Tajik State Pedagogical University Named After S. Ayni

About the university

Tajik State Pedagogical University named after Sadriddin Aini was founded on July 18, 1931 as the Higher Agro-Pedagogical Institute. In accordance with the resolution of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Tajikistan dated March 8, 1939, it was named after the Ukrainian Literature Hero T.G. Shevchenko. For its services in training teaching specialists, in accordance with the Resolution of the Supreme Council of the USSR dated December 16, 1981, the institute was awarded the Order of "FRIENDSHIP OF PEOPLE". Based on the Resolution of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Tajikistan dated September 3, 1991 No. 316, the name of the institute was changed and it was named after the famous Tajik scientist and teacher K. Juraev.