‘Coco Bolsas’ begin to reach schools in Bucaramanga
Communications Department More than 5,000 elementary school students from 33 public schools in Bucaramanga are participating in the second season of the Casa de Coco, a phase that began with the delivery of the ‘Coco Bags’, a collection of didactic material with which directors, teachers and students work, to learn about the universe of Coco […]
One of the world’s most important academic Physics events to be held at UIS
Communications Department The fourteenth edition of the International Physicists Tournament, one of the most important academic physics events in the world, will be held in Colombia and will be hosted by the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), which will receive the best university physicists from 16 countries. The students representing the UIS in this competition […]
The time has come! The UIS Athletic Race approaches the starting point
Communications Department The central campus of the Universidad Industrial de Santander will be the stage where the 31st edition of the Athletic Race will take place this Sunday, March 6th. For security reasons the start will be divided by gender. The women will start at 7:00 a.m. and once they finish, the men will start. […]
Marathonic visit! Peers appointed by the CNA conducted the External evaluation for Institutional Accreditation Renewal purposes
Communications Department With the purpose of conducting the external evaluation and socializing the results of the self-evaluation process, in view of the Institutional Accreditation Renewal, a group of academic peers, delegated by the National Accreditation Council, were at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), on February 23rd, 24th and 25th. Institutional mission, academic processes, regional, […]
UIS researchers develop new bait to attract and capture disease-transmitting mosquitoes
Communications Department From natural and biodegradable elements, researchers from the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) created a new bait that works as an attractant for hematophagous insects. The device was elaborated from natural raw materials and would serve as a usable lure in devices to capture vectors that cause serious diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, […]
UIS participated in donation of 500,000 pcr tests that detect both the virus and the variant
Communications Department Colombia became the first South American country to have PCR tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 which, in addition to the diagnosis, also shows what type of variant is present, all this in only an hour and a half. The delivery was made thanks to a donation from Germany, through the German Agency […]
We are celebrating our anniversary! 74 years of university life
Communications Department 74 years ago, the doors of what was and still is the first institution of Higher Education in the Department were opened: the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS). A dream of several years and illustrious Santander citizens who, after overcoming great obstacles, finally saw their seed germinate with great satisfaction. Although it was […]