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 International Relations hosted the main student debate of PSU in 2025 — a discussion by the Globus club on the topic

“Eurasianism in Russia: an integrative model for the future or an ideological dead end?”

The meeting drew a full audience and became one of the most intense and fundamental intellectual events of the semester.

Vladimir Saamov won by a narrow margin. His speech proved more convincing to the audience thanks to its clear structure, active use of facts, and confident appeal to real political processes.

It was the combination of a practical approach and well-argued criticism that allowed his position to gain more votes.

Vyacheslav Gulants was also one of the strongest participants in the session. He presented a well-thought-out and consistent line in defense of Eurasianism, emphasizing its non-violent version and civilizational meaning.

His speech was distinguished by its philosophical depth and an attempt to understand Eurasianism not as a slogan, but as a cultural and value-based project.

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