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.

PSU Business School staff advanced their skills at MIPT.

Liya Mkheidze, Advisor to the Rector for Innovative and Technological Entrepreneurship and Transprofessional Competencies at PSU, and Yulia Ilyaeva and Anna Efremova, business school staff, participated in the advanced training program "Methodology of Entrepreneurship Teaching: Developing the Competencies of Business Trainers," organized by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT).

During the training, the participants mastered modern approaches to developing entrepreneurial competencies, explored methods for supporting startup teams, designing educational programs, conducting training sessions, and exploring the potential of using artificial intelligence in educational activities. The program brought together leading experts in education, innovation, and business and provided a platform for the exchange of professional experience.

The knowledge and best practices gained will contribute to the further development of entrepreneurship education and the training of future technology leaders at Pyatigorsk State University.

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