Founded in 1944, Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism is a private higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Almaty (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially recognized by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism is a very small coeducational Kazakhstani higher education institution. Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.