Founded in 1990, Universitatea Crestina Partium (Partium Christian University) is a private higher-education institution located in the small city of Oradea (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Bihor. Officially recognized by the Ministerul Educatiei ?i Cercetarii, România (Ministry of Education and Research of Romania), Universitatea Crestina Partium (UCP/PCU) is a coeducational Romanian higher education institution formally affiliated with the Christian-Reformed religion. Universitatea Crestina Partium (UCP/PCU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. UCP/PCU also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including as well as administrative services.