Established in 2009, Universidad Nacional de Villa Mercedes (National University of Villa Mercedes) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the small city of Villa Mercedes (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), San Luis. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación, Cultura, Ciencia y Tecnología, Argentina (Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology of Argentina), Universidad Nacional de Villa Mercedes (UNViMe) is a coeducational Argentine higher education institution. Universidad Nacional de Villa Mercedes (UNViMe) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. UNViMe also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.