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.

PSU became one of the organizers of the “Acceleration School”, which started on August 8 at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology within the framework of the federal project “Technologies”.

On the fourth day of the intensives, dedicated to the topic “Personnel and Team Competencies”, our experts Liya Mkheidze and Yulia Ilyaeva shared their experience in creating a unified intra-university space for acceleration programs and forming effective teams.

“Archipelago” is an annual project and educational intensive that unites startups, regions, universities and companies working in new technologies and industries.

“Acceleration School” promotes student innovation and supports technological entrepreneurship in Russian universities.

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