ESTABLISHMENT AND ACTIVITY OF IREVAN TEACHERS' SEMINARY

Abstract

The article is based on the establishment of the Irevan Teachers' Seminary and its history. It is informed that the school established in October 1880 in the city of Irevan. The main aim in the article is explore establishment history of the school and its achtivity. This educational institution, which operated for a total of 37 years, was closed on 6 August, 1918 at the same time as Irevan gymnasium and Uluhanli school. Irevan Teachers' Seminary played an important role in the development of the educational environment in Azerbaijan, fulfilling its historical mission and creating a new stage. So, on 14 January, 1832, Azerbaijani children began to study together with children of different nationalities in the first emergency school opened in Irevan. Additionally, the Irevan emergency school opened in 1832 became a gymnasium in 1869 and a 5-class gymnasium on 31 March, 1881. Due to the original regulations of the teachers' seminary, Orthodox boys over the age of 16 could be admitted to the such educational institutions. In 1875, the Instruction on the Teaching Clergy allowed Muslims to study in theological schools alongside the Orthodox. On 20 October of 1880, the Russian State Council adopted the decision "On the organization of teachers' seminars in Kutaisi and Irevan governorates." According to this decision, 28,350 rubles were allocated from the state treasury to Irevan Seminary. Irevan Teachers' Seminary started working on 8 November, 1881 in the current building of the Irevan National Economic Institute with 42 students and 9 teachers. The first director of the seminary school was an educator Jacob Stepanovich Sushevsky. The study of the history of the Teachers' School founded 141 years ago. Conferences, round tables and a series of events will continue in this regard. The legacy of this great source of information, which made great contributions to the development of our national education and opened bright pages in our educational history, will continue to shine hundreds of years later. Result: The Irevan Teachers' Seminary, which has been operating for 37 years, has played an important role in the development of the educational environment in Azerbaijan, including fulfilling its historical mission and creating a new stage. Application importance: this material can be used in HEIs and can be useful for historians and to whom interested in history. Keywords: teachers’ seminary, Irevan, education, Azerbaijan