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.

Daria Khazhikarova, Chair of the Student and Graduate Council of Pyatigorsk State University and student representative of the Stavropol Krai, participated in the 11th meeting of the Youth Parliament under the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

Representatives of the State Duma and the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs delivered welcoming remarks. Key agenda items focused on the role of youth in the electoral process, the Youth Parliament's priority areas for 2026, and the development of legislative activity.

Participants focused on the implementation of socially significant initiatives, nationwide monitoring, information policy, the development of artificial intelligence technologies, and the preservation of the linguistic culture of the Russian Federation.

The meeting was held in an open dialogue format, including presentations, discussions, and debates with representatives of various public and student associations.

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