Established in 2013, Universidad Nacional de Educación (National University of Education) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the large town of Azogues (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), Canar. Officially recognized by the Consejo de Aseguramiento de la Calidad de la Educación Superior del Ecuador (Council for Quality Assurance of Higher Education of Ecuador), Universidad Nacional de Educación (UNAE) is a very small coeducational Ecuadorian higher education institution. Universidad Nacional de Educación (UNAE) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation), bachelor degrees, master degrees in several areas of study. UNAE also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.