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.

On March 5–6, the All-Russian scientific and practical conference with international participation, "Socio-Political Communications in Modern Society," was held at PSU.

Participants discussed a wide range of topical issues, including the formation of a value agenda in Russia's media and educational space, the integration of traditional spiritual and moral values ​​into educational activities, the development of intercultural communication, and the formation of a positive image of the country on the international stage.

The conference served as a platform for professional dialogue on the study and development of modern communication processes in society.

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