‘Begonia tesselata’: the new weed species identified by UIS foresters in Malaga

A new species of plant has been recorded in the Andean forests of northeastern Colombia. It is Begonia tesselata, a species of the Begoniaceae family that was identified in the village of Pescaderito in the municipality of Málaga in the province of García Rovira, as a result of the degree project carried out by forestry […]
PhD student from UNINORTE carries out a research internship at UIS

Within the framework of the institutional mobility program ‘Sígueme Posgrados’, student Andrés Javier Guerra Garay, who is studying for his PhD in Natural Sciences at the Universidad del Norte (UNINORTE), is currently doing a research internship at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), as a fundamental part of his academic training. The research stay is […]
UIS Rector and Araucanians meet to promote public higher education in the region

Rector Hernán Porras Díaz met with the community of Saravena to review the progress made in establishing an academic presence for the UIS in that municipality. During the meeting, they discussed the responsibilities of the University and other actors involved in the process, as well as analyzing the timeline for the tasks planned to fulfill […]
Silver Jubilee: graduates of Medicine celebrated 25 years of graduation

The 2000 graduating class of UIS Doctors experienced an emotional reunion. After 25 years of experiences, stories and a great journey, 64 classmates of that time met again in the new facilities of the Scientific Complex for Health and Life Sciences Research. The meeting was attended by Dr. Olga Mercedes Álvarez Ojeda, Academic Vice Rector, […]