Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute (GSPI) named after Mikael Nalbandian is a public university located in Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia.The Institute was established in 1934. During the first admission year it engaged 16 lecturers and had ca. 100 students. Its first rector was S. Movsisyan who enrolled best teachers from Gyumri and specialists from the capital city of Yerevan. At first it used to be a branch of Armenian State Pedagogical University, but since 1966 it has been an independent higher educational institution.