Founded in 1969, Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach (Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Kielce (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship. Officially recognized by the Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyzszego, Polsce (Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland), Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach (UJK) is a large coeducational Polish higher education institution. Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach (UJK) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. This 53 years old Polish higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations. UJK also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, sports facilities, as well as administrative services.