Established in 1996, Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener (Norbert Wiener Private University) is a private higher-education institution located in the large metropolis of Lima (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación, Peru (Ministry of Education of Peru), Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener is a coeducational Peruvian higher education institution. Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.