UIS presented awards under the OVA and INNOVA-TIC 2025 Call

With the purpose of strengthening the projects developed within the framework of the calls that make up the 2025 ICT Portfolio, the Vicerrectoría Académica UIS presented the awards granted to the professors from the Departamento de Cirugía and the Escuelas de Geología y de Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Ciencia de los Materiales UIS, winners of the […]
UIS Electrochemistry Laboratory: science for a sustainable future

At the heart of the Parque Tecnológico Guatiguará is the Electrochemistry Laboratory of the Center for Scientific and Technological Research in Materials and Nanoscience (CMN), a space where the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) promotes high-impact research aimed at Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6, 7, and 13: clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, […]
The School of Metallurgical Engineering opened its doors to the community.

The School of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) held its Second Open House Day to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the Metallurgical Engineering program, the 50th anniversary of the Álvaro Quiroga Correa Steel Plant, and the Jorge Bautista Vesga Building, landmarks of the institution’s infrastructure and architectural heritage. […]
Cuban student, winner of the Colombia Scholarship, chose the UIS to pursue a Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering

The Industrial University of Santander (UIS) continues to consolidate its position as an academic benchmark in Latin America by welcoming Cuban nuclear engineer Pablo Enrique Díaz in the second semester of 2025, who is beginning his master’s degree in Materials Engineering thanks to the Colombia Scholarship for Foreigners. Pablo, a graduate of the University of […]
UIS professors shine at international symposium on safety and environmental protection

Professors from the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) proudly represented the institution at the 1st International Symposium “Security and Environmental Protection for Life”, organized by the National Police at the main campus of the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga. The papers presented were the result of years of academic research, with an interdisciplinary approach committed to […]
Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory services reactivated at the Guatiguará Technology Park

After a period of inactivity due to technical failures in its main equipment, the Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory (SEM), located at the Guatiguará Technology Park, has officially reactivated its services. This laboratory, which is part of the Central Laboratories of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), is a key space for research, innovation and technology […]
New directors take office in the Faculty of Sciences and four schools of the UIS

Gilberto Arenas Díaz is the new dean of the Faculty of Sciences after being sworn in by Rector Hernán Porras Díaz during the extended Academic Council session held this Tuesday. He is a full time professor assigned to the School of Mathematics, he is also a graduate of the UIS Bachelor’s program in Mathematics in […]
Academic peers visit the UIS in the process of renewing the accreditation of the Metallurgical Engineering program

This Tuesday morning began the visit of peers for the external evaluation for the renewal of the high-quality accreditation of the undergraduate program in Metallurgical Engineering at the Universidad Industrial de Santander, UIS. The academic peers appointed by the National Accreditation Council – CNA, are Moisés Oswaldo Bustamante Rúa (coordinating peer), professor of the National […]
Open enrollment in postgraduate research programs: First academic semester of 2022
Communications Department Until January 24th there is a deadline to make the payment to enroll in the Doctorate or Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering offered by the School of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science of the Universidad Industrial de Santander. The purpose of the PhD is to train advanced-level researchers to be autonomous and creative […]