Founded in 2011, Corporacion Universitaria para el Desarrollo Empresarial y Social is a private higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Cali (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Valle del Cauca. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, Colombia (Ministry of National Education of Colombia), Corporacion Universitaria para el Desarrollo Empresarial y Social (CUDES) is a coeducational Colombian higher education institution. Corporacion Universitaria para el Desarrollo Empresarial y Social (CUDES) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. CUDES also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including as well as administrative services.