Klaipėda Pedagogical Institute
The Klaipėda Pedagogical Institute ( Klaipėdos pedagoginis institutas ) was a Lithuanian pedagogical college from 1935 to 1939 in Klaipėda . It was located in the house of the teachers' college, now the Faculty of Education of the Klaipėdos universitetas .
history
From 1935 the school prepared the primary school teachers. The course lasted four semesters (2 years). It was free, and some of the students received scholarships . There was a library at the institute (10,000 books). The dormitory was in Giruliai . There were 140 students in 1935 and 443 graduates from 1937 to 1940. The institute was relocated to Panevėžys and in November 1939 to Vilnius , and in 1944 it became the Vilniaus pedagoginis institutas (from 1992 Vilniaus pedagoginis universitetas , now the Vytautas Magnus University Educational Academy ).
Directors
- V. Soblys - 1935-1937
- Mečys Mačernis - 1937-1940
- Jonas Laužikas - 1940-1941
- Albinas Liaugminas - 1941-1943
Graduates
- Algirdas Pocius (* 1930), writer and journalist, politician, member of the Seimas
- Kazys Saja (* 1932), writer and politician, member of the Seimas
- Eduardas Vilkas (1935–2008), mathematician and politician, member of the Seimas
literature
- Klaipėdos pedagoginis institutas. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija , T. X (Khmerai Krelle). - Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų Leidybos institutas, 2006. 219 psl.
Coordinates: 55 ° 43 ′ 10.1 ″ N , 21 ° 8 ′ 4.6 ″ E