Pediatric residents will hold the 31st edition of their annual conference
Respiratory diseases, gastrointestinal and skin allergies: breaking paradigms will be the main theme of the conference for postgraduate pediatric residents, which will be held on October 9, 10, and 11. The academic event will cover a variety of topics, such as pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic childhood diseases, skin infections, allergies, bronchiolitis, contact dermatitis, rhinitis, inhaler […]
Restored and awarded, the Administration I building revives our heritage
The Administration 1 building is one of the most representative buildings of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), not only for being one of the first buildings constructed on the central campus and having been the site of many departments, but also for being one of the buildings with the highest score in the Special […]
UIS leads study on how living conditions affect mortality in Colombia
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 […]
UIS adopts special working hours on September 12 and 19 in accordance with the Comprehensive Family Protection Law
Through Resolution 1424 of 2025, the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) authorized a special work schedule for administrative public servants assigned to the institution’s various departments and academic-administrative units. According to the resolution issued, on Friday, September 12 and 19, 2025, the workday will be from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Please note that the […]
UIS Fine Arts students to receive recognition at the Aurora Awards
The Custodio García Rovira Museum of Fine Arts and House of Culture will open its doors on Friday, September 5, at 6:30 p.m. to kick off the first edition of the Aurora Awards, an initiative that seeks to recognize the creativity, discipline, and commitment of fine arts students from the Institute for Regional Outreach and […]
Educational innovation workshop for faculty members
In the Magistral Auditorium of the Faculty of Health, the academic vice-rector, Professor Olga Mercedes Álvarez Ojeda, and the Teaching Mission team held a welcome and faculty innovation workshop. This event, which brought together professors from across the institution, aimed to promote educational innovation through the exchange of experiences, learning new methodologies, and integrating technologies […]
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 […]