The UIS will host the 2025 ASPU National Games
The central campus of the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) will be the venue for the Sixth Edition of the National Sports, Cultural, and Recreational Games of the University Professors’ Union Association (ASPU), which will take place from October 9 to 12, 2025. “We are very happy because we will be welcoming our colleagues from […]
UIS strengthens education with significant donation of furniture and computers to rural school in Socorro
“When I first arrived at school, the road was unpaved and the classroom seemed too small for so many dreams,” wrote ninth-grade student Vanesa Zambrano Chávez in her monologue. Her confident voice opened the ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Alberto Santos Buitrago School, an institution that was founded in the village of Morros […]
UIS students, the call for outgoing mobility for 2026-1 has been open since August 27
If you are an undergraduate or graduate student at the Industrial University of Santander and would like to study abroad at an international institution, this information is of interest to you. The Office of International Relations is now accepting applications for the 2026-1 outgoing mobility program. This call for applications includes different types of mobility, […]
UIS Málaga students create cactus-based concentrate for ruminants and chickens
Who would have thought that a prickly plant like the cactus could be turned into feed for farm animals? Well, Andrés Arias and Hesley Torres, sixth-semester students in the Animal Husbandry program at the UIS Málaga campus, decided to undertake an innovative project: “Rumicactus,” a concentrate for ruminants, and “Piocactus,” a version adapted for chickens, […]
The UIS promotes training in responsible management of institutional information
With the aim of strengthening a culture of responsibility in data and document management, the Industrial University of Santander, through its Information and Communication Technologies Division and the Certification and Document Management Department, presented a training proposal for its staff on responsible management of institutional information. The initiative seeks to raise awareness among the university […]
UIS receives recognition from the European Union for Erasmus+ project
The Industrial University of Santander (UIS) received significant recognition from the European Union as part of the Colombian consortium that, for the first time, obtained funding from this entity through the approval of an Erasmus+ Strand 3 project, presented by the UIS Office of External Relations. The ceremony was held in the auditorium of the […]
UIS’s “Skate for Life” excels in international competition held in Russia
Óscar Piñeres Cuadros, skateboarding instructor and philosophy student, earned the right to represent the UIS and Colombia at the Laureados Kardo awards with the project “Skate for Life,” which is taking place this week in Russia. The initiative began almost 20 years ago on the streets of Barrio Álvarez and took root in Parque Extremo, […]
Socorro Headquarters promotes regional dialogue with Expanded Headquarters Council
An Expanded Campus Council was held at the Bicentennial Campus of the UIS Socorro Headquarters, a space for dialogue and collective construction that brought together administrators, advisors, teachers, and members of the university community to reflect on the role of the university in the region. The event was attended by Professor Gonzalo Alberto Patiño Benavidez, […]
UIS and CNMH open spaces for remembrance and reflection for peacebuilding
The Industrial University of Santander (UIS), through the Master’s Degree in Human Rights at the School of Law and Political Science, in coordination with the National Center for Historical Memory (CNMH), has launched a series of talks and cultural activities aimed at recognizing and reinterpreting places of memory linked to the armed conflict in the […]
Mechanical Engineering Building and Lecture Hall, living heritage of the central campus
The Mechanical Engineering Building and Lecture Hall, located in the heart of the central campus of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), have been recognized as priority conservation areas within the Special Management and Protection Plan (PEMP). Their value lies not only in their architectural design, but also in the profound symbolism they represent for […]