Founded in 2007, Universidad Nacional del Chaco Austral (National University of the Chaco Austral) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the small city of Sáenz Peña (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Chaco. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación, Cultura, Ciencia y Tecnología, Argentina (Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology of Argentina), Universidad Nacional del Chaco Austral (UNCAUS) is a very small coeducational Argentine higher education institution. Universidad Nacional del Chaco Austral (UNCAUS) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. UNCAUS also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.