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.

Tourism Week has kicked off at PSU!

PSU Rector Alexander Pavlovich Gorbunov welcomed the participants, emphasizing the importance of tourism as a key area of development for the region and the country.

One of the first highlights was the award ceremony for the winners and prize-winners of the III All-Russian Olympiad in Service, Tourism, and Hospitality, timed to coincide with World Tourism Day.

A busy program awaits the students and teachers of the university: discussions, excursions, master classes, case studies, and much more!

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