Founded in 1996, Universidad de Oriente, Mexico (University of the East, Mexico) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the large city of Puebla (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants).  Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Secretaría de Educación Pública, Mexico (Secretariat of Public Education, Mexico), Universidad de Oriente, Mexico (UO) is a coeducational higher education institution. Universidad de Oriente, Mexico (UO) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. See the EduListing degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. 