Founded in 2008, Instituto Especializado de Investigación y Formación en Ciencias Jurídicas (Specialized Research and Training Institute in Law) is a higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Santo Domingo (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Distrito Nacional. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología, República Dominicana (Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic), Instituto Especializado de Investigación y Formación en Ciencias Jurídicas (IOMG) is a very small coeducational Dominican higher education institution. Instituto Especializado de Investigación y Formación en Ciencias Jurídicas (IOMG) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. IOMG also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.