Casona La Perla: living memory and heritage of the UIS
In the heart of the central campus of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) there is a building that keeps in its walls more than a century of history: the large house La Perla, today known as the Casa de los Egresados UIS (UIS Alumni House). Built with a traditional rectangular cloister typology, La Perla […]
UIS opens doors in Guainía: Inírida students could graduate as technicians straight from high school
Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) continues bringing higher education to the most remote regions of the country. This time, in Inírida (Guainía), it took a decisive step with the implementation of the program Higher Education in Your School, which will allow 10th and 11th grade students to study the professional program in Agroindustrial Administration, through […]
French students undertake research internship at the UIS School of Chemical Engineering
The Industrial University of Santander (UIS), through its School of Chemical Engineering, welcomed three French students from CPE Lyon during the 2025-2 academic semester: Clélia Monnier, Dorine Mallet, and Candice Cuenot, who are doing their internships in different research groups at the institution. The young women, who are studying chemical engineering and process engineering, are […]
UIS School of Petroleum Engineering welcomes international exchange student
The School of Petroleum Engineering at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) welcomed Giancarlo Flores Béjar, a petroleum and natural gas engineering student from the National University of Engineering (UNI) in Lima, Peru, who will spend a semester as an exchange student at the institution’s main campus. The welcome was led by school administrators and […]
UIS opens registration for the 12th cohort of the Specialization in Statistics
The Postgraduate Department and the School of Mathematics at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) inform the academic and professional community that registration is now open for the twelfth cohort of the Specialization in Statistics, a postgraduate program aimed at providing data analysis methodologies and tools applicable in multiple fields of knowledge. This postgraduate program […]
Motion of Recognition
The Governing Council of the Industrial University of Santander, interpreting the feelings of the university community and the general public, expresses its sincere gratitude to the institution’s management team, led by the rector, Professor Hernán Porras Díaz, for the vision, agility, and commitment with which it has responded to the national government’s invitation to expand […]
UIS microbiologist to be the next guest on Coffee with Alumni
José Orlando Blanco Lozano, a UIS microbiologist who graduated in 2017 and specializes in food safety, has extensive experience in research, teaching, and quality management. He will be the next guest on Coffee with Alumni. His experience has been largely as a professional at CICTA, the UIS Center for Research in Food Science and Technology, […]
Main entrance, the UIS building that has seen most people pass through
One of the most frequented buildings of the Universidad Industrial de Santander day after day is the main porter’s lodge on Carrera 27. However, it has become so commonplace that people do not even notice it any more. However, during the study carried out to determine the parameters of the Special Management and Protection Plan […]
The ‘Traveling Piano’ reached more than 750 people during its visit to El Socorro
As part of the 42nd UIS International Piano Festival, the Siglo XXI School in Socorro welcomed the ‘Traveling Piano’, an activity that brought together nearly 500 primary and secondary school students. Pianist Julián Valencia gave a recital in which he shared his repertoire and interacted with the audience, creating opportunities for dialogue and inspiring the […]
UIS Listening Center joins the “Liga al parque” event to promote community well-being
As part of its celebration of 64 years of service to the community, the Santander League Against Cancer held the “Liga al parque” event, an activity carried out in Antonia Santos Park that brought together various institutional and social partners. The Listening Center of the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) actively participated in this event, […]