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.

A meeting between activists from the Student Council of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science and Pavel Kozlovsky, Deputy Director of the Center for Continuing Professional Education at the Advanced Engineering School "Digital Engineering" at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, was held via videoconference.

The main topic of the meeting was the development of mentoring at universities. Participants discussed its role in student adaptation, the development of professional skills, and engagement in community and project activities.

The activists shared their experiences implementing mentoring practices and outlined current challenges and prospects for their development. Daria Khazhikarova, Chair of the Student and Postgraduate Council, represented PSU in the discussion, presenting proposals for expanding mentoring programs.

Meeting participants emphasized the importance of developing mentoring and sharing successful practices between universities.

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