Industrial University of Santander

Universidad Industrial de Santander
Motto Construimos Futuro[1]
Motto in English
"Making our future"
Type Public
Established 1948
Rector Álvaro Ramírez García
Students 22000 approx. (2010)
Location Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
Campus CUP 337,000 m2 (83 acres)
Faculty of Health 9,500 m2 (2.3 acres)
Bucarica Building
Urban
Colors Green      and White     
Website http://www.uis.edu.co/

The Industrial University of Santander (Spanish: Universidad Industrial de Santander), abbreviated in Spanish with the acronym UIS, is a public university system, based in a coeducational, and research model. The university serves the Santander Department, been the main campus located in the city of Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. The university also has satellite campuses across the department in the cities of Barrancabermeja, Barbosa, Málaga, Piedecuesta, Socorro.[2]

UIS is the largest higher education institution and is regarded as one of the leading multidisciplinary research universities in Colombia by student population, research groups, technological development, and number of publications. UIS is one of the most selective Colombian universities and have been ranked as the top university in the North region of Colombia.[3] The university was created by ordinance No. 83 of June 22, 1944, by the Departmental Assembly, and began its labors in March 1948. The university offers a large number of degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with 124 academic programs, which includes 21 master, 9 medical residency programs, and 6 doctorates.[4]

History

The University was created during the industrial boom that took place in Colombia after the II world war. Initially only engineering degrees were offered following a technical university model. Later during the 60s were created the school of medicine and the healthcare school with programs in nursing, bacteriology, nutrition, and physical therapy.

Organization

Its main campus, known also as Campus Universitario Principal (Main University Campus, CUP), is located in the northeast part of the city and hosts the faculties of Sciences, Engineering, and Humanities. It also possesses a second campus, which hosts the faculty of Health, and a building known as the Sede Bucarica, which is a national monument.

Academics

Rankings

UIS is ranked consistently has one of the best universities in Colombia and Latin America.[5][6]

University rankings
Global
QS[7] 701
Latin America
QS[8] 84

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Coordinates: 7°8′26.51″N 73°7′15.48″W / 7.1406972°N 73.1209667°W / 7.1406972; -73.1209667


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