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.

On September 24, at 11:00, a press conference dedicated to the 85th anniversary of Pyatigorsk State University will be held at TASS Caucasus.

Rector of Pyatigorsk State University Alexander Gorbunov will talk about the results of the admission campaign of 2024, priority areas of training, cooperation with foreign universities, as well as prospects for the development of the university.

The broadcast will be available on the TASS website on the announcement page ( https://tass.ru/press-centr-tass-v-pyatigorske), as well as in the TASS Press Center group on VKontakte ( https://vk.com/presstass) and in the TASS Caucasus Telegram channel ( https://t.me/kavkaz_tass).

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