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.

Pyatigorsk State University held a student tourism video business card competition, "Caucasus in Frame," as part of Tourism Week. It was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the revival of the Caucasian Mountain Society.

The competition was initiated and organized by M.I. Chernienko, a lecturer in the department, who prepared the event, attracted partners, and assembled the expert jury. She also served as the host of the in-person round. E.V. Khubieva, a lecturer in the department, also participated in organizing and running the competition.

The participants' task was to create a short video business card for a tourist attraction in the Caucasian Mineral Waters region and present it in a way that would attract potential tourists. During the in-person round, the participants presented their projects, discussed their selection of sites and video ideas, and answered questions from the jury.

Following the results of the competition, the winners were determined, and the grand prize was a certificate for a visit to the indoor pool at the Pyatigorsk Narzan sanatorium. In conclusion, E.N. Goncharova, Head of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, presented the expert jury with letters of gratitude for their professional evaluation of the work and support of student initiatives.

"Caucasus in Frame" brought together tourism, modern media technologies, and student creativity, allowing the participants to reimagine the tourism potential of the Caucasian Mineral Waters.

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