Founded in 1972, Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales (Institute of Advanced National Studies) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the large city of Quito (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Pichincha.  Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Consejo de Aseguramiento de la Calidad de la Educación Superior del Ecuador (Council for Quality Assurance of Higher Education of Ecuador), Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales (IAEN) is a coeducational higher education institution. Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales (IAEN) 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. 