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.

From 15 to 17 July in Grozny held a significant event – the Caucasian investment forum. The main theme of the Forum in 2024 is “The Greater Caucasus – from Sea to Sea”. The agenda of the event is devoted to the key issues of development of the North Caucasus District in order to ensure investment attractiveness and advanced development of the economy and social sphere of the region.

The Forum is attended by heads of state authorities, representatives of Russian and international companies of the tourism business, agro-industrial complex, construction, transport, logistics and banking sectors operating in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts, as well as the CIS countries, the Caspian and Black Sea basins.

The educational track of the Forum from Pyatigorsk State University is attended by students of the Higher School of Design and Architecture: Matsukatova Magdalena, Eduard Ambartsumyan (masters of the field of Environmental Design) and Terekbayev Malik (graduate of the field of Architecture).

According to the participants, the event is of great interest:

On the first day, meetings were organized with representatives of the creative industries, who told us about the implemented projects - about how you can change a boring city, making it visited and interesting. Reflections, exchange of experience, study of projects of children from other regions and republics were also carried out. The second day was rich: excursions to iconic places for the Chechen Republic - the mosque in Shali, Argun, Heart of Chechnya in Grozny. After that, a meeting with a representative of tourism of the Chechen Republic, as well as many interesting projects that have already been implemented and turned into an excellent resort business. We attended a meeting with Olga Petrova (Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation).

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