Founded in 1986, Institucion Universitaria Marco Fidel Suarez (Marco Fidel Suarez University Institution) is a non-profit private higher-education institution located in the large city of Bello (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Antioquia. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, Colombia (Ministry of National Education of Colombia), Institucion Universitaria Marco Fidel Suarez (IUMAFIS) is a coeducational Colombian higher education institution. Institucion Universitaria Marco Fidel Suarez (IUMAFIS) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. IUMAFIS also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.