A historic moment for healthcare in Santander. ESE HUS was recognized as a “University Hospital”
The Industrial University of Santander has good news for the department. Its primary clinical training site for students in the School of Health has achieved one of the most important recognitions in the areas of quality of care, teaching, and research. Through Agreement No. 012 of July 22, 2026, the Intersectoral Commission for Human Resources […]
UIS Expanded Academic Council Outlines a Roadmap to Strengthen Academic Excellence and Student Retention
With the participation of school deans, academic coordinators, and administrators from the Industrial University of Santander, the Expanded Academic Council met this Tuesday. This institutional planning forum served as a platform to analyze the main challenges and opportunities for continuing to strengthen academic quality, research, university management, and the institution’s impact on the region and […]
UIS Becomes the First University to Implement the Faculty Formalization Plan
The Industrial University of Santander (UIS) officially appointed 13 professors to permanent faculty positions under the Faculty Formalization Plan, an initiative promoted by the Colombian National Government to strengthen public universities through the hiring of academic staff with long-term employment prospects. The public recruitment process was regulated by the University Superior Council Agreements No. 022 […]
More than 1,500 first-year students began their college life at UIS
The UIS student orientation week began this Monday with the participation of 1,500 first-year students, who officially began their college life at the Industrial University of Santander with a program designed to help them adjust to the institution and strengthen their sense of belonging. Eager to achieve their professional goals and become part of one […]
UIS strengthens its academic offerings with new technical program in photovoltaic systems
We are pleased to announce that the Colombian Ministry of National Education has granted qualified registration (registro calificado) to the Técnico Profesional en Instalación y Mantenimiento de Sistemas Fotovoltaicos program at Universidad Industrial de Santander for a period of seven (7) years, through Resolution No. 018864 of July 22, 2026. This new program will be […]
Ministry of Education to Visit UIS to Evaluate the ‘Listening Center in the Territory’ Project
The Listening Center at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) is making final preparations to welcome, for the second time, delegates from Colombia’s Ministry of National Education (MEN) this Monday, July 27. The delegation will assess compliance with and progress on the project, ‘Implementation of a Community Mental Health Guidance Model that Promotes Undergraduate Student […]
UIS Welcome Week 2026-2 welcomes first-year students from July 27 to 31
The Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) will welcome first-year students for the 2026-2 academic term from July 27 to 31 with a comprehensive program of academic, cultural, sports, and institutional activities that will mark the beginning of their university experience. The program is designed to help new students integrate into the university community and provide […]
UIS Welcomes International Students to its Spanish as a Foreign Language Program
The Language Institute at Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) welcomed a new group of international students who have begun their studies in the Spanish as a Foreign Language program. This intensive, in-person academic program combines Spanish language instruction with a linguistic and intercultural immersion experience in the Santander region of Colombia. The program’s first cohort […]
UIS Faculty Gather for the Pedagogical Innovation Conference on July 22 and 23
The Vicerrectoría Académica has invited UIS faculty members to actively participate in the keynote sessions and hands-on workshops taking place this Wednesday and Thursday at the main campus of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS). Regarding the event, Professor Olga Mercedes Álvarez Ojeda, Vicerrectora Académica stated “This event will be organized into two main components. […]
Student Cafeteria Service Registration Now Open for the 2026-II Academic Semester
The Industrial University of Santander (UIS), through the Food Services Coordination Office of the Student Welfare Unit, will open registration for the Student Cafeteria Service from Monday, July 27, through Friday, July 31, for the second academic semester of 2026. This university program contributes to the well-being and retention of undergraduate on-campus students. Students interested […]