The incredible journey of relocating the Azerbaijani branch of Gori Teachers’ Seminary to Gazakh, Azerbaijan, is a testimony to the unwavering determination of Firudin Bey Kocharli, the Azerbaijani enlightener and founder of Azerbaijan literary historiography, and his mission aide, his wife Ms. Badisaba (mainly recognized as “Badisaba ana” or “Mother Badisaba” due to her remarkable services).
ADA University made a very long distance, and reached Gazakh by following the footsteps of education devotees, with one mission in mind: give a second life to the Seminary, reopen its doors, light up the dark classrooms, and ignite the flame of enlightenment more fervently than ever before.
So, to one who asks about the age of the Seminary, ADA University proudly gives an answer: 1918 - ∞
The Second Life of the Seminary
Missionaries of education ignited the flame of enlightenment and worked tirelessly towards educating the sons and daughters of our nation. They served and successfully fulfilled their mission. Inspired by the services of its successor, ADA University embraced a noble pursuit, encouraged its philanthropist partners to forge a commitment to breathing a second life into this temple of enlightenment.
ADA University signed an Agreement of Intention with its philanthropist partners. The ADA University Foundation and its partners including the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers) Organizations, NEQSOL Holding, Heydar Aliyev Foundation, PMD Group MMC and Azerbaijan Society of America came together to rebuild and renovate the Seminary. It was a testimony of the University-Industry partnership towards building a powerful intellectual force taking its roots from the Seminary.
ADA University gives another title to its Seminary mission—reviving the educational tradition and showing exemplary action in heritage protection.
For ADA University, tradition is a source of inspiration. This is how ADA University expresses gratitude to those who engraved their name forever in the history of Azerbaijani education. This is how ADA University took ownership of our inheritance in the modern educational age.
The ADA Gazakh Center, the heir of the Gazakh Teachers' Seminary, restores the tradition of cultivating pedagogues with true citizenship values and strengthens the regional teacher's capacity by empowering them with global teaching practice. The Center's main goals are:
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Conference dedicated to 160th anniversary of Firudin bey Kocharli was held at ADA Gazakh Center on January 28th, 2023. Besides panel disscussion dedicated to the life of first director of Gazakh Teachers’ Seminary, the graduation ceremony of the first group of teachers, particpants of “Bir Muellimin Manifesti” certificate program.
With the initiative and organization of the ADA Gazakh Center and the support of the, Karabakh Revival Fund, special representation of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the liberated territories included in the Karabakh economic region,
called "Young founders of Azerbaijan" among schoolchildren under the slogan "Restoration of Karabakh through the eyes of students" the project was held. It was the first project-based learning Olympiad in the country.
The English language Olympiad held among secondary schools of the country was organized for the first time in the Seminary for students from the regions. In the 2022-2023 academic year, 50 schoolchildren from the Ganja Basar regions tested their English language knowledge at the ADA Gazakh Center.
At the conference dedicated to International Teachers' Day and the anniversary of the Agreement of Intent signed for the restoration of the Kazakh Teachers' Seminary, the social importance of charity, the connection established between the past and the present by the entrepreneurs who revived our historical values with their noble deeds, and the manifestation of this connection in science, culture and the process of training teachers were discussed. The traditional graduation day for “Bir Muellimin Manifesti” certificate program participants was also launched on the same day.
ADA Gazakh Center with initiative of BMM 2021 alumni ADA teachers and administrative staff members organized a series of classes in the regional high schools. Under this program there were planned systematic visits to schools in regions to train 9-10 grade pupils The main goals of the project were to lay the foundation for the sustainability of the professional development program of ADA University aimed at the development of teachers in the regions and to ensure that the representatives of ADA share their knowledge and experience about the future specialization options for the pupils of the region and ensure that the pupils benefit from their knowledge.
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