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Office of the Vice Rector for Wellbeing Project

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ABOUT THE

Proposal

Within the framework of the institutional strengthening process and in compliance with the provisions of the 2019–2030 Institutional Development Plan and the 2025–2028 Rectoral Management Plan, Universidad Industrial de Santander is working on the creation of the Office of the Vice Rector for Wellbeing.

This initiative seeks to consolidate an organizational structure that strategically articulates policies, programs, and actions aimed at the comprehensive development and wellbeing of the different sectors of the university community, with a preventive, participatory, and inclusive approach.

As part of the communication strategy, this space has been created to share the main progress of the project and to receive feedback, opinions, and concerns from students, faculty members, and administrative staff.

The active participation of all members of the university community will be essential to strengthen the design of this Office. Therefore, we invite you to review the supporting documents and make use of the available participation channels.

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September 18–25

IMPORTANT

Dates

31

Málaga Campus

Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Cafeteria Central next to the Library

01

Barrancabermeja Campus

Time: 2:00 a.m.
Location: Biblioteca Alejandro Galvis Galvis, primer piso, Sala de Lectura

03

Barbosa Campus
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: General Presentation in the Auditorium of the Library Building and Working Sessions in the Sala de Lectura of the same building

04

Socorro Campus
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Aula Máxima del Campus Convento

05

IPRED Virtual and Distance Education
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Zoom

07

Faculty of Health
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Location: Complejo Académico y Científico para la Investigación y las Ciencias de la Salud y la Vida, hallway in front of the Auditorio Magistral

07

Faculty of Physical and Mechanical Engineering
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Plaza of the New Physical and Mechanical Engineering Building

08

Faculty of Human Sciences
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Location:General Presentation in the Auditorio Ágora and Working Sessions in the hallway of the Virginia Gutiérrez de Pineda, Edificio de Ciencias Humanas I

08

Faculty of Sciences
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Terraza Museo de Historia Natural

09

Faculty of Physicochemical Engineering
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Location: Sótano Edificio Jorge Bautista Vesga

09

Staff from the Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga Campuses
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Bucaramanga, Campus Central, Casona La Perla

10

Guatiguará Technology Park
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Location: Piedecuesta, Parque Tecnológico Guatiguará, GECT II – Primer piso

10

IPRED Bucaramanga
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Bucaramanga, Campus Central, Casona La Perla

11

Floridablanca Campus
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Location: General Presentation in the Auditorium and Working Sessions in the third-floor hallway

WELLBEING POLICY

FRAMEWORK

The Institutional Wellbeing Policy of Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) seeks to consolidate a culture of wellbeing and “good living” within the university community. Its origin dates back to 2019 and is grounded in the Institutional Project, the 2019–2030 Institutional Development Plan (IDP), and national guidelines on health, education, and labor.

Its purpose is to ensure conditions that promote the development of human capacities, comprehensive education, and community building, recognizing the shared responsibility of all its members.

In 2022, a participatory process was carried out involving 305 members of the university community (faculty, students, administrative staff, graduates, retirees, and associations), who took part in 27 co-creation workshops using the Think-Pair-Share methodology. Based on 529 contributions, a concept of wellbeing was defined that balances human dimensions and promotes equity in access to opportunities.

In 2023, the document was socialized and validated. The policy is structured into eight dimensions derived from national guidelines and institutional characteristics.

WELLBEING

Dimensions

Mental Health and Life Skills

Focused on strengthening skills and resources to address everyday challenges, promoting human development, self-awareness, assertive communication, and conflict management.

Self-care and Health Promotion

Focused on promoting healthy lifestyles, preventing the use of psychoactive substances, and encouraging physical activity, sports, recreation, and the effective use of free time.

Equity

Focused on promoting equal rights, responsibilities, and opportunities, reducing discrimination gaps, and ensuring respectful treatment and access to services for people with reduced capacities.

Institutional and Environmental Citizenship

Focused on promoting a sense of institutional belonging, civic education, environmental stewardship, and responsible coexistence with the institution’s fauna and flora.

Socioeconomic Development

Focused on improving quality of life and access to institutional socioeconomic benefits, providing training in personal and family finance, and offering support to those facing economic difficulties.

Family Life

Focused on strategies to enhance interpersonal relationships and balance university and family life, promoting work-life balance and spaces that connect families with the University.

Cultural and Artistic Expression

Focused on promoting spaces for creation, exchange, stimulation, and appreciation of diverse cultural and artistic expressions, strengthening initiatives that recognize cultural diversity.

Academic and Career Development

Focused on improving performance and adaptation to the academic and work environment.

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