With a unanimous vote, the 11 presidents of the department’s business associations elected Alejandro Almeyda Camargo, Executive Director of Fenalco Santander, as their new representative to the máximo órgano de dirección y gobierno de la Universidad.
It is worth mentioning that through Resolution No. 1479 of October 3, 2024, the Rector UIS, Hernán Porras Díaz, called for and regulated the process for the election of the representative of the productive sector for the 2024–2026 term, which was supported by the Secretaría General of the Universidad Industrial de Santander.
Almeyda Camargo is a Market Engineer from the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), holds a specialization in Strategic and Commercial Management from the Universidad de la Sabana, and a Master’s in Business Management (MBA) from the Universidad Industrial de Santander, UIS. He previously served as the representative of the productive sector to the Consejo Superior UIS during the 2020-2022 period.
“It is a great honor to participate in the Consejo Superior UIS representing the Intergremial Committee of Santander. Our goal is to bring this important pillar of the department closer to businesses. We aim to continue the development that the rector, with the support of the Higher Council, has been driving at the university, transforming it from the inside out—not only in terms of infrastructure, but also in knowledge, research, and collaboration with the productive sector, which is essential to ensure the integration of businesses and academia,” said the newly elected representative.
He added, “We hope that through this collaborative work, we can strengthen the university’s partnership with the business sector and, in doing so, continue to provide opportunities for many people in the productive, labor, and entrepreneurial sectors.”
On her part, Martha Ruth Velásquez Quintero, President of the Intergremial Committee and Executive Director of FENAVI Santander, expressed, “We have a very valuable space having our representative within the Consejo Superior UIS. For us, it is very positive to participate in this setting, to be part of the entire university process, and, most importantly, to support the university in all its initiatives, projects, and even help disseminate what is being done. The university has a wide range of offerings, not only educational but also in terms of management, under the leadership of Engineer Hernán Porras. And of course, we are very interested in being promoters of what UIS is accomplishing. There have been projects, and we must acknowledge that under the administration of Engineer Porras, the university’s infrastructure has been significantly strengthened. UIS is a university that is on par with top universities both nationally and internationally.”
Engineer Alejandro Almeyda Camargo will replace Farid Jhoany Jones Zárate, Executive Director of the Federation of Biocombustible and Energy Entrepreneurs of Colombia (FEBECOL), as the representative of the productive sector of Santander before the Consejo Superior UIS. He will officially take office at the next session of the máximo órgano de dirección y gobierno de la Universidad.
