UISALUD, steadfast in the fight against cancer

Pieza gráfica con la descripción de los principales hábitos a adoptar para evitar el cáncer y algunas cifras reportadas en Colombia para el año 2022.

This Tuesday, February 4, the Specialized Health Unit of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UISALUD) will join, as it does every year, the commemoration of World Cancer Day, inviting its affiliates to reflect on the importance of early diagnosis and access to appropriate treatment. From 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, at the UISALUD facilities, educational […]

Students resumed classes with excitement and pride for being UIS

Imagen que muestra a estudiantes durante su estudio.

A new stage began this Monday, February 3 at the Universidad Industrial de Santander with the start of classes for the 2025-1 academic period. Once again the classrooms were full, the common areas of the campus were highlighted with the presence of students who met again and once again shared academic and personal tasks. “I […]

UIS Community! Participate in Conversational English Clubs

¡Comunidad UIS! Participe de los Clubes de Inglés Conversacional

The Directorate of External Relations of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) invites the entire university community to enroll in the Conversational English Clubs. These spaces are designed to promote the practice of communication skills in English in an interactive and dynamic way, adapting to different levels of knowledge. The clubs are open to students […]

Don’t skip breakfast: the key tip to start the academic year off right

Graphic piece containing an example of a nutritious and balanced breakfast.

The Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) begins a new academic and work year. To face it with energy and well-being, nutrition plays a fundamental role. Erika Sirley Prada Rodríguez, nutritionist of Student Welfare, shares key recommendations to acquire and maintain healthy habits, highlighting the importance of not skipping breakfast. Back to the routine without guilt […]

UIS to hold seminar on sports psychology

Imagen que muestra una jugada de rugby

The coach and the challenges of psychological preparation. General aspects’ is the seminar to be held this Saturday, virtually, and organized by the Department of Physical Education and Sports of the UIS. The academic space will address issues such as psychological control in sports training and mental preparation for competition, in order to enrich the […]

Parents of the new students learned more about UIS

Imagen que muestra a padres de familia

Parents of first-year students were welcomed to Universidad Industrial de Santander by members of the Academic Council, headed by Rector Hernán Porras Díaz, to learn more about the university, their children’s new home of studies. For the 2025-1 academic year, which begins this February 3, about 1,800 young people will begin their university studies. During […]

UIS researchers make history in Antarctica

Imagen que muestra a Julián Rodríguez y a Elián Calderón en la Antártica

Professor Julián Rodríguez Ferreira together with the student Elián Calderón Quintero represented the UIS in the eleventh Colombian Antarctic Expedition in which for the first time a project of the country arrived so close to the geographic South Pole and in which they became the first Colombian scientists to be in the Union Glacier Polar […]

UIS and Ministry of Mines and Energy explore cooperation on biogas and bioenergy

Professor Liliana del Pilar Castro with the advisor of the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Franco Hernán Gómez, during the presentation of the operation of the UIS Anaerobic Digestion Laboratory.

With the objective of establishing joint projects between the Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), Franco Hernán Gómez, advisor to the Ministry on bioenergy and biogas in energy communities and an outstanding graduate of the UIS Chemical Engineering program, visited his alma mater to learn about the operation […]