Universidad de santander
Is one of the best universities in the country, recognized by Times Higher Education (THE) as the third best in Colombia. programs, among its five faculties.UIS is divided into four campuses in Bucaramanga and four additional campuses in mid-sized cities of the region (Barrancabermeja, Barbosa, Socorro, and Malaga). UIS offers a total of 44 Bachelor and 113 postgraduate degrees, including 50 Masters and 10 Ph.D. It has around 22,000 undergraduate and graduate students at the highest level in most of the areas of knowledge (Physic-chemical and Physic-mechanical engineering, Basic Sciences, Human Sciences, Health, and Life Sciences). The Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) was Founded in 1948, in Bucaramanga, Santander. ^ "Universidad Industrial de Santander - Estructura Física" (in Spanish).
The university offers many degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with 124 academic programs, which includes 21 master, 9 medical residency programs, and 6 doctorates.
83 of June 22, 1944, by the Departmental Assembly, and began its labors in March 1948. The university was created by ordinance No. UIS is one of the most selective Colombian universities and have been ranked as the top university in the North region of Colombia. 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, academic output, technological development, and number of publications. The university also has satellite campuses across the department in the cities of Barrancabermeja, Barbosa, Málaga, Piedecuesta, Socorro. The university serves the Santander Department, being the main campus located in the city of Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. The Industrial University of Santander ( Spanish: Universidad Industrial de Santander), abbreviated in Spanish with the acronym UIS, is a public university, based in a coeducational, and research model.