvili, Ia Kargareteli, and others more.
In August 1935, the university was opened as a two-year teaching institute, which in 1939 was reestablished as the Gori State Pedagogical Institute with four-year studies. The institute was named after the Georgian poet Nikoloz Baratashvili. In 1985, as a result of reorganization of the Gori N. Baratashvili State Pedagogical Institute, the Gori State Economic Institute, renamed in 1997 as Gori State Economic-Humanitarian Institute, was established. On 16 July 1999 the mentioned institution received university status.
The Tskhinvali State Pedagogic Institute was established in 1932 with one faculty: agro-biologic. In the following years, new faculties were added. Gradually it grew into an educational, scientific and cultural center. Since its foundation, the institute has had support from Georgian scientists.
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