The International Agriculture Club 2025-2 was presented at the Socorro headquarters
With the aim of strengthening the exchange of knowledge about agriculture and opening spaces for dialogue between local and international communities, the UIS Socorro Campus hosted Peace Corps Volunteer Nolan Carson, who led an informative talk about the International Agriculture Club 2025-2. The event, which was broadcast from the Aula Maxima at the Convento Campus, […]
Tourism students apply knowledge in projects with territorial impact
With a focus on the territory, students of the Tourism program of the Universidad Industrial de Santander, Socorro Campus, presented the results of the Integrating Project led by Professor Manuel Córdoba, within the framework of the Research Methodology course. The activity, developed by third and fifth semester students, allowed consolidating knowledge acquired throughout the career […]
500 reasons to believe in rewards: Juandiego, welcome to the UIS!
Don Diego Pinzón’s voice is cut off. He tries to speak, but emotion gets the better of him. It is the kind of silence that says it all. In front of him, his son, Juandiego, barely 16 years old, has achieved something that does not fit in a single word, in a single gesture, in […]
With the help of the UIS, 25 teachers from Socorro strengthen technical education
Twenty-five teachers from the Instituto Técnico Industrial Monseñor Carlos Ardila García del Socorro, ITIS, completed a diploma course offered by the Universidad Industrial de Santander, UIS, focused on problem- and project-based learning, with a STEAM approach. This training was made possible thanks to a partnership between the UIS, Electrificadora de Santander S.A., ESSA, and the […]
From the Socorro Campus, the UIS promotes school research with the ‘Racimo Orquídeas’ Project
In order to bring science to the classroom and promote research from secondary education, the Universidad Industrial de Santander, UIS, presented the project ‘Racimo Orquídeas’ to rectors, teachers of schools in the municipality and representatives of the UIS Socorro Campus. The initiative, led by postdoctoral researcher Laura Flórez, seeks to create research groups in educational […]
Entrepreneurs in Socorro: four decades of developing ideas for growth and development
Organic coffee, Creole eggs, coffee jam, textiles, makeup and skin care, citrus-based wines and hydroponic crops, among others, were some of the business proposals that were presented during the 42nd edition of the academic and scientific event Emprendedores. In this edition, students of the Business Management, Agroindustrial Administration and Pharmacy Regency Technology programs of the […]
Circular urbanism, a challenge to climate change, was discussed at the Socorro Campus
At a time when the effects of climate change are increasingly visible in our cities and territories, rethinking urban planning from sustainable and regenerative approaches has become a necessity. This was explained by German researcher Elissa Diesch during her participation in the event ‘Circular Architecture’, where she shared her vision on how architecture and engineering […]
Socorro headquarters developed a space for reflection on urban design and collective wellbeing
In the Aula Máxima of the Convento Campus, the ‘Designing and inhabiting the city from participation, care and health’ conference was held, an academic meeting that brought together students, teachers and professionals around architecture as a tool for social transformation. The event featured the participation of Eliza Poso, co-founding partner of MITA atelier in Madrid, […]
Donations with Social Responsibility UIS reached the Industrial School of Oiba
As part of its commitment to social responsibility and the dignity of education in the regions, the Universidad Industrial de Santander, UIS, made a donation to the Industrial School of Oiba, in the Comunera Province. The contribution included furniture, laboratory material, electronic equipment, machinery and computer elements destined to improve teaching and learning conditions at […]
The university community commemorated 77 years of institutional life of the UIS
The university community of the Universidad Industrial de Santander commemorated the 77th anniversary of the institution during a symbolic act at the main entrance of the central campus and in the different regional branches. “The University was a total change for my life, I came from a public school, of low socioeconomic status and the […]