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.

PSU students have been named laureates of the "Student of the Year 2026" award.

The regional stage of the All-Russian "Student of the Year 2026" award for higher education institutions in the Stavropol Territory took place in Stavropol, where students from Pyatigorsk State University (PSU) showcased their achievements.

Applications were received from 178 students representing 32 educational institutions across the Stavropol Territory. From this group, 60 creative and talented participants gathered on stage to compete for the prestigious title of "Student of the Year of the Stavropol Territory."

Following the competition, the PSU students achieved impressive results:

Victoria Vypritskaya, a student at the Higher School of Management, was named a 2nd-degree laureate in the "Media Student of the Year" category;

Ellada Allakhverdova, a student at the Institute of Jurisprudence and Engineering, was named a 2nd-degree laureate in the "Intellect of the Year" category.

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