The Industrial University of Santander (UIS) recognized the talent, dedication, and knowledge of the students who reached the final round of the 25th edition of the Mathematics Olympiad during a ceremony held at the Luis A. Calvo Auditorium on the Main Campus.
A total of 245 students received diplomas from university administrators and the organizing committee in recognition of their participation in the competition’s final round. The initiative sought to continue fostering interest in mathematics and recognizing young people’s abilities in this field of knowledge.
The UIS Mathematics Olympiad brought together students from different regions of the country. In the elementary school category, the 2026 edition registered 17,250 participants from 399 schools, 125 municipalities, and 23 departments. Of these, 2,075 advanced to the qualifying round, while 245 reached the final competition.
Recognition for the Top Performers
During the ceremony, the organizing committee recognized the top five students in each of the three categories: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced. First-place winners received prizes such as desktop and laptop computers, tablets, smartwatches, and wireless headphones.
The winners in the three categories were:
- David Felipe Badillo Moreno – Gimnasio San Diego (Floridablanca).
- Jairo Alejandro Beltrán Gómez – Centro Educativo Logos (Bucaramanga).
- Ana María Arias Reyes – Colegio San Pedro Claver (Bucaramanga).
- Jesús David Polo Alfonso – Colegio Integrado Helena Santos Rosillo (Charalá).
- David Santiago Oliveros Rengifo – Centro Educativo Logos (Bucaramanga).
- Diego Alejandro Villamil Hernández – Institución Educativa Técnico Comercial Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (Chiquinquirá).
- Juan Diego Higuera Cruz – Institución Educativa Manuela Beltrán (Soacha).
- Sara Natalia Jiménez Malaver – Institución Educativa El Tagüí (Sabana de Torres).
- Sofía Calderón Moreno – Colegio Integrado Pedro Santos (Pinchote).
- Emilio Cuadros Guerrero – Escuela Industrial Oiba, Campus B (Oiba).
- Kenneth Samuel Tarazona Manrique – Colegio Integrado Monseñor Evaristo Blanco (San Miguel).
- Jerónimo Morales Aconcha – Gimnasio Bilingüe Howard Gardner (Ocaña).
- Ian Emilio Flórez Ferreira – Liceo Bilingüe Rodolfo R. Llinás (Barrancabermeja).
- Sofía Fajardo Acevedo – Colegio San Pedro Claver (Bucaramanga).
- Juan José Ramos Franco – Institución Educativa Colegio Santa Cruz (Girón).
With the awards ceremony marking the closing of the event, the UIS Mathematics Olympiad concluded another successful edition, strengthening opportunities for students to test their abilities and knowledge while continuing to build their academic futures.
