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.

Now there is a meeting of PSU Rector, Professor A.P. Gorbunov with the delegation of Liaoning Polytechnic University, which is headed by LPU Rector - Zhang Qijian (China).

During the meeting the issues of further cooperation between the universities and the prospects of implementation of joint educational programs were discussed. In September this year 120 students from China are planned to come to our university.

A rich three-day program has been prepared for our guests: yesterday the guests had an introductory tour of Pyatigorsk, today the delegation will have a tour of the main building of PSU and a meeting with the teachers of our university.

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