[citation needed] PSPU started on September 1, 1874, with the opening of the Pskov Male Teachers' Training college.

For two years, the university and institute shared the same building and director, Nikolai Vladimirovich Falyutinsky.

On July 8, 1941, during the German invasion of the USSR, institute employees fled Pskov to Kirov.

In 1956, the institute inaugurated a five-year term of study and started to train teachers.

On August 10, 1982, the institute received the Order of the Badge of Honour from the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

On March 22, the institute was rename Pskov State Pedagogical University (PSPU).

In December 2007, PSPU was recognized by President Vladimir Putin "for achievements in scientific and pedagogical activities and a great contribution to the training of qualified specialists".

It was established in 1960 as a training and consulting post of the North-West Extramural Polytechnic Institute.

[citation needed] It was renamed the Pskov branch of Leningrad State Technical University in 1990.

Since 2013, the Faculty of Engineering and Economics has been opened at the branch of Pskov State University in Velikiye Luki, where training is carried out according to bachelor's degree programs.

[2] • The basic professional educational program of the bachelor's degree in the field of study 18.03.02 of Energy and resource-saving processes in chemical technology, petrochemistry, and biotechnology has been developed together with the "anchor" resident of the Special economic zone of industrial and production type Moglino Titan-Polimer LLC; • The basic professional educational program in the field of study of advertising and public relations, specialization Communication Technologies has been developed in cooperation with the National Research University Higher School of Economics and the Pskov Region Media Holding; • New master's degree programs have been developed following the results of the program of advanced training and competitive selection conducted together with the Institute of Education of the National Research University Higher School of Economics: specialization Philology and Communicative Practices (field of study Philology); specialization Legal regulation of the digital economy (field of study Jurisprudence).

The university has moved to a new academic structure, from 11 faculties to 6 multidisciplinary institutes created under the main directions of the development of educational programs, federal and regional requests.

Partners for each institute have been identified and are working with them to develop joint educational programs.

The new academic structure includes 6 institutes and 34 academic departments, the branch in the city of Velikiye Luki, Pskov State University College, Institute of Life Long Education, Center of the Russian Language and Culture named after E.A.

Institutes and academic departments: 1)   Institute of Medicine and Experimental Biology (main partners ˗˗ Siberian State Medical University, North-West State Medical University named after I. I. Mechnikov, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution National Medical Research Center named after V.A.

The printing office produces more than 450 units of scientific products per year with a general circulation of about 40,000 copies.

The library stock of Pskov State University has more than 900 thousand copies of printed publications of educational, methodical, scientific, reference and other literature necessary for library and information support of educational programs.

The grant was provided for the implementation of the event Carrying out thematic shifts in seasonal camps for schoolchildren in the advanced fields of discrete mathematics, informatics, digital technology within the framework of the federal project Personnel for digital economy of the national program Digital economy of the state program Development of education.

[8][9] One of the important areas of cooperation between Pskov State University and foreign partners is conducting joint research and implementing scientific and educational projects.

The purpose of such projects is to attract financial resources to implement scientific ideas and promote research results at the international level.