Take part in the 20th Entrepreneurs’ Meeting
The Industrial University of Santander (UIS), through the Institute for Regional Outreach and Distance Education (IPRED), invites the region’s entrepreneurial community to participate in the 20th UIS Entrepreneurs Meeting: Stories of Entrepreneurial Families, to be held on Saturday, 20 September, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the Agora of the Virginia Gutiérrez de Pineda […]
Call for research papers U25 Fest
Would you like to share your research? As part of U25 Fest: Ideas for community growth, there will be opportunities to present oral papers and posters, organized by theme and faculty. 📍 Main Campus – Faculty of Sciences 📅 Wednesday, November 5 🎯 Thematic areas: – Quality education – Healthy living – Coexistence and democracy […]
UIS Cardiovascular Research Seedbed wins three departmental research awards from RedColSI 2025
The Cardiovascular Research Seedbed, affiliated with the UIS Electrocardiography Research Group, led by Professor Oscar Leonel Rueda-Ochoa, has been awarded three departmental research prizes from RedColSI 2025 (Colombian Network of Research Seedbeds). The group will represent the UIS Faculty of Health at the RedColSI National Meeting to be held in October in Bogotá. This event […]
Doctoral student in Biomedical Sciences completed an international internship
Diana Paola Peña Burgos, a doctoral candidate in the Biomedical Sciences program in the Department of Basic Sciences at the School of Medicine and affiliated with the Center for Research in Tropical Diseases (CINTROP), completed a doctoral research internship at the Maimónides Institute for Biomedical Research (IMIBIC) in the city of Córdoba, Spain, between June […]
UIS leads study on how living conditions affect mortality in Colombia
The Berlín páramo and the Tona River basin are more than just beautiful landscapes. They are vital ecosystems that provide water to thousands of people in Santander and Norte de Santander. However, human activities in both ecosystems modify land cover and generate waste that affects the sustainable supply of water in terms of quantity and […]
Thesis by student specializing in ophthalmology was rated as “meritorious thesis.”
The thesis “Factors associated with the endothelial count of corneal tissue from donors at the Multitissue Bank and Advanced Therapies Center of the FOSCAL International Clinic,” written by Laura Sofía Torres Parada, a student in the Ophthalmology Specialization program at the UIS, supervised by Professor Alejandro Tello Hernández and co-supervised by Professor Néstor Iván Carreño […]
Professor from the School of Microbiology participated in academic events on biotechnology
Mauricio Ramírez, professor at the School of Microbiology, participated as a guest lecturer in the Applied Mycology course at the School of Microbiology of the University of Antioquia. He also participated as a speaker with a poster presentation and an oral conference at the XII RedBio Meeting. This is a network for biotechnology and bioeconomics […]
Countdown to the 6th ASPU National Games
The Board of Directors of the University Professors Union Association (ASPU) at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) officially launched the 6th National Sports and Recreation Games, which will take place on the Central Campus from October 9 to 12. The event will bring together more than 500 teachers from public universities across the country […]
International Symposium on Plant Stress brings together experts in agricultural sustainability at Guatiguará Technology Park
With the aim of strengthening efficient, sustainable agriculture that is resilient to the effects of climate change, the International Symposium on Plant Stress was launched at the Guatiguará Technology Park, the scientific headquarters of the Industrial University of Santander (UIS). Under the slogan ‘Bases for the development of efficient, sustainable and climate change-resilient production systems’, […]
UIS Board of Trustees Highlights the Projection of the Institute of Languages and the Strengthening of Research and Outreach
In its most recent session, the Board of Trustees of the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) addressed strategic issues for the institution’s future, including the consolidation of the academic offerings of the Institute of Languages, the projection of the Vice-Rectory for Research and Outreach (VIE), and the appointment of Professor Sandra Judith García as the […]