Founded in 1922, Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej (The Maria Grzegorzewska University) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the metropolis of Warszawa (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Masovian Voivodeship. Officially recognized by the Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyzszego, Polsce (Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland), Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej (APS) is a medium-sized coeducational Polish higher education institution. Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej (APS) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. APS 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.