Founded in 1948, Slaski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach (Medical University of Silesia, Katowice) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the small city of Katowice (population range of 250,000-499,999 inhabitants), Silesian Voivodeship.  Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyzszego, Polsce (Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland), Slaski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach (SUM) is a medium-sized (EduListing enrollment range: 9,000-9,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Slaski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach (SUM) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. See the EduListing degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. 