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.

The Institute of Translation Studies, Russian Studies and Multilingualism of Pyatigorsk State University hosted an anniversary event - “Cyril and Methodius Readings”, which the Department of Literature and Pedagogical Technologies has been organizing for 40 years in a row!

This holiday is dedicated to the great heritage of Cyril and Methodius, the creators of the Slavonic script, and the importance of the Cyrillic alphabet in the development of language, culture and education.

I.B. Fedotova, Dean of the Institute, addressed the participants with a welcoming speech. O.A. Alimuradov, Vice-Rector for Scientific Activities, and Prof. A.A. Burov spoke about the role of the Cyrillic alphabet in the modern world. Their speeches set the scientific tone of the meeting and emphasized the importance of the continuity of traditions.

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