Established in 2000, Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem (Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the rural setting of the large town of Gödöllo (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), Pest. This institution also has branch campuses in the following locations: Budapest, Szarvas, Beregszász, Csíkszereda, Zenta, Komárom, Kaposvár. Officially recognized by the Magyar Felsooktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság (Hungarian Accreditation Committee), Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem (MATE) is a large coeducational Hungarian higher education institution. Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem (MATE) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. This 22 years old Hungarian higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment. MATE also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, housing, sports facilities, financial aids and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.