Founded in 1918, Universitatea de Stat de Educatie Fizica si Sport (State University of Physical Education and Sport) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the large city of Chisinau (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants). Officially recognized by the Ministerul Educatiei a Republicii Moldova (Ministry of Education of the Republic of Moldova), Universitatea de Stat de Educatie Fizica si Sport (USEFS) is a coeducational Moldovan higher education institution. Universitatea de Stat de Educatie Fizica si Sport (USEFS) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. USEFS also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.