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 prominent figure at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) with an extensive academic and professional background. In 2023, she is pursuing a Doctorate in Technological Innovation Management at the Universidad de los Andes.
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 has served as the Principal Investigator in the project “Conceptualization and Instrumentation of the Cooperation Model for Innovation, UIS-ECP Alliance”.
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At the regional level, she spearheaded the formulation of the Departmental Plan for Science, Technology, and Innovation (PEDCTI) for the Santander Department in 2020 and participated in the Santander and Magdalena Medio Oil and Gas Cluster initiative. Internationally, 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 Human Resources Manager, Director of the School of Industrial and Business Studies, and Director of Planning, contributing to academic advancement and development at the university.
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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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
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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
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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