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.

Today, the strongest teams at PSU were honored in a festive atmosphere. The women's volleyball team and men's soccer teams received well-deserved trophies, medals, and cash prizes—proof of their perseverance, strength of spirit, and true teamwork.

A special moment was the presentation of awards to the winners of the traditional 20th Rector's Cup in football. The rector of PSU, Professor A.P. Gorbunov, and the head of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports, Associate Professor Sh.A. Imnaev, personally congratulated the students, noting their desire to win and their loyalty to sporting values.

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