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.

Students from Colombia represent PSU at an international congress.

Students from the Center for International Education at PSU (Pyatigorsk State University) — Andrés Mateo Castillo Fajardo and Luis Alejandro Arisa Díaz, both from Colombia — are participating in the 10th International Congress for Instructors and Heads of Preparatory Faculties at Russian Universities, currently being held at RUDN University.

Participants are discussing key issues related to teaching Russian as a foreign language, the adaptation of international students, and their integration into the Russian educational environment.

Taking part in the congress offers an opportunity to share personal experiences of studying in Russia, learn about new practices, and engage in an international dialogue on education.

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