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 "Experts' Pipeline" of the "Educational Breakthrough" acceleration program was held at Pyatigorsk State University.

On June 8, student teams presented their projects to thematic area curators, experts, mentors, trackers, and representatives of the program's partner organizations. Participants had the opportunity to showcase the results of their work, discuss project development prospects, and receive professional evaluation from experts.

The selection experts were A.M. Belovolov, A.A. Efremova, A.B. Krylovsky, A.G. Efremov, M.R. Zheltukhina, M.M. Dzantuev, E.G. Mailyan, I.V. Kicheva, A.V. Konstantinov, A.A. Karavaev, M.O. Gichgeldieva, and N.V. Kostenko.

Following their presentations, the teams received detailed feedback from trackers, experts, mentors, and representatives of the partner organizations.

The recommendations will allow participants to refine their projects and prepare well for the next stage of the program – Demo Day, where the best developments will be presented to a wider audience.

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