Eight UIS professors took on roles as school and department directors
The Industrial University of Santander (UIS) officially appointed eight professors who will take over the management of various academic schools and departments, in a ceremony that strengthens the university’s institutional management and academic leadership. The appointed professors are Olga Lucía Uribe Enciso, director of the School of Languages; Jorge Enrique Buitrago Espitia, from the Department […]
Medical interns across the country will be paid during their final academic year
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection, through Resolution 000010 of January 6, 2026, established the reporting, verification, recognition, and organization of monthly remuneration and affiliation to the Comprehensive Social Security System for medical interns. This development comes as part of the labor reform proposed and approved by the current government. Therefore, starting in January […]
Ipred-UIS Closes Registration for 2026-1 with Nearly 900 Applicants
The Institute for Regional Outreach and Distance Education (Ipred) at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) closed its registration period for the first academic semester of 2026 with approximately 900 applicants. The undergraduate programs offered in distance and online formats for admitted students are: – Professional Technician in Agricultural Production (4 semesters) | Distance Learning […]
The UIS officially begins its institutional activities for 2026
With the return of administrative and teaching staff to the various university campuses, following the end of the collective vacation period approved by the Academic Council, the Industrial University of Santander officially resumes its institutional activities and services to the public as of Thursday, January 15. After closing a positive year marked by significant advances […]
UIS Receives Recognition at the Luis Enrique Figueroa Rey Departmental Journalism Award
The Universidad Industrial de Santander received the Luis Enrique Figueroa Rey Departmental Journalism Award in the category Best Work in Tourism Promotion of the Department, a recognition that highlights the narrative and visual quality with which territories and their richness are portrayed. The award was granted to social communicator César Mauricio Olaya Corzo, creative coordinator, […]
UIS Academic Council Approves the Creation of the Food Engineering Program in Barbosa and Saravena
The Universidad Industrial de Santander continues to strengthen its regional academic offering with the approval, by the Academic Council, of the Food Engineering undergraduate program in on-campus (face-to-face) modality, to be offered in Barbosa (Santander) and Saravena (Arauca), as established in Agreement No. 353 of December 9, 2025. This decision represents a milestone in consolidating […]
Pride in graduation: in five ceremonies, 1,147 new professionals reaffirm the UIS seal
The Universidad Industrial de Santander experienced a deeply moving moment during the five graduation ceremonies held on December 17 and 18, in which 1,147 graduates received their undergraduate and graduate degrees, culminating a journey marked by effort, discipline, and a vocation for knowledge. The academic ceremonies, held at the Luis A. Calvo Auditorium, brought together […]
With dreams fulfilled and new challenges ahead, 1,147 UIS professionals celebrate their graduation
The Industrial University of Santander (UIS) celebrates the graduation of 1,147 new professionals, who have successfully completed a fundamental stage of their academic training and are set to become agents of transformation for the region and the country. Diverse education with the UIS seal of excellence Of the total number of graduates, 604 are men […]
Complete renovation of computer equipment at the UIS Socorro Headquarters
The UIS Socorro Campus is modernizing its technological infrastructure with the implementation of new technological resources. With the arrival of 60 high-performance computers and 145 desktop computers, the delivery of 205 computers will be completed in 2025, strengthening the teaching-learning process and academic management at the institution. The equipment was distributed among four computer rooms […]
Santander reflects on itself: voices from across the region chart the course towards 2050
The Santander Vision 2050 project brought together and intertwined the voices of rural communities, young people, business leaders, and academics from different provinces in the department. A shared conclusion emerged from this exercise: Santander is not a fragmented territory, but rather a territory that seeks, questions, and projects itself. Territories that remember, resist, and transform […]