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 May 21-23, 2026, the Tomsk Region will host the UNOVUS Forum of Young Scientists, Engineers, and Entrepreneurs!

Tomsk has always been and remains one of the most important scientific and educational centers in the country, a leader in the Siberian Federal District in engaging students in technological entrepreneurship.

As part of the All-Russian Forum of Young Scientists, Engineers, and Entrepreneurs, UNOVUS-2026, a roundtable discussion was held with the participation of Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Nikolaevich Falkov.

The Minister of Science and Higher Education held a working meeting with students from Tomsk universities participating in acceleration programs, the Student Startup competition, and leaders of university consortiums engaged in technological entrepreneurship. The students presented their startup projects to the minister and asked questions about the development of and support measures for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Associate Professor Lia Revazovna Mkheidze, Advisor to the Rector for Innovative and Technological Entrepreneurship and Cross-Professional Competencies at Pyatigorsk State University, was invited to participate in the forum's roundtable and project sessions.

The forum is being held with the support of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, the Tomsk Region Administration, the University Technological Entrepreneurship Platform, the Greater Tomsk University, AFK Sistema, Gazprombank, Gazprom Transgaz Tomsk, and the NaVstreche intelligent platform for recording and analyzing online communications.

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