Established in 2008, Nezavisni univerzitet Banja Luka (Autonomous University of Banja Luka) is a for-profit private higher-education institution located in the small city of Banja Luka (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Republika Srpska. Officially recognized by the Ministarstvo prosvjete i kulture Republike Srpske (Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Serbia), Nezavisni univerzitet Banja Luka (NUBL) is a coeducational Bosnian and Herzegovinian higher education institution. Nezavisni univerzitet Banja Luka (NUBL) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. NUBL also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.