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.

IIYMT students presented their projects at the International Student Tourism Forum 2024.

Under the guidance of Associate Professor of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Industry Avetisyan Milana Igorevna, students of IIYAMT 3rd year of the direction of training "Tourism" Aida Tsagaraev, Tanashev Bel, Kupeev Angelika and Galaktionov Maria presented their author's tours "Extreme tourism in the CBD" and "To have time to see Kaliningrad in 48 hours" at the international forum of Student Tourism 2024, which was held in Moscow.

The goal of the project is to create conditions for unlocking the potential of internal student tourism, implemented in the format of a creative competition, through the creation of unique digital content.

Organizer of the Forum: Institute of Finance and Sustainable Development of the Russian National Academy

economy and public service under the President of the Russian Federation.

Students prepared two videos for the creative competition of tours in Russia.

Go to group