Established in 1919, Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza (AGH University of Science and Technology) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the suburban setting of the large city of Kraków (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Officially recognized by the Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyzszego, Polsce (Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland), Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza (AGH) is a very large coeducational Polish higher education institution. Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza (AGH) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees in several areas of study. This 103 years old Polish higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment. AGH also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, sports facilities, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.