The UIS strengthens its academic infrastructure with new spaces for the Faculty of Sciences
The rector of the Industrial University of Santander (UIS), Hernán Porras Díaz, officially handed over 26 offices for professors from the Schools of Biology and Mathematics, as well as the renovated study centers for the Schools of Physics and Chemistry. These spaces were suitably modernized with new furniture, air conditioning, better lighting, and functional design, […]
The UIS is the epicenter of historical thought with the History School Colloquium
This week, the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) becomes the main stage for historical analysis and reflection, with a new edition of the History School Colloquium, an academic space that has established itself as a meeting point for the dissemination of historical knowledge produced at the institution and other centers of thought in the country. […]
Music will resonate throughout the region with the delivery of musical equipment from Artes para la Paz worth more than $6.65 billion
Children, adolescents, and young people who are part of the Arts for Peace Program (PAPP) will receive musical instruments, with which the Ministry of Culture, Arts, and Knowledge and the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) aim to sow melodies and songs, train artists, but above all, forge better human beings with music as one of […]
Axis Vitae (Axis of Life): the new symbol of science, art, and life rising at the UIS Faculty of health
The Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) is preparing for a new milestone in its artistic and academic history. This Tuesday, October 14, the monumental sculpture Axis Vitae (Axis of Life) will be officially unveiled. The piece adorns the main plaza of the new Academic and Scientific Complex for Research in Health and Life Sciences – […]
The Faculty of Health now has a Listening Center!
As part of the commemoration of World Mental Health Day, the Listening Center was opened at the UIS Faculty of Health. “The University’s Listening Center has been operating for two years. One of the purposes was to have it here at the Faculty of Health. It is wonderful that today, October 10, World Mental Health […]
UIS Clinical Laboratory led training for doctors and nursing managers at Student Welfare
Thanks to the guidance of Diana Ortega, coordinator of the UIS Clinical Laboratory, and the support of Albert Adrián Rojas, a graduate of the School of Microbiology, training was provided to doctors and nursing managers at Student Welfare on updates to POCT (Point Of Care Testing) and diagnostic algorithms established in Resolution 1314 of 2020 […]
They discover a new fern species in the Serranía de los Yariguíes
A new fern species has been discovered in the Serranía de los Yariguíes, in the department of Santander, strengthening Colombia’s role as an epicenter of biodiversity. The species, Serpocaulon biauriculatum (family Polypodiaceae), was recently described in the scientific journal Brittonia, published by the New York Botanical Garden. The discovery was made based on botanical collections […]
UIS professor participated in physiotherapy conference in Brazil with posters on muscle activation and gait
Odair Bacca Ramírez, professor at the School of Physical Therapy, Coordinator of the Movement Analysis Laboratory (LAM), member of the Movement Harmony and Life Group (MAV Group) and the Pain Study Group (GED), participated in the XV International Physical Therapy Conference in Fortaleza, Brazil, organized by the Brazilian Society of Physical Therapy (SBF). The UIS […]
Enrollment Open for On-Campus Undergraduate Programs in Bucaramanga 2026-1
The Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) invites all high school graduates across the country to take part in the admission process for its on-campus undergraduate programs in Bucaramanga — an opportunity to join a public institution that leads the training of professionals committed to regional and national development. Important dates: Applicants must have completed or […]
UIS professor participates in the 11th Biosafety Conference in Italy with a proposal on biosafety culture
indy Tatiana Daza Ríos, professor at the School of Microbiology and GIEM Group, participated in the 11th Biosafety Conference in Siena, Italy. Italian Biosafety Platform (IBP), September 9 and 10, with a poster presentation. This event brought together companies, professionals, and researchers from around the world interested in biosafety. The objective was to disseminate the […]