Journeys through the Territories: a trip through the voices and dreams of Santander
Dawn broke in Socorro amid the murmur of people getting ready to participate in the discussion. The chairs arranged in the auditorium of the Industrial University of Santander were soon filled with curious faces, peasant leaders, young entrepreneurs, women managers, and teachers who, with attentive eyes, waited to tell their stories. Thus began the second […]
Research seedbed students took third place in genetics event
Members of the Human Genetics Research Seedbed (SIGENH) participated with the presentation of five posters at the “VII Latin American Symposium on Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine.” During the academic meeting, held in Pereira from October 23 to 25, one of the research projects presented, “Clark-Baraitser Syndrome: First Case Reported in Colombia,” won third place […]
UIS Language Institute promotes pedagogical innovation among English teachers in southern Santander
In a space for academic exchange, innovation, and teamwork, the Language Institute of the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) held a co-creation and pedagogical planning workshop for English teachers from ten public educational institutions in the municipalities of Socorro and San Gil. The activity took place in the Coomuldesa Classroom of the Bicentennial Campus of […]
UIS professor presents research on anemia, academic performance, and blood donation in Europe
With the presentation of two scientific posters, Mike Celis Rodríguez, professor at the School of Microbiology, participates in the 2nd Congress of Hematology and Blood. Held in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, on November 3 and 4. The first poster presents the preliminary results of his project entitled “Anemia and academic performance in students […]
This Saturday: Math Olympics finals with 17 finalists from Arauca, Guainía, Vaupés, and Vichada
This Saturday, November 1, will be a special day for math enthusiasts. At the Industrial University of Santander (UIS), 239 students will participate in the final of the XIV UIS Mathematics Olympics – Primary, including 17 finalists from Arauca, Guainía, Vaupés, and Vichada. The students from these regions are part of the territories where the […]
Professor at the School of Nutrition received the Antonia Santos Order
As part of the first Meeting to Raise Awareness of Community, Agricultural, and Social Organizations in Santander, the Santander Community Federation (FECOSAN) and the Association for Agricultural and Rural Development in Santander (ASOCAMPOSANDER) awarded Ximena Lucelly Sánchez Cortés, a professor at the School of Nutrition and Dietetics, the “Antonia Santos Order” distinction in recognition of […]
UIS student receives award for best poster from the International Union of Crystallography in Brazil
Brayan Stiven Santos García, an undergraduate chemistry student at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS), made an outstanding contribution to the VII Latin American Crystallographic Association Meeting (LACA), held in Fortaleza, Brazil. His work, entitled “Crystal Structure Determination and Supramolecular Analysis of Hydrocodone Bitartrate by X-ray Diffraction,” was recognized with the Best Poster Prize Award […]
Learning by creating: the Traveling School of Audiovisual Production arrives in Morrorico
In the upper eastern part of Bucaramanga, specifically in Morrorico, great stories are being created. The hallways of Colegio Oriente Miraflores, the voices of young people, and the echo of new ideas mix with the cameras of their cell phones. There, classes have been transformed. In the classrooms, they not only write on the board, […]
Committee on Gender Equity Policy Now Has a Representative of the Administrative Staff
With a total of 22 votes, equivalent to 88%, Melissa Paola Rueda Díaz was elected as the new representative of the tenured administrative staff on the Committee on Gender Equity Policy of the University for the **2025–2027 term. A total of 25 votes were cast for the Committee on Gender Equity Policy election. The process […]
UIS Advances in Updating Its Inclusive Education Policy
Through the development of various sessions and thematic roundtables, the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) is making progress in updating its Inclusive Education Policy. This process, led by the Office of the Vicerrectoría Académica, aims to strengthen institutional actions focused on ensuring equitable and high-quality higher education. “For many years, the Universidad Industrial de Santander […]