Established in 2004, Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes (Manuel Teixeira Gomes Higher Education Institute) is a private higher-education institution located in the small city of Portimão (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Faro. Officially recognized by the Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Portugal (Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal), Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes (ISMAT) is a coeducational Portuguese higher education institution. Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes (ISMAT) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. ISMAT also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.