RESEARCH GROUP
Regional Development and Territorial
Planning (GIDROT)
Human Sciences Faculty
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Minciencias Classification: B
The Research Group on Regional Development and Territorial Planning (GIDROT), affiliated with the School of Economics and Administration, is an interdisciplinary group that has conducted socio-economic, historical, and environmental research with a regional focus. As a result, it is one of the research groups supporting the Master’s program in Economics and Development. GIDROT has developed technical studies and indicators to shape scenarios of regional integration, with knowledge about Development being a fundamental objective. This approach is grounded in theoretical and methodological frameworks, incorporating political, economic, social, historical, and cultural idiosyncratic aspects from a holistic and comprehensive perspective.
We are
classified as B
by Minciencias






OUR
Research lines
EXTENSION
Services
Research and consultancy services for regional development projects in social, economic, historical, and environmental fields.
Design and implementation of projects, programs, and public policies.
Specialized advisory and consultancy services for public entities responsible for developing development plans, land-use planning, watershed management plans, and micro-basin plans, among others.
Advisory services for private organizations and companies interested in regional and local development.
Development of research capacity for professors and students in the field of human sciences.
Support and development of the Young Researchers project within the Group’s research lines through research internships.

Our
researchers team
Academic
Production
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Corruption, labor informality and competitiveness in Colombia: an application of the methodology
Article | 2021 | Operational Research
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Performance of large companies and economic growth in Latin America
Article | 2021 | Venezuelan Management Magazine
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Impact of COVID-19 mitigation actions on rural labor informality in Colombia
Article | 2021 | Tendencias Magazine
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Export determinants of manufacturing SMEs in Santander, Colombia
Article | 2021 | Changes and Permanence
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Incidence of socioeconomic factors on the quality of regional high school education in Colombia
Article | 2021 | Interscience
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Regional Development and Territorial Planning Research Group (GIDROT)
Edificio de Ciencias Humanas II, piso 7, oficina 11
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2639
Email: gidrot.profesional1@uis.edu.co

Héctor Luis Romero Valbuena
Group coordinator
Phone extension: 2639
Email: hvalbuen@uis.edu.co

Office hours:
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Do you want more information?
Contact Us

Regional Development and Territorial Planning Research Group (GIDROT)
Edificio de Ciencias Humanas II, piso 7, oficina 11
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2639
Email: gidrot.profesional1@uis.edu.co

Héctor Luis Romero Valbuena
Group coordinator
Phone extension: 2639
Email: hvalbuen@uis.edu.co

Office hours:
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Do you want more information?
Contact Us

Regional Development and Territorial Planning Research Group (GIDROT)
Edificio de Ciencias Humanas II, piso 7, oficina 11
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2639
Email: gidrot.profesional1@uis.edu.co

Héctor Luis Romero Valbuena
Group coordinator
Phone extension: 2639
Email: hvalbuen@uis.edu.co

Office hours:
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.