Founded in 1978, Hochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Verwaltung (Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the large town of Brühl (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), North Rhine-Westphalia. Officially recognized by the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia), Hochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Verwaltung (HS Bund) is a coeducational German higher education institution. Hochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Verwaltung (HS Bund) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. HS Bund also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.