The IPRED UIS welcomed more than 700 new students
The Institute for Regional Outreach and Distance Education (IPRED) at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) welcomed more than 700 new students with an orientation day, during which they met members of the Academic Council and received information about the institution’s academic, pedagogical, and disciplinary guidelines. “This is an achievement and, at the same time, […]
IPRED – UIS to welcome first-level students in an on-site event this saturday, february 7
The Institute for Regional Outreach and Distance Education (IPRED – UIS) will hold the On-Site Welcome and Induction Day this Saturday, February 7, aimed at first-level students for the 2026-1 academic period. This academic and institutional event seeks to guide new members of the university community as they begin their academic journey. The main venue […]
Curated by students from the UIS, ‘Primigenio’ inaugurates the 2026 exhibition programme
The Custodio García Rovira House of Culture Museum of Fine Arts opens its 2026 cultural programme with the exhibition ‘Primigenio’, a collective exhibition that invites the public to reconnect with the essential forces of human experience through art. The opening will take place on Friday, 6 February, at 6:30 p.m., at the museum’s headquarters located […]
Mission-Teaching 2030 held its fifth day of reflection on social-emotional skills
As part of the objective of Mission-Teaching 2030, a space led by the Academic Vice-Rector’s Office and aimed at the institution’s permanent and visiting professors, in its fifth edition, it focused on “Teaching with meaning, learning with purpose,” that is, it raised awareness about key aspects such as measuring the UIS classroom climate and invisible […]
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 […]
Art, a refuge for the creativity of artist Nicolás Cadavid
Nicolás Cadavid’s connection to art began at a very young age. He grew up surrounded by encyclopedias on painting and art history, thanks to his father, a book seller, who always kept copies of those that marked history, and among canvases, thanks to his mother, who gave him watercolors so he could capture the art […]
IPRED-UIS student wins bronze at the 2025 Bolivarian Games
Colombia and the UIS continue to fly high thanks to sports. This time, it was Melanie Gallego Uribe, a second-semester pharmacy student at the Institute for Regional Outreach and Distance Education (IPRED-UIS). She is captain of the Industrial University of Santander’s indoor volleyball team, but she shone at the 2025 Bolivarian Games, where she represented […]
UIS – IPRED Extends Enrollment Period Until January 12, 2026 for Distance and Virtual Learning Programs
The Industrial University of Santander (UIS) has announced an extension of the enrollment period for undergraduate programs offered by the Institute for Regional Outreach and Distance Education (IPRED). This decision aims to provide more opportunities for those wishing to begin higher education studies in 2026 through a flexible and high-quality academic model. Enrollment, originally scheduled […]
Seydeth’s journey: from the Sierra Nevada to the UIS, a path of dreams and resilience
They say that dreams don’t come by chance, they are built with effort, discipline, and conviction. Seydeth Torres knows this well. At 25 years old, this young woman from the Kankawarwa indigenous community in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta shows that anything is possible, you just have to work for it. This community is […]
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 […]