Established in 2001, Akademia Sztuk Pieknych w Katowicach (Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the medium city of Katowice (population range of 250,000-499,999 inhabitants), Silesian Voivodeship. Officially recognized by the Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego (Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland), Akademia Sztuk Pieknych w Katowicach (ASP Katowicach) is a very small coeducational Polish higher education institution. Akademia Sztuk Pieknych w Katowicach (ASP Katowicach) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. ASP Katowicach also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.