Founded in 2011, Kryvyi Rih National University is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Kryvyi Rih (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Officially recognized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Kryvyi Rih National University (KNU) is a large coeducational Ukrainian higher education institution. Kryvyi Rih National University (KNU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. KNU also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.