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.

For the tenth time, HSE students take part in the Geographical Dictation.

The Geographical Dictation is an international educational campaign that has been held annually since 2015. The campaign is aimed at popularizing geographical knowledge, as well as increasing interest in science and national heritage.

Welcoming speech was made by Associate Professor of the Department of Historical and Social-Philosophical Disciplines, Oriental Studies and Theology Hetmanova E.S.

The action was held together with the center for the preservation and strengthening of traditional Russian spiritual and moral values of PSU.

As a result of the dictation, students received certificates of participation in the International Educational Action!

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