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.

A PSU master's student moderated the International Youth Forum.

Daria Khazhikarova, a second-year master's student at PSU's Institute of Translation, Russian Studies, and Multilingualism, moderated the discussion club "In the Orbit of Youth Policy: Student Clubs, Volunteering, and Social Projects" as part of the International Youth Forum of Slavic Universities, held in Stavropol.

The forum brought together representatives from universities in Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. During the discussion, Daria presented best practices of the Student Council under the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, of which she is a member, and spoke about the development of student self-government, volunteerism, and social project management at Pyatigorsk State University.

The participation of PSU representatives in such events promotes youth cooperation, the exchange of successful practices, and the strengthening of student leadership potential.

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