Enrollment Opens for Diploma Program in Laboratory Accreditation ISO/IEC 17025:2017
Specialized training in the quality and reliability of laboratory results continues to gain importance in the professional field. In this context, enrollment is now open for the Diploma Program in Laboratory Accreditation ISO/IEC 17025:2017, a theoretical–practical program aimed at strengthening key competencies in the sector. The main objective of the diploma program is for participants […]
55 years of legacy: the School of Chemistry celebrated its history, present, and future
During the commemoration of the School of Chemistry’s 55th anniversary, professors, students, and alumni gathered to honor the history and legacy of the academic program. The School of Chemistry was founded in 1970 in response to the national need to strengthen science and research. Over the decades, it has evolved from its first laboratories to […]
UIS student receives award for best poster from the International Union of Crystallography in Brazil
Brayan Stiven Santos García, an undergraduate chemistry student at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS), made an outstanding contribution to the VII Latin American Crystallographic Association Meeting (LACA), held in Fortaleza, Brazil. His work, entitled “Crystal Structure Determination and Supramolecular Analysis of Hydrocodone Bitartrate by X-ray Diffraction,” was recognized with the Best Poster Prize Award […]
The UIS strengthens its academic infrastructure with new spaces for the Faculty of Sciences
The rector of the Industrial University of Santander (UIS), Hernán Porras Díaz, officially handed over 26 offices for professors from the Schools of Biology and Mathematics, as well as the renovated study centers for the Schools of Physics and Chemistry. These spaces were suitably modernized with new furniture, air conditioning, better lighting, and functional design, […]
UIS contributes to the protection of ecosystems in the Páramo de Berlín and the Tona River
The Berlín páramo and the Tona River basin are more than just beautiful landscapes. They are vital ecosystems that provide water to thousands of people in Santander and Norte de Santander. However, human activities in both ecosystems modify land cover and generate waste that affects the sustainable supply of water in terms of quantity and […]
From the UIS to the Amazon: science that transforms copoazú and promotes sustainable development in Colombian agriculture
Copoazú, an Amazonian fruit also known as Theobroma grandiflorum, has become the focus of scientific research led by the Industrial University of Santander (UIS), with the aim of generating sustainable solutions for farmers in the department of Caquetá. The UIS research team, made up of professors Bladimiro Rincón Orozco and Mario Negrette from the Department […]
Faculty of Science professors receive 72 remodeled offices
At the start of the second academic period of 2025, Rector Hernán Porras Díaz handed over 72 remodeled offices to professors from the Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics departments of the Faculty of Sciences. The new locations have undergone renovations, including new flooring, air conditioning installation, improvements to electrical and communications networks, and updated furniture. The […]
UIS hosts the First National Meeting of Student Chapters of the ACS Colombia
The Industrial University of Santander (UIS) is the scene of the First National Meeting of Student Chapters of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Colombia, an event that brings together teachers, researchers and students from six universities in the country around a common goal: to strengthen chemistry as a key tool for the sustainability of a […]
Call for chemical engineering graduates to work at Quala, Dominican Republic
The External Relations Office of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) invites graduates in chemical engineering to participate in job opportunities with the company Quala, located in the Dominican Republic. The call will take place from April 23 to 25, 2025, in the Alberto Elías Hernández auditorium, and will be held both in person and […]
The UIS was present at the Virology Congress held in Spain
Leidy Sierra Guevara is a graduate chemist from the UIS and represented the University at the III Congress of Virology that took place in Valencia (Spain). There, she participated in the poster modality with the research work on the metabolomic study of interferon kappa re-expression in in vitro cellular models of cervical cancer infected with […]