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.

PSU continues to expand international cooperation in the field of education.

One of the important results of the 2025 admissions campaign was the admission of students from China to a joint bachelor's program in Information Security.

In addition, another 114 students from Liaoning Polytechnic University began studying under a dual degree program, which has been in place since 2022.

This result confirms the high status of Russian education and the interest of foreign students in PSU programs.

The training will be completed in Pyatigorsk, where students will acquire modern knowledge and skills in the field of cybersecurity.

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