Our Campus

The UIS Barrancabermeja officially began academic work on August 11, 1997, with 15 professors and 135 students who began studies in the careers of Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering and Technology in Productivity and Industrial Maintenance, also extended to the headquarters the Institute of Languages and the then Institute of Distance Education.

On September 4, 1997, by means of Superior Agreement 057, the creation of the UIS – BARRANCABERMEJA Campus was approved, with the purpose of developing teaching, research and extension functions in this municipality, which was carried out during the rectorial period of Mr. Jorge Gómez Duarte.

On August 20, 1997, using a donation contract between the Barrancabermeja Cultural Corporation and the Universidad Industrial de Santander, it was agreed to transfer the Alejandro Galvis Galvis Public Library on loan to the UIS, which provides services to the university community and the general public. This agreement came into effect thanks to the stipulations of Donation Act 186 of February 2, 1998; as of this date, the Library made its services public, including Cultural Management, based on and supported by the work carried out by the Cultural Directorate of the Main Campus. Likewise, the Children’s Room was opened and the International Piano Festival, which has been held annually since 1992, was made possible thanks to the joint work between the University and the Barrancabermeja Cultural Corporation.