This week, the Civil Engineering program of the Universidad Industrial de Santander will celebrate its 60 years of existence. For this reason, different activities have been scheduled to integrate current students, graduates, professors, administrative staff and other personnel who wish to participate.
“During these six decades our program has graduated more than 5,000 people, who, with the UIS seal of quality, have contributed significantly both locally, nationally and internationally. In addition, we have trained more than 800 postgraduates in areas such as: structures, management, water resources, environmental sanitation and geotechnics, and we are projecting ourselves into new fields, such as transit and transportation, with the goal of establishing a PhD in Civil Engineering in 2025,” expressed Miller Humberto Salas Rondón, director of the School of Civil Engineering.
The commemoration will begin this Thursday with a seminar and on Friday there will be a conference, panel of experts and a tour of the central campus. Below, you can see the program in detail:
- VII Research Socialization Seminar of the Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering: November 14 from 2 to 6 p. m. in the Aula Máxima of Mechanical Engineering.
- Conference ‘Building tomorrow: Contributions of Civil Engineering to the challenges of human settlements and the environment’: November 15 from 8 a.m. to 12 m. at the Luis A. Calvo Auditorium.
- Panel with experts: ‘Needs, potentials and challenges for the development of infrastructure in Santander’: November 15, from 2:30 to 4:30 p. m. in the Multifunctional Hall of Bienestar Pro.
- Tour of the University and program facilities: ‘Back to the alma mater with a vision for the future’. Nov. 15 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. from the Bienestar Pro Multifunctional Room.
Events are free admission, but you must register at the link below:
