SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS STUDIES

Piedad
ARENAS DÍAZ

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Director of Postgraduate Office

Director of GED
Research Group

CONTACT

Information

parenasd@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000 Ext. 2944

GENERAL

Biography

Professor Piedad Arenas Díaz is a distinguished figure at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) with an extensive academic and professional background. An Industrial Engineer graduated from UIS, she has developed her career with an emphasis on ICT Management, particularly in the relationship among University, Industry, Government, and Society.

Focused on research and management, Professor Arenas Díaz has led projects such as Technical Assistance for the Assessment of IT Competencies at Ecopetrol in 2019 and served as principal investigator of the project Conceptualization and Instrumentalization of the Cooperation Model for Innovation Alianza UIS ECP.

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At the regional level, she led the formulation of the Departmental Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation (PEDCTI) for the Department of Santander in 2020 and participated in the Oil and Gas Cluster Initiative of Santander and Magdalena Medio. At the international level, she coordinated the RED-SUMA Project, funded by the European Commission, and was part of the technical team of the Latin American Intellectual Property Network (PILA).

At UIS, she has held key roles, including Head of Human Resources, Director of the School of Industrial and Business Studies, and Director of Planning, contributing to academic progress and institutional development at the University.

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • PhD in Technological Innovation Management


    Universidad de los Andes, 2025

  • Master’s Degree in Technological Innovation Management


    Universidad de los Andes, 2025

  • Master's Degree in Science and Technology Policy and Management


    Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2015

  • University Teaching Specialist


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2002

  • Production Management and Continuous Improvement Specialist


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1998

  • Industrial Engineer


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1998

Director of Postgraduate Office

Director of
GED Research Group

CONTACT

Information

parenasd@uis.edu.co

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Neurophysiology
  • Neuroscience
  • Physiology of Pain
  • Neuroconduction and evoked potentials
  • Post-graduate education
  • Curricular evaluation

OFFICE

Hours

Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. – 12 m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

UIS Campus Central, Edificio de Administración I, primer piso, Dirección de Posgrados

Research

Group

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

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