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 graduate student took part in the All-Russian contest “Teacher of the Year of Russia - 2025”.

The Teacher of the Year contest has a rich history and can rightfully be considered a model of professional pedagogical competition and the largest educational project in the pedagogical community.

It is not only a competition, but also an opportunity for teachers to exchange knowledge and ideas.

9 students from Stavropol Krai took part in the nomination “Step into Profession”.

Our university was represented by Dmitry Poda. The graduate of the pedagogical direction of PSU actively worked on the creation of an interactive lesson on etymology, used modern teaching methods and technologies, which attracted the interest of the jury.

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