OPTIMA Members Newsletter January 2026

Our January 2026 OPTIMA Outreach Newsletter is now live.

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#OPTIMA #OPTIMAOutreach #OperationsResearch #Optimisation #Analytics #DecisionScience #STEM #ResearchImpact #IndustryEngagement #Newsletter

University of New Haven Launches Corporate Partnership Council to Strengthen Industry Engagement - University of New Haven New University-wide council will advance strategic partnerships, immersive student opportunities, and innovative research, supporting the University’s strategic plan the development of its pioneering ...

We're happy to congratulate the University of New Haven on the launch of its Corporate Partnership Council, a new university-wide initiative designed to deepen #industryengagement and optimize value for students, faculty and partners: rebrand.ly/2dd119 #HigherEd #AcademicCorporateRelations

Tata Consultancy Services becomes a partner of TUM The largest subsidiary of India's Tata Group, Tata Consultancy Services, is becoming a partner of the TUM Industry Engagement Program in the TUM ecosystem.

Our #IndustryEngagement Program brings researchers and companies together to explore shared innovation fields. With Tata Consultancy Services joining, the program adds its first partner from the technology-based #consulting sector: go.tum.de/809111

📷 A. Gebert

IrelandQCI proudly partners with ESB Telecoms and HEAnet, the industry members of our consortium. We came together recently at an INEX meeting in Dublin where our experts engaged industry stakeholders to discuss quantum communications and its benefit to various sectors.

#IndustryEngagement #Quantum

We were honored to participate in the Intouch Live Cybersecurity Conference, where #AltumStrategyGroup represented our team as both panelist 🎤 and sponsors 🤝.

#Cybersecurity #InTouchLive #ThoughtLeadership #IndustryEngagement #AltumWave

Boeing new member of the TUM Industry Engagement Program The aerospace company Boeing is a new member of the Industry Engagement Program (IEP) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).

To expand the cooperation between science and industry, the #aerospace company Boeing joined the TUM #IndustryEngagement Program, which identifies common interests between researchers and companies, drives #innovation, and promotes talent: go.tum.de/871958 👏

📷A.Heddergott

Governor appoints barbering board members to enhance industry engagement Governor updates barbering board structure ensuring continued professional engagement among appointees.

Oklahoma's House Bill 1030 is shaking up the barbering industry by ensuring board members are actively engaged professionals, but will it really lead to better representation or just political maneuvering?

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#OK #RegulatoryReform #GovernanceAccountability #IndustryEngagement

Want to learn more about how academics are solving real world challenges? 🧪

@coeminerals.bsky.social researcher Dr Subhasish Mitra explains how he engages closely with industry for #Criticalmineral research:
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#collaboration #industryengagement