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.

International Women in Science Day: A PSU student taking her first steps into the world of research.

Victoria Bulakhova is a fourth-year student at PSU's Institute of Law and Engineering. She combines research, studies, creativity, and an active student life, publishing in Higher Attestation Commission (HAC) journals, researching cybercrime and deepface technologies, raising questions directly related to our digital future.

This story demonstrates that science in the 21st century isn't about solitude in a study, but rather about multitasking, courage, curiosity about the world, and a desire to understand the complex processes that shape society.

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