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 chair of the Student and Postgraduate Council of Pyatigorsk State University and representative of the Stavropol Krai, Daria Khazhikarova, took part in the 10th session of the Youth Parliament at the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

The participation of the representative of the Stavropol Territory in the event allows the position of regional students to be communicated at the federal level, strengthens the region's presence in the all-Russian youth agenda, and opens up new opportunities for the university to interact with the expert and legislative community.

During the meeting, the results of the work for 2025 were summarized, priorities and tasks for 2026 were outlined, and current issues of youth policy, education, and legislative initiatives were discussed.

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