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 training center for the "Unlimited Possibilities" championship has opened at PSU. Participants will receive expert consultations and master classes aimed at preparing for the competition. The first classes have already been held in the "Translator" competency.

Abilympics is a Russian championship in professional competencies for people with disabilities. Its main goal is to create conditions that allow everyone to realize their knowledge, skills, and professional potential.

Pyatigorsk State University is a strategic partner of the Abilympics movement. The university serves as the official venue for the "Translator" and "Social Rehabilitation" competency championships, and PSU faculty members are federal experts. University students regularly win prizes at the regional and federal stages of the championship.

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