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 received letters of appreciation from the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Stavropol Region.

In the fall, PSU became one of the key partners of the Regional Festival of Professions, held with the support of several regional ministries. Our teachers and students prepared colorful interactive platforms, master classes, quizzes, and meetings for schoolchildren at the Russia – My History museum, which received many warm reviews from participants.

The expert of the discussion platform was Ekaterina Vladimirovna Efimova, Vice-Rector for Strategic Development and Innovative Project Activities.

At the end of the year, Deputy Minister of Labor Denis Sergeevich Ilyin presented letters of appreciation to the rector of PSU, Professor Alexander Pavlovich Gorbunov, and Vice-Rector for Strategic Management of Development and Project Activities Ekaterina Vladimirovna Efimova for their contribution to the organization of the festival.

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