Academy of Economics in Białystok (Polish: Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczna w Białymstoku, WSE) was opened on January 5, 1996. It is a non-governmental collegiate-level institution of higher education in the city of Białystok (wyższa uczelnia), one of several such institutions including the largest University of Białystok locally. The Academy was ranked in 2008 by the Polish edition of Newsweek as best in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It offers bachelor's and master's degrees in three general fields of knowledge, as well as one-year postgraduate studies.