Founded in 1945, Akademia Sztuk Pieknych w Gdansku (Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the large city of Gdansk (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Pomeranian Voivodeship. Officially recognized by the Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego (Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland), Akademia Sztuk Pieknych w Gdansku (ASP) is a very small coeducational Polish higher education institution. Akademia Sztuk Pieknych w Gdansku (ASP) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. This 77 years old Polish higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations. ASP 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.