Founded in 2002, Escola Superior de Saúde Norte da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa (Higher School of Nursing of the Portuguese Red Cross of Oliveira de Azeméis) is a private higher-education institution located in the small city of Oliveira de Azeméis (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Aveiro. Officially recognized by the Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Portugal (Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal), Escola Superior de Saúde Norte da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa is a coeducational Portuguese higher education institution. Escola Superior de Saúde Norte da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. Escola Superior de Saúde Norte da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.