Organization:Azerbaijan Teachers` Institute
| Established | In 2000 |
|---|---|
| Mission | To provide training, retraining and advanced training of teachers |
| Location | Baku |
| Address | Baku, Koroglu Rahimov str. The 874th quarter |
| Website | http://www.ami.az/ |
The Azerbaijan Teachers` Institute (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Müəllimlər İnstitutu) is a higher educational institution that provides training, retraining and advanced training of teachers.[1]
Introduction
Since 1920, the People's Commissariat for Education has organized short courses (duration:2-6 months) for school teachers. In those years the Commissariat decided to create home pedagogical technical schools. Such technical schools established in which 1500 teachers were involved were established in 1927 with the purpose of training teachers with secondary special education.
On October 1, 1929, in accordance with the Decision of the Board of the Branch of People's Commissariat for Education of the Azerbaijan SSR dated July 13, 1929, the Azerbaijan Institute of Advanced Studies of the Personnel of Public Education was opened. The Institute included home pedagogical technical schools, a former pedagogical faculty, and correspondence methodical courses. Initially, the Institute was engaged only in the retraining of pedagogical personnel, which were conducted through correspondence and short-term courses. The retraining was covered by educators of all categories.
In 1939, the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Personnel of Public Education was replaced by the Republican Institute for Advanced Studies of Teachers.
In 1972, it also was reorganized into the Azerbaijan Central Institute for Advanced Studies of Teachers. In order to improve the system of advanced training of the public education employees by the decision of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR No. 398 dated October 4, 1989, the Azerbaijan Central Institute of Advanced Training for Teachers was reorganized into the Institute of Advanced Training and Retraining of Teachers. It was given the status of higher education I category. The Institute moved to the cathedral system, faculties were organized for the implementation of work on advanced training.
In 2000, by the Decree of the President of Azerbaijan No. 349, the Azerbaijan Institute of Teachers was established with 12 branches in the Nakhichevan, Ganja, Sumgait, Mingechevir, Gazakh, Shamakhi, Quba, Salyan, Jalilabad, Agjabedi, Sheki, Zagatala [2] and with a training and advisory center in Lankaran. In a short time, the Nakhchivan branch has become an independent Institution of teachers.[3][4]
Structure
The Azerbaijan Teachers` Institute include the faculties such as Pedagogy and philology, Further training and improvement of teaching staff, Pedagogy, Psychology, Literature and teaching methods, Azerbaijani language and its teaching methods, Foreign languages, Natural sciences and methods of their teaching, Mathematics and teaching methods, Social Sciences, Information technologies and methods of their teaching, Education management and vocational training, Methods of primary and preschool education and Civil defense, basics of medical knowledge and physical education
The Azerbaijan Teachers` Institute (ATI) and its branches operate in the direction:
- Primary teacher training (bachelor’s degree)
- Professional development of teaching staff
- Retraining of teaching staff
- Improving teachers
Totally 1079 employees work in the branches, of which 533 are faculty members. The Institute has 260 employees, of which 119 are faculty members.
The institute has 3 faculties, 12 departments, a fundamental library, a computer center.
International relations
On August 27, 2011, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Azerbaijan Teachers` Institute and Pakistani University of Punjab. Within the framework of the MoU conferences, training, visits, seminars, etc. are organized, the students of the institutions can exchange their experiences. [5]
In the same year, on June 23 an academic agreement on organizing teacher exchange and students, training, implementing programs, joining international training was signed between the Azerbaijan Teachers` Institute and Ataturk Universit of Turkey with 43.000 students.[6]
References
- ↑ "EDUCATION REFORMS". http://www.azerbaijan.az/_Sosiety/_Education/education_02_e.html.
- ↑ "Ilham Aliyev attends opening of Azerbaijan Teachers Institute". https://en.azvision.az/news/21978/ilham-aliyev-attends-opening-of-azerbaijan-teachers-institute.html.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan Teachers’ Institute". http://www.beic.az/education_azerbaijan/azerbaijan_teachers_institute.html.
- ↑ "The higher schools in Nakhchivan". http://nakhchivan.preslib.az/en_c2.html.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan Teachers` Institute, Pakistani University of Punjab sign MoU". https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Azerbaijan_Teachers_Institute_Pakistani_University_of_Punjab_sign_MoU-610682.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan Teachers` Institute, Turkish Atatürk University sign academic agreement". https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Azerbaijan_Teachers_Institute_Turkish_Ataturk_University_sign_academic_agreement-608090.
See also
Azerbaijan University of Languages
Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University
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