Four UIS areas of knowledge stand out in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022
The Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), remains among the best universities in the world. According to the twelfth edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2022, the areas of knowledge of Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Medicine stood out by obtaining the best score. QS conducts an independent comparative analysis […]
The UIS presented the city with the book ‘Basic History of Bucaramanga’, as a gift for its 400th anniversary
The launching of the book Historia básica de Bucaramanga, an original work that gathers the most significant research of professional historians from the origins of our city to the present, became an important event. Before a large and select audience in the Santander Hall of the UIS Bucarica headquarters, which included academic historians, representatives of […]
Luis Orlando Aguirre takes office as faculty representative on the National Council of Higher Education
For two more years, the engineer Luis Orlando Aguirre Rodríguez, representing the professors of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), was sworn in this Tuesday, for the third consecutive time, as representative of all university professors in Colombia in the highest advisory body on higher education policy in the country. The act of possession took […]
Philosophy Program advances in the process of renewing its high-quality accreditation
With the purpose of initiating the process of verification of the quality conditions, the School of Philosophy of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), awaits the visit of the academic peers appointed by the National Accreditation Council(CNA), in the framework of the evaluation for the renewal of the high-quality accreditation. The academic peers officially designated […]
France and the UIS strengthen relations after visit of the ambassador of the European country to the institution
Developing a special relationship with the UIS in the renewable energy sector, mainly in hydrogen, was one of the main conclusions of the visit of Frédéric Doré, the French ambassador in Colombia, to the Universidad Industrial de Santander. During his stay, he received the attention of the University’s directors, who showed him the advances that […]
Two Spanish universities award UIS professor with honors in doctoral degree
Carolina Vargas Porras, a tenured professor attached to the UIS School of Nursing, School of Health, officially received her doctoral degree in Nursing and Health a program accredited by the University of Barcelona and Rovira i Virgili University, last Friday. The Auditorio Graus of the Universitat Rovira I Virgili also awarded her doctoral thesis with […]
Ministerio de Trabajo praised UIS for its labor management in recent years
A stable job and better working conditions for its employees was the goal set by the Universidad Industrial de Santander in 2013, to promote a sense of belonging among workers. Almost 10 years later, the objective has been met and this is recognized by the Ministerio de Trabajo. “The process that has been advanced at […]
Coming soon!… Presentation of the results of the dialogue initiative ‘Tenemos que hablar Colombia’
More than 5 thousand Colombians from all corners of the country joined ‘Tenemos que hablar Colombia’ (THQ), a national initiative that seeks to promote a plural, diverse, inclusive and representative conversation for the country. For the implementation of this national strategy, six universities (Eafit, Industrial de Santander, Nacional, Andes, del Valle and del Norte) joined […]
6th Event of successful experiences in the implementation of ICT in teaching, register and attend!
The Academic Vice Rector’s Office and the ICT Leading Team, ELTIC, in the framework of the “Policy to support training through Information and Communication Technologies” invite the UIS academic community to participate in the 6th event “Experiencias exitosas en la implementación de TIC en docencia” to be held on March 25th, 2022, in remote modality. […]
UIS researchers create a portable chest drainage unit for pleural pathology patients
The Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC) granted the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) a national invention patent for the creation of a portable therapeutic pleural drainage unit. This clinical treatment tool is expected to provide autonomy and improve the conditions of patients who present pleural pathology or accumulation of liquid between the tissues that […]