Founded in 1945, Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Torun (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. This institution also has a branch campus in Bydgoszcz. Officially recognized by the Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyzszego, Polsce (Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland), Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu (UMK) is a very large coeducational Polish higher education institution. Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu (UMK) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. This 77 years old Polish higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment. UMK 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.