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.

Spanish as a Cultural Heritage: An Open Lecture by a Visiting Lecturer from Cuba was held at PSU.

The Institute of Foreign Languages ​​and International Tourism at PSU hosted an open lecture in Spanish given by Maricarmen Gómez Villafaña, a visiting lecturer from the University of Camagüey (Republic of Cuba).

The topic of the lecture was "Spanish in the World: National Varieties of the Spanish Language." During the lecture, participants were able to delve into the historical and cultural context of the formation of the Spanish language and discuss its role in the development of Latin American countries.

Such meetings with international experts allow us to expand academic horizons, deepen language practice, and foster intercultural dialogue within the university's educational environment.

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