UIS and E.S.E. HUS sign agreements to strengthen training, research and innovation in health

Reaffirming their commitment to academic excellence, the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) and the ESE Hospital Universitario de Santander signed two agreements for 10 years: 1. Renewal of the Teaching and Service relationship and 2. Inter-institutional cooperation for research, innovation and knowledge transfer. The first agreement is aimed at strengthening the Teaching-Service relationship, allowing students […]
Resident of Specialization in Internal Medicine, 2nd place in poster modality in research contest

Sheyla Pardo Gonzalez, resident of the postgraduate course in Internal Medicine, participated in the XXI Congress of the Faculty of Health Sciences UNAB, IV Congress of Internal Medicine Residents – XII International 2025, held from June 10 to 12, 2025. During the event he took second place in the poster modality in the research contest, […]
Nursing student represents the UIS in the International Scientific Camp of Research Seminaries

Cristian Camilo Pérez Carvajal is a student of Nursing at the Industrial University of Santander and thanks to his work he represented the UIS in the II International Scientific Camp of Research Seedbeds that took place in Juchitán (Oaxaca- Mexico). There the student presented the results of the study ‘Relationship between academic stress and sports […]
Volume 38 of the journal Médicas UIS is now available

Dear university community: We invite you to get to know the 38th volume of the journal Médicas UIS. In this issue, you will find: Editorial: Open science and university scientific journalsPrevalence of self-medication and associated factors in university students of a Faculty of Health Sciences in Pereira (Colombia) during 2021. Effect of COVID-19 confinement on […]
UIS professors and students, present at the International Congress of Human Genetics

The XVIII Colombian Congress and XII International Congress of Human Genetics, organized by the Colombian Association of Human Genetics (ACGH), was held in Cartagena from June 11 to 14. This event brought together more than 543 researchers in the area of genetics working in the country and counted with the participation of 23 international speakers, […]
UIS establishes collaboration with the Secretary of Health of Santander for the timely diagnosis of Leishmaniasis

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis represents a major public health problem in the region. Martha Lucía Díaz, Ph.D., professor at the School of Microbiology, formulated and executed a UIS research project on “Cutaneous Leishmaniasis”. This disease caused by a parasite of the genus leishmania, affects the skin in the most exposed areas. The disease is transmitted by an […]
Pride in being UIS stands out during graduation ceremonies

A dream day was experienced by 572 people during the graduation ceremony at the Universidad Industrial de Santander. Applause, hugs, thanks and tears of emotion were a constant throughout the three ceremonies held during the day. An example of this was Jonatan Stiven Rodríguez Rincón, who achieved the distinction summa cum laude after finishing his […]
The UIS will be decked out this Thursday during the second day of the 2025 degree ceremony

This Thursday will be the second graduation day of 2025 at the Universidad Industrial de Santander, in which 572 people will fulfill a life goal by completing their undergraduate or graduate studies. The first shift will be for the Faculty of Physicomechanical Engineering at 8:00 a.m. At 10:30 a.m. it will be time for the […]
UIS achieves outstanding participation in the Pan American Congress of Trauma 2025

The Universidad Industrial de Santander had an outstanding representation in the XXXVII Pan-American Congress of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Surgery and the XLVII National Surgical Congress of the Ecuadorian Society of Surgery, held recently in Cuenca, Ecuador. This event brought together professionals and academics from all over the Americas to share experiences, scientific advances […]
D. student in Biomedical Sciences obtained third place in scientific poster presentation

The PhD student in Biomedical Sciences, Nathalia Jones Cifuentes, participated in the prestigious international symposium “Tumor immunology meets oncology XIX”, where she won third place for the best scientific poster. The event was held recently in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany. Her research was developed under the mentorship of Ph.D Bladimiro Rincón Orozco, professor of […]