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.

STK Mineralka PSU – among the best tourist clubs in Russia!

The Studturizm 2025 International Forum and Festival was held in Moscow – the main event of the anniversary year dedicated to the program's fifth anniversary. Representatives of federal agencies, university leaders, ambassadors, and student travel clubs from across the country gathered in one place to discuss the future of youth travel.

As a result of the forum, the Mineralka student tourism club of PSU reached the final of the competition for the best tourism clubs in Russia, which is an important recognition of the team's work and a significant achievement for the university.

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