Irkutsk State Pedagogical College
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Irkutsk State Pedagogical College, also called Irkutsk State Teacher Training University was founded in 1909 in Irkutsk
, Siberia
as the University for training intending teachers for schools and colleges. Now the University consists of 9 faculties and there are over 35 specialities. In 2009, it was renamed as East Siberian Educational Academy.
Irkutsk
Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...
, Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
as the University for training intending teachers for schools and colleges. Now the University consists of 9 faculties and there are over 35 specialities. In 2009, it was renamed as East Siberian Educational Academy.