Founded in 1999, Uniwersytet Warminsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the small city of Olsztyn (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Officially recognized by the Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyzszego, Polsce (Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland), Uniwersytet Warminsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie (UWM) is a very large coeducational Polish higher education institution. Uniwersytet Warminsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie (UWM) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. This 22 years old Polish higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations. UWM also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, sports facilities, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.