Founded in 1940, Universitatea Pedagogica de Stat Ion Creanga (Ion Creanga Pedagogical State University) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the medium-sized city of Chisinau (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants).  Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministerul Educatiei a Republicii Moldova (Ministry of Education, Republic of Moldova), Universitatea Pedagogica de Stat Ion Creanga (UPS) is a medium-sized (EduListing enrollment range: 6,000-6,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Universitatea Pedagogica de Stat Ion Creanga (UPS) 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. 