The foundations of Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University were laid with the Ağrı Girls Primary Teacher School, which was established under the Ministry of Education in the academic year of 1967-1968, and it was transformed into a two-year educational institute since the academic year of 1977-1978, and continued to train teachers as a higher education institution. 

With the law numbered 3837 dated July 3, 1992, Ağrı Education Higher Education College was converted to Ağrı Education Faculty and continued to provide education at the undergraduate level for primary education until 2007, under Atatürk University.

Depending on the rectorate of Atatürk university 73 of the Law No. 5662 of 17.05.2007. The name of our university, which was established as Mount Ararat University, was changed as Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University with the law numbered 5773 and entered into force by being published in the Official Gazette dated 28.06.2008 and numbered 26920. The University started education by taking his first students in 2003-2004 academic year.