With sounds of tradition and memory, UIS inaugurates the 34th edition of the Luis A. Calvo Colombian Music Festival
The 34th edition of the Luis A. Calvo Colombian Music Festival, organized by the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), began with three great events full of joy, expression, indigenous sounds and cultural tradition. The initial activity took place in the Aula Máxima of Mechanical Engineering, where the official launching of the UIS National Colombian Music […]
Luis A. Calvo Colombian Music Festival begins this Tuesday
The 34th edition of the Luis A. Calvo Colombian Music Festival will be held with a diverse and inclusive program with dance workshops such as the whirlwind and the currulao, a flute master class, concerts that travel through the Andes, the Caribbean, the Pacific and the Llano, and talks that address musical creation from spirituality, […]
Registration deadline for the UIS National Piano Competition is May 30
If you wish to participate in the National Piano Competition 2025, register until May 30 at 5:00 p.m. Please note that you can do so in the Professional, Youth or Children’s categories. In the first one, pianists between 18 and 35 years old are allowed; in the second one, ages range between 14 and 17 […]
The UIS commemorated Language Day with playful days dedicated to poetry
With various recreational activities, the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) commemorated the Spanish Language and Book Day, encouraging the university community to strengthen reading and writing habits, especially around poetry, a literary genre that has enriched the language over the centuries. The Central Library was the setting for a day called “In Verse and Prose”, […]
¡Que viva la música! by Andrés Caicedo, in Lectura sin fin this April 25
As part of the commemoration of the Book and Reading Day, there will be a cultural day to read live the novel ‘¡Que viva la música!’, by Andrés Caicedo. The activity, which will begin at 8:00 a.m. and will go until 5:00 p.m., will be held at Alumni Café, located in Casona La Perla. This […]
UIS prepares to host the 2025 Ascún National Culture Festival
The Industrial University of Santander (UIS) is getting ready to host the 2025 Ascún National Culture Festival, a cultural event that will take place on the main campus from October 20 to 30. The festival will feature more than 1,600 performing artists from universities across the country. As part of the preparations, the Ascún Culture […]
Marathon to Celebrate UIS’s 77th Anniversary
The Luis A. Calvo Auditorium plaza and its internal stage were the venues chosen for the presentations of the six groups affiliated with the Cultural Directorate of the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) last Saturday afternoon and evening. “The living arts beat at UIS” was the slogan used to showcase the repertoires of the Grupo […]
This March 1st the UIS commemorates 77 years of institutional life
With the presentation of the artistic groups of the Universidad Industrial de Santander, this Saturday the 77 years of institutional life will be commemorated. The event will begin at 5:00 p.m. at the Luis A. Calvo Auditorium. March 1, 1948 marked a before and after in the history of national education. On that day the […]
The UIS opened its doors to the program ‘In the Halls’ 2025, with the exhibition of the work of the Santander artist ‘Domingó’
With the exhibition ‘Los Rincones de Domingó’, a tribute to the master Luis Domingo Rincón, the Cultural Direction of the Universidad Industrial de Santander opened the doors to the program ‘En las Salas’, for this 2025. This exhibition brings the public closer to the creative, multifaceted and human spirit of the Santander master known as […]
Students, professors, alumni and UIS employees can register to the artistic groups
Until February 14 are open calls to register for artistic groups of the Universidad Industrial de Santander. Musical Expression (EMUIS), Music and Folkloric Dances, University Choir, Afro-Colombian Music and Dances Macondo, Tuna and Theater are the groups in which you can register and begin the process.