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 University Sociology 2025 forum was held in Moscow at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.

The theme of the forum was “The Sociology of Trust.” The plenary session discussed trust as a key indicator of effectiveness: what shapes it, how to measure it, and how to use it for decision-making in education and public administration.

Our university is one of the leaders in research activity on the “Caring Person” platform. Students, faculty, and administrative staff of PSU regularly participate in research, contributing to the understanding of social processes.

PSU was represented at the forum by N. V. Grevtseva, who took part in the sections and discussions. In the all-Russian ranking, in which 573 universities from across the country participated, our university took 57th place.

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