UIS School of Nutrition and Dietetics strengthens international ties with the University of Chile
On December 3, a virtual meeting was held between the School of Nutrition and Dietetics at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) and its counterpart at the University of Chile, with the aim of advancing joint actions focused on the student mobility program and establishing strategies for academic cooperation agreements and dual degrees for the […]
In Santander, 7 out of every 100 women living in rural areas cannot read or write
The educational gaps faced by rural women in Santander continue to pose major challenges. These persist due to disparities in access, retention, quality, and academic performance, as well as difficulties related to school infrastructure, technological availability, and government support. According to UN Women, women in these areas represent a quarter of the world’s population. However, […]
Elected Representative of the Professors to the UIS Committee on Human Rights and Conciliation
With a total of 5 votes, equivalent to 83.333%, Jhon Alexander Poveda Jurado was elected as the new representative of adjunct, part-time, and tutor professors to the UIS Committee on Human Rights and Conciliation for the 2025–2027 term. The total number of votes cast for this representation was 6. The verification process of the results […]
UISALUD consolidates alliances and presents its 2026 roadmap to its Provider Network
On Wednesday, December 3, starting at 7:00 a.m. at Casa Arámburo, the Specialized Health Unit of the Industrial University of Santander (UISALUD) held a socialization and strengthening event for more than 100 representatives of the Health and Medication Service Providers Network. The purpose of the meeting was to consolidate inter-institutional coordination, share the results of […]
Music, dance, and tradition: this is how the second day of the 2025 Festival of Lights was experienced
The Luis A. Calvo Auditorium at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) was once again filled with harmony and Christmas spirit with “Navidad de dos pueblos” (Christmas of Two Peoples), a magical performance presented by the UIS Folk Music and Dance Group and the Macondo Afro-Colombian Music and Dance Group on the second day of […]
The mathematical community gathers at the UIS for the XIII Northeastern Symposium
The 13th Northeastern Mathematics Symposium began at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS), an event that aims to disseminate academic work and research, promote spaces for reflection, and strengthen the mathematics community in the region and the country. This academic meeting will run until December 5. “The goal is to maintain the most important event […]
UIS wins second place in international colloquium with study on body image and perception
Nutrition and Dietetics students Ana María Villarreal, Alejandra Zanabria, Julián David Peña, Karen Arévalo, Sara Pérez, and their advisors, professors Ana Paola Mora and Diana Cecilia Álvarez, won second place in the virtual category of the 17th International Research Colloquium for University Students and the 9th International University Research Colloquium, organized by the University of […]
Professor of Medicine presents research paper at International Simulation Congress
Adriana González Quitian, professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the School of Medicine, presented the research paper by the interdisciplinary group from the School of Industrial Design and Medicine at SIMEX 2025, “The clinical simulation of the future,” the ninth international clinical simulation meeting. The research, entitled “Biomodel for simulating emergency procedures […]
UIS researchers took second place in the research projects category at the Psychiatry Congress
The Colombian Psychiatric Association awarded second place in the research project category to the study “Cardiometabolic factors, eating patterns, and sleep associated with mental health problems in boarding school students in the UIS Medicine program.” The objective of this study was to establish the prevalence and changes in cardiometabolic risk factors, eating and sleeping patterns, […]
This Wednesday: Election of the Representative to the UIS Human Rights and Conciliation Committee
This Wednesday, December 3, the voting will take place for the election of faculty representatives to the UIS Human Rights and Conciliation Committee for the 2025-2027 term. The candidate who has put his name forward for this position is Professor Jhon Alexander Poveda Jurado, who proposes the following: 1. Promote clear regulations for the parliamentary […]