SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS STUDIES
Piedad
ARENAS DÍAZ
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
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PhD in Technological Innovation Management
Universidad de los Andes, 2025
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Master’s Degree in Technological Innovation Management
Universidad de los Andes, 2025
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Master's Degree in Science and Technology Policy and Management
Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2015
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University Teaching Specialist
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2002
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Production Management and Continuous Improvement Specialist
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1998
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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



Outstanding
Works
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Industry relations in regional innovation systems: a case study of oil and gas in Santander-Colombia
Article, International journal of business innovation and research, 2020
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Sistema de indicadores para la evaluación de impactoscientífico-tecnológicos de proyectos agrícolas: aplicación a un caso de análisis en Colombia
Article, Red Iberoamericana de Indicadores de Ciencia y Tecnología (RICYT), 2021
AWARDS AND
Recognitions
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Highlighted as one of the best papers
10th International Conference on Innovation, Documentation and Teaching Technologies, Spain, 2022