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.

An open lecture by a guest speaker from Yerevan State University was held.

Emma Davidovna Sargsyan addressed students and faculty on the topic "Language as a Cognitive and Social System: A Psychological Perspective."

Emma Davidovna is a lecturer in the Department of English Philology at Yerevan State University's Faculty of European Languages ​​and Communication and a graduate student in the Faculty of Philosophy and Psychology.

During her lecture, she examined the relationship between linguistic structures, cognitive processes, and social context, sparking a lively discussion.

Such meetings allow for comparison of academic schools, enriching the educational process with new approaches, and establishing strong interuniversity ties.

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