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.

A PSU student is participating in the regional stage of the "Teacher of the Year in Russia" competition.

The regional stage of the All-Russian "Teacher of the Year in Russia" competition is underway in Stavropol. Nine senior students from regional educational institutions are competing in the "Step into the Profession" category. Among them is Anna Arakelyan, a fifth-year student at PSU's Institute of Foreign Languages ​​and International Tourism.

As part of the competition, Anna conducted an open English lesson for sixth-grade students on the topic of "Heroes," organized a discussion with the students about the continuity of generations, and participated in a pedagogical interview.

Participation in the competition was a significant step in the professional development of the future teacher and an opportunity to demonstrate the level of training she received at the university.

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