Pyatigorsk State University (PSU)
Pyatigorsk State University (PSU)

The date of foundation of Pyatigorsk State University is considered to be June 27, 1939, when the Pedagogical School officially became a higher educational institution. Since then, the university has undergone various changes and transformations - an increase in the number of years of study, several renamings - and officially became known as Pyatigorsk State University in 2016. Since 2005, the head of the university is Professor Gorbunov Alexander Pavlovich. By 2009, 10 faculties were formed at the university. Further, on their basis, institutes and higher schools were created, having one of the faculties in their composition. In addition, PSU is actively developing the system of pre-university, postgraduate and additional education. It has a branch in Novorossiysk. Currently, the university has 34 departments. Now Pyatigorsk State University has more than 5,500 students and 3,000 students from different regions of Russia and foreign countries. All the peoples of the Caucasus are also represented in PSU.

Pyatigorsk State University hosted a seminar for geography teachers, bringing together educators from more than 20 local schools.

Professor I. M. Akopyants, Director of the Institute of Foreign Languages ​​and International Tourism at the university, emphasized the importance of collaboration between schools, the university, and employers in helping young people make informed professional choices. E. N. Goncharova, Head of the Department of Tourism and the Hospitality Industry, spoke about the opportunities offered by a geography-based education and the potential for cooperation with the tourism sector.

The participants discussed ways to help students make deliberate decisions about their future careers, explore educational programs, and identify professional prospects within their home region.

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