Industrial University of Santander
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| Motto | Construimos Futuro[1] |
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Motto in English | "Making our future" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1948 |
| Rector | Álvaro Ramírez García |
| Students | 22000 approx. (2010) |
| Location | , , |
| 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/ |
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The Industrial University of Santander (Template:Lang-es), 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 by the municipal ordinance No. 83 of the 22nd of June, 1944, during the industrial boom that took place in Colombia after the II world war. After the accomplishment of several legislative and administrative developments, the University officially began its educational function the 1st of March, 1948 with 20 students. Initially only engineering degrees of Electronics, Mechanical and Chemical were offered. Later during the 50s and 60s were added the petroleum and metallurgical engineering as well as the school of health sciences with programs in medicine, nursing, bacteriology, nutrition, physical therapy and social work. It is the latter, which influenced the change from the European Educational Administrative Model to the American Model, causing student protests and social discomfort due to the ideas brought by the Cuban Revolution Spirit in 1959 and the criticism of the bipartisan pact of the National Front. By the 70s, the University expanded its educative offerings to the engineering degree of systems, languages teaching, biology and Mathematics. Finally, after nearly two decades, in September 1994, the faculty of law and political science were added to become the first law program offered by a public educational institution in the north-eastern region of Colombia. [5]
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
Student Profile
University Profile
Rankings
UIS is ranked consistently has one of the best universities in Colombia and Latin America.[6][7]
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Research
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Student life
Athletics
Student Activism
Noted People
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Gallery
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Football field
See also
Notes
- ^ http://www.uis.edu.co/webUIS/es/acercaUis/simbolos/eslogan.html
- ^ "Universidad Industrial de Santander - Estructura Física" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ http://www.scimagoir.com/pdf/iber_new/SIR%20Iber%202015%20HE.pdf
- ^ "Universidad Industrial de Santander - Programas Académicos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ http://www.uis.edu.co/webUIS/es/acercaUis/02-19%20WEB_HistoriaUIS.pdf
- ^ http://www.scimagoir.com/pdf/iber_new/SIR%20Iber%202015%20HE.pdf
- ^ http://www.mineducacion.gov.co/cvn/1665/w3-article-351855.html
External links
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