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 has launched its annual competition for senior-year students, "Pedagogical Debut 2026–2027."

This year, the competition’s theme is "Pedagogy 4.0: How to Preserve Value-Oriented Approaches to Upbringing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence."

Participants introduced their teams and demonstrated a creative approach to addressing various pedagogical scenarios. The competition aims to support talented future educators, foster the development of their professional skills, and promote the teaching profession.

The entries were evaluated by an expert jury chaired by Professor Elvira Dmitrievna Kondrakova, Advisor to the Rector for Educational Work and Youth Policy. The jury also included PSU faculty members and Arevik Ashotovna Gevorgyan, Head of the Center for Alumni and Student Career Management.

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