Founded in 2009, Universidad Nacional del Oeste (National University of the West) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the large town of San Antonio de Padua (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), Buenos Aires. This institution also has a branch campus in Merlo. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación, Cultura, Ciencia y Tecnología, Argentina (Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology of Argentina), Universidad Nacional del Oeste (UNO) is a coeducational Argentine higher education institution. Universidad Nacional del Oeste (UNO) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. UNO also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.