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.

The Institute of Law and Engineering at PSU held a history dictation for first-year students majoring in Jurisprudence.

Participants tested their knowledge of old and new toponyms of Pyatigorsk as part of the all-Russian competition "History of the Country – History of the Regions," dedicated to the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia.

The students not only immersed themselves in the history of their hometown but also saw how the names of streets and squares reflect the region's development, its cultural heritage, and its legal context. Experts noted the participants' high level of preparation and their genuine interest in the past of their region.

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