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 will host an educational event for schoolchildren – an IT hackathon – held jointly with the CODDY programming school and the Pyatigorsk City Administration's Department of Education.

A hackathon is a free competition in which participants develop their own IT project within a limited time frame. No special knowledge is required. Teachers will conduct training, after which the children will be able to complete the task.

Participants can expect:

valuable prizes and certificates that can be added to their portfolios;

a prize fund of more than 100,000 rubles (including an Alice smart speaker, monitor, keyboard, and much more).

Children aged 7 to 17 are invited to participate. There are only 200 spots available, so hurry up and sign up before January 31.

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