Established in 1998, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica (Technological Amerindian University, Ambato) is a private higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Quito (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Pichincha. 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 Tecnológica Indoamérica (UTI) is a coeducational Ecuadorian higher education institution. Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica (UTI) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. UTI also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, sports facilities, as well as administrative services.