Established in 1976, Hochschule für Polizei und öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein-Westfalen (University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration and management of North Rhine-Westphalia) is a  public higher education institution located in the small city of Gelsenkirchen (population range of 250,000-499,999 inhabitants), North Rhine-Westphalia. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Köln, Hagen, Bielefeld, Münster, Duisburg. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia), Hochschule für Polizei und öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein-Westfalen (HSPV NRW) is a coeducational higher education institution. Hochschule für Polizei und öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein-Westfalen (HSPV NRW) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. See the EduListing degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. 