The Regional Information Center “TASS Caucasus” ho. Пятигорский государственный университет (ПГУ)

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.

The Regional Information Center “TASS Caucasus” hosted the ceremonial signing of the Cooperation Agreement between the Russian News Agency TASS and PSU.

The signed agreement strengthens the partnership between the academic environment and the professional media community, contributing to the development of a quality information space in the North Caucasus and Russia.

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