Industrial University of Santander

Universidad Industrial de Santander

File:Universidad Industrial de Santander Logo.jpg
Motto	Construimos Futuro
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/
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The Industrial University of Santander (Spanish: Universidad Industrial de Santander), also called UIS, is a public, coeducational, research university based primarily in Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. It is the largest by student population, and the top ranking university in northeast Colombia. The university was created by ordinance No. 83 of June 22, 1944, by the Departmental Assembly, and began its labors in March 1948. 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. The university also has satellite campuses across the department in the cities of Barrancabermeja, Barbosa, Málaga, Piedecuesta, Socorro. The university offers education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with 124 academic programs, which includes 21 master, 9 medical residency programs, and 6 doctorates.

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  Social Science Faculty

• UIS - Auditorio.jpg

  "Agora" Auditorium

• UIS - Campo de fútbol.jpg

  Football field

See also

• List of universities in Colombia

External links

• Universidad Industrial de Santander official site (Spanish)
• FAVUIS
• UIS Foundation School