Established in 1997, Uniwersytet w Bialymstoku (University of Bialystok) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the medium city of Bialystok (population range of 250,000-499,999 inhabitants), Podlaskie Voivodeship. This institution also has a branch campus in Vilnius. Officially recognized by the Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyzszego, Polsce (Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland), Uniwersytet w Bialymstoku (UWB) is a large coeducational Polish higher education institution. Uniwersytet w Bialymstoku (UWB) 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 25 years old Polish higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment. UWB 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.