Founded in 2001, Universitas Gunung Kidul (Gunung Kidul University) is a private higher-education institution located in the small city of Gunung Kidul (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Yogyakarta SR. Officially recognized by the Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset, dan Teknologi, Republik Indonesia (Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Republic of Indonesia), Universitas Gunung Kidul (UGK) is a very small coeducational Indonesian higher education institution. Universitas Gunung Kidul (UGK) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. UGK also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.