UIS undergraduate project received honorable mention in National Chemical Engineering Awards
The degree work entitled “Analysis of the composition and functionality of microbial communities associated with compost produced from green waste and food waste with the addition of biochar”, developed by chemical engineer Johan Alexander Remolina Angulo, a graduate of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), was awarded an honorable mention in the XXVIII version of […]
You can still register for the UIS National Literature Contest
In order to encourage literary creation and identify new talents to support them in the dissemination of their works, the Universidad Industrial de Santander calls for participation in the National Literature Contest. This year 2025 is focused on the illustrated novel with a free theme and until August 29 there is a deadline to submit […]
The UIS International Piano Festival will be held with seven guest countries and more than 80 activities
The Spanish Enrique Lapaz Lombardo starred in the launching of the 42nd edition of the International Piano Festival organized by the Universidad Industrial de Santander, to be held between August 4 and 23. “Bucaramanga welcomed me with open arms, its people and the work of dissemination of the Festival is fantastic and exemplary among young […]
Andrea Hernández Quirama appointed as new director of the UIS School of Social Work
With a strong commitment to collective work and the ongoing consolidation of the School of Social Work as a national and international reference, Professor Andrea Hernández Quirama has been officially appointed as the new Director of the School for the 2025–2027 term. A graduate of the Social Work program at the Universidad Industrial de Santander […]
UIS leads an innovative project to optimize the cultivation of copoazú with melatonin and microorganisms
The Research Group in Plant Eco-physiology and Terrestrial Ecosystems of the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) leads an innovative project that could transform the cultivation of copoazú, an Amazonian fruit known as “white cocoa” and with great agro-industrial potential. The formula? Melatonin -yes, the hormone that regulates sleep in humans- and native microorganisms that inhabit […]
UIS boosts internationalization with strategic alliances and innovative programs
The External Relations Department of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) has taken significant steps in its internationalization strategy, consolidating key agreements, implementing pioneering programs and strengthening academic mobility. These achievements in the first semester of 2025 are framed in a vision of global cooperation and equity, projecting the institution as a reference in the […]
UIS Professor presented research at the 39th Congress of Metabolism and Clinical Nutrition
Professor Diana Cecilia Álvarez Salazar, attached to the School of Nutrition and Dietetics of the Faculty of Health, participated in the Call for Research of the José Félix Patiño Award in its 36th version, which is developed within the framework of the 39th Congress of Metabolism and Clinical Nutrition, held in Santa Marta, from June […]
UIS professors present first report on the fungus ‘Lodderomyces elongisporus’ in Colombia
A team of researchers from the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), the Universidad Santo Tomás (USTA)-Bucaramanga and the Hospital Universitario de Santander (HUS), published the first report of the discovery in Colombia of the yeast Lodderomyces elongisporus in humans. The microorganism was isolated from clinical samples of two patients hospitalized in the intensive care units […]
Huawei and UIS explore strategic alliances in technology and innovation
A delegation from the Chinese multinational technology company Huawei, led by its CEO in Colombia, Forest Liu, visited the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) with the aim of establishing cooperation partnerships in key areas such as technology, artificial intelligence, science and innovation. “One of our main goals is to bring the latest technology to Colombia […]