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.

From 17 to 19 September, the 30th anniversary international forum-exhibition in the field of tourism Otdykh Leisure 2024 was held at Expocentre, which is a key event in Russia before the start of the autumn-winter tourist season.

Representatives of leading tourism companies from both Russia and abroad, as well as experts and practitioners, were gathered at one site to assess the changes in the tourism sector over the past year.

Students of Pyatigorsk State University – Lymar Valeria and Nechitailo Maria – helped visitors to get acquainted with the tourist opportunities of our region.

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