Established in 2015, Instituto Universitario Patagónico de las Artes (Patagonian University Institute of the Arts) is a private higher-education institution located in the small city of General Roca (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Rio Negro. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación, Cultura, Ciencia y Tecnología, Argentina (Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology of Argentina), Instituto Universitario Patagónico de las Artes (IUPA) is a coeducational Argentine higher education institution. Instituto Universitario Patagónico de las Artes (IUPA) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. IUPA also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.