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.

As part of the Second Pyatigorsk Linguistic Congress, “Languages of the World – World of Languages,” PSU will host a series of open lectures entitled “Academic Discussions.”

PSU will welcome guest experts from the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow State Linguistic University, and the Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. They will discuss current topics related to the preservation of linguistic diversity, publication strategies, and mechanisms for effective communication.

September 23, 2:30 p.m. – M.B. Bergelson, “How can the heart express itself? How can others understand you? Linguistic aspects of understanding”;

September 23, 3:40 p.m. – T.B. Agranat, “What can a linguist do to preserve languages?”

September 24, 3:00 p.m. – A.I. Gorozhanov, “Preparing and publishing high-ranking articles.”

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