The Institute of International Relations hosted the main student debate of PSU in 2025 — a discussion by the Globus club on the topic

“Eurasianism in Russia: an integrative model for the future or an ideological dead end?”

The meeting drew a full audience and became one of the most intense and fundamental intellectual events of the semester.

Vladimir Saamov won by a narrow margin. His speech proved more convincing to the audience thanks to its clear structure, active use of facts, and confident appeal to real political processes.

It was the combination of a practical approach and well-argued criticism that allowed his position to gain more votes.

Vyacheslav Gulants was also one of the strongest participants in the session. He presented a well-thought-out and consistent line in defense of Eurasianism, emphasizing its non-violent version and civilizational meaning.

His speech was distinguished by its philosophical depth and an attempt to understand Eurasianism not as a slogan, but as a cultural and value-based project.

The annual scientific conference of Pyatigorsk State University, “University Readings,” has begun.

A general plenary session with the participation of all university departments is currently being held in the Large Lecture Hall. Plenary sessions of the symposiums will follow.

The conference will last two days, January 13 and 14.

PSU invites you to an Open House for higher and secondary vocational education programs.

This is an opportunity to learn about the achievements of the university's structural divisions, find out more about the specifics of specialties and areas of training, as well as talk to the university's management and students, and learn about the rich and vibrant student life that all students at our university enjoy.

We look forward to seeing you:

January 24, 2026 (Saturday);

Pyatigorsk, 9 Kalinina Ave.;

Registration: from 9:30 a.m.;

Start of the event: at 10:00 a.m.;

For more information, please call: 8 (8793) 400-103 (Executive Secretary of the Admissions Committee, Andrey Aleksandrovich Sokhan).

The Institute of Law and Engineering begins the academic year with a remarkable achievement: Team K№142 “Verdict” successfully passed the qualifying stage of the All-Russian A.F. Koni Competition and entered the TOP 16 strongest teams in the country.

The All-Russian A.F. Koni Model Criminal Court Competition is one of the most prestigious platforms for future lawyers. Here, students work with real criminal cases in a moot court format, which requires in-depth knowledge and strong public speaking skills.

Under the guidance of Arsen Barasbievich Shirito, Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Law and Forensic Science, and team captain Ksenia Ivannikova, a 4th-year student majoring in Jurisprudence, the participants demonstrated a high level of preparation, confidently completing the written and oral tests.

In anticipation of Student Day, the PSU Student Scientific Society invites bachelor's and specialist students to a unique event – the scientific and educational intensive “Fundamentals of Science: Opening Horizons for Future Researchers.”

Students can look forward to three practical master classes that will open up horizons for a scientific career for novice researchers:

“Scientific Career Navigator: How to Build Your Unique Trajectory”;

“First Steps to Publication: Secrets of Success”;

“Support Measures for Young Scientists.”

Where and when?

January 22;

from 12:20 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.;

room 301, Institute of International Relations.

PSU is hosting a scientific and educational intensive course entitled “Fundamentals of Science: Opening Horizons for Young Researchers.”

The event kicked off with a master class by Tatyana Alexandrovna Shiryayeva entitled “Navigator of a Scientific Career,” in which the speaker told students about opportunities and prospects for development in science.

Ahead of them are presentations by Oleg Alimuradovich Alimuradov, “First Steps to Publication: Secrets of Success,” as well as Polina Yurievna Burnyashova and Diana Alexandrovna Zaleppina, who will introduce participants to student support measures.

The Open Day has begun!

From early morning, the main hall of PSU became a gathering place for everyone wishing to visit the university.

Students from all institutes and higher schools are delighted to represent their faculties, answering questions from guests of the university.

Today, PSU hosted the written part of the regional stage of the All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren in Italian and Chinese, which was attended by more than 40 schoolchildren.

Tomorrow, the oral part of the competition in both languages will take place.

Based on the results of the regional stage, the winners and prize-winners will represent the Stavropol Territory in the final of the Olympiad at the All-Russian level.

One of the most important events in the life of the university took place at PSU – the Rector's Reception “Best of 2025.” It was held on the eve of a holiday that is important in the life of every student – Tatiana Day!

The most talented, active, and determined students of PSU, as well as the faculty and university administration, gathered in the large auditorium. The rector of PSU, Professor Alexander Pavlovich Gorbunov, gave a welcoming speech and congratulated everyone on Russian Student Day.

The awarding of students took place in three stages. Professor Elvira Dmitrievna Kondrakova, the rector's advisor on educational work and youth policy, was invited to the stage to participate in the award ceremony. Elvira Dmitrievna addressed all the students and thanked them for their concern and love for the university.

The ceremony was followed by a concert prepared by the Student Club Center for Culture and Creativity, led by Elena Tokarenko.

On Student Day, the International Education Center at Pyatigorsk State University opened a photo exhibition dedicated to the lives of foreign students in Russia.

The exhibition features vivid moments from everyday student life: our foreign students' studies and leisure activities, including excursions, concerts, and visits to museums and exhibitions. These photographs are living stories of friendship, cultural exchange, and the rich student life at PSU.

PSU will host an educational event for schoolchildren – an IT hackathon – held jointly with the CODDY programming school and the Pyatigorsk City Administration's Department of Education.

A hackathon is a free competition in which participants develop their own IT project within a limited time frame. No special knowledge is required. Teachers will conduct training, after which the children will be able to complete the task.

Participants can expect:

valuable prizes and certificates that can be added to their portfolios;

a prize fund of more than 100,000 rubles (including an Alice smart speaker, monitor, keyboard, and much more).

Children aged 7 to 17 are invited to participate. There are only 200 spots available, so hurry up and sign up before January 31.

The PSU football team won the Kislovodsk Mayor's Cup.

On January 25, in honor of Student Day, the first digital tournament of the Mayor of Kislovodsk was organized, in which the university team won a resounding victory, and the team of the Department of Public and Private Law Disciplines and the Institute of Romance and Germanic Languages, Information and Humanities Technologies took 4th place.

Eight teams from various educational institutions in Stavropol took part in the competition, making the tournament large-scale and competitive. The team demonstrated a high level of training, unity, and will to win, confidently taking first place.

This year, Pyatigorsk State University, which opens up and transforms the world, is launching new training programs for those who are ready to become the specialists of the future.

March 15, 2006 Mechatronics and Robotics (specialization: “Intelligent Service Robotics”);

21.03.02 Land Management and Cadastres (specialization: “Real Estate Cadastre”);

41.03.06 Public Policy and Social Sciences (specialization: “Strategic Management and Administration in Public Policy”);

08.03.01 Construction (specialization: “Real Estate Appraisal and Renovation of Urban and Resort Areas”).

Foreign students at PSU discovered the history of the university.

Students from nine countries studying at the PSU International Education Center visited the PSU History Museum as part of their “Man and Society” course, which aims to give foreign students a comprehensive understanding of the cultural and historical context of Russian education.

The museum's exhibition introduced foreign students to the history of the university, from its founding as a teacher training institute to its status as a modern multidisciplinary university. Students from China, Azerbaijan, Colombia, Peru, Africa, Latin America, the Canary Islands, and Cuba studied archival photographs, documents from the university's early days, and personal belongings of the first teachers with great interest.

Archival photographs, rare publications, and stories about teachers helped the students see PSU not just as a place of study, but as part of the cultural and educational history of the region.

The regional stage of the All-Russian German Language Olympiad for schoolchildren is taking place at PSU.

Around 50 winners of district and city Olympiads are competing today in their knowledge of German.

The written part is taking place today, and the oral part will take place tomorrow.

An educational trip to Dombai brought together university and high school students.

PSU continues to develop student tourism and career guidance. This time, the Hospitality Industry Center, the Institute of Foreign Languages and International Tourism at PSU, and the Mineralka tourist club, with the support of activists from the First Movement, organized an unforgettable trip to the pearl of the Caucasus – Dombai!

The tour was attended by activists from the Pyatigorsk Eagles student sports club and students from School No. 31, together with their educational advisor, Kristina Sergeevna Babayants.

What the participants managed to do on the trip:

Walk along a picturesque path through Teberda National Park;

Explore the central Dombai glade;

Take the cable car up the slope of Mount Mussa-Achitara;

See the majestic panoramas of the Main Caucasian Ridge;

Immerse themselves in the history of the resort and sample the local cuisine.

The university hosted an open lecture entitled “Event PR as a tool of public and cultural diplomacy: the experience of the Diplomatic Academy of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.”

The speaker was Sergey Vladimirovich Shitkov, First Vice-Rector of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and Director of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry. He spoke about the role of event PR in shaping international image, the practice of working with public communications, and how cultural projects become a tool of diplomacy.

An open dialogue was a particularly valuable part of the meeting, as students were able to ask questions and receive detailed answers.

The opportunity to communicate directly with an expert of this level allowed students to gain a deeper understanding of the specifics of event PR and its significance in modern diplomatic practice.

The closing ceremony of a major educational event for schoolchildren, the IT Hackathon, was held. The event was organized by the CODDY International School of Programming for Children, Pyatigorsk State University, and the Pyatigorsk City Administration's Department of Education.

A hackathon is a competition in which participants develop their own IT project within a limited time frame.

Winners:

Yaroslav Krivosheev;

Elizaveta Malkova;

Arseniy Shevtsov;

Maria Shevchenko;

Vladislav Shevchenko;

Mikhail Tretyak.

Grand Prix – Dmitry Kozinets.

A working meeting was held between PSU and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

PSU Rector, Chairman of the Council of Rectors of Universities of the North Caucasus Federal District A.P. Gorbunov and First Vice-Rector of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Director of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. Shitkov discussed prospects for cooperation between educational institutions. The meeting was also attended by the Director of the Institute of International Relations of PSU, V.N. Panin.

The focus was on the development of educational programs, scientific cooperation, and the expansion of academic ties. The parties considered opportunities for joint projects and the exchange of experience in the field of training international specialists.

The meeting confirmed the mutual interest in strengthening the partnership and developing professional dialogue between the country's leading educational and diplomatic centers.

PSU students took part in the opening of the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia in Moscow.

In Moscow, at the National Center “Russia”, the federal educational marathon “Russia - a family of families” of the “Knowledge” Society took place, which marked the official start of the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia.

Ten PSU students represented the Stavropol Territory at the marathon. As part of the North Caucasus Federal District delegation, they took part in a major federal event dedicated to strengthening interethnic harmony and pan-Russian identity.

A key moment of the marathon was the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who declared the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia open and emphasized that the strength of the country lies in its desire to preserve its common land, culture, traditions, and values.

A special screening of the documentary film "Russia – Laboratory of Peace" was held at PSU in honor of Russian Science Day.

Educational screenings of popular science films are one of the key initiatives of the "Decade of Science and Technology." Its main goal is to present complex research in a simple and engaging way and demonstrate how science changes our lives.

Produced with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the film "Russia – Laboratory of Peace" is dedicated to Russian scientists who have returned home after working abroad, as well as to foreign researchers who have chosen Russia as the location for their scientific and professional work.

The screening evoked a lively response and a sense of pride in the scientists' contribution to Russia's technological leadership and independence.

Such film screenings not only broaden horizons but also promote scientific careers among young people, showcasing Russia as a country open to global talent and ambitious projects.