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.

Pyatigorsk State University won the All-Russian competition of youth projects among educational institutions of higher education in 2024 for the implementation of the project:

Forum of student councils of dormitories SKFD "Ochag"

The forum is aimed at training representatives of student councils of dormitories of NCFD universities in the skills of organizing activities in dormitories, working with resident students, including methods of adaptation of foreign students.

In total, according to the results of the competition in 2024, 2,575 applications were received from 285 educational institutions. Winners – 481 projects from 160 universities from 62 subjects of the Russian Federation.

FSBEU VO "PSU" pays great attention to supporting students, young employees and mentors-teachers in the creation of socially significant projects.

We are proud of worthy results and invite you to participate in projects.

We sincerely congratulate the winning teams and wish them success!

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