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Collaborating Companies Program

What is the Partner Companies Program?

The Partner Companies Program is an initiative of the School of Engineering of Vitoria-Gasteiz – UPV/EHU aimed at strengthening and structuring academic collaboration with local companies, aligning university education with the real needs of the industrial and technological sectors.

Program Objectives

  • Strengthen the university-business relationship.
  • Promote practical and applied training.
  • Facilitate knowledge transfer.
  • Improve student employability.
  • Identify collaborations with the potential to evolve into University-Business Classrooms.

Areas of Collaboration

Companies participating in the program can collaborate with the School through activities such as:

  • Curricular and extracurricular academic internships.
  • Specialized teaching and technical seminars given by industry professionals.
  • Proposal and development of Bachelor's and Master's theses linked to real-world challenges.
  • Career guidance and employability activities. Awards for Undergraduate and Master's Theses in specific areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization, Advanced Manufacturing, Smart Industry, and Emerging Technologies.

Contribution and Formalization

Collaborations are formalized through annual, non-exclusive, and evaluable agreements, supported by an annual financial contribution (minimum €1,000/year) earmarked exclusively for promoting academic activities related to the program.

Program Benefits

For Companies

  • Institutional visibility within the university environment.
  • Early access to qualified talent.
  • Active participation in the training of future professionals.

For the School and Students

  • Training aligned with industrial realities.
  • Development of applied academic projects.
  • Improved employability and contact with the professional environment.

Partner Companies

Within the framework of this program, the Vitoria-Gasteiz School of Engineering recognizes as Partner Companies those entities that maintain a stable and active relationship with the School through the various forms of academic collaboration.

Program Evolution

The Partner Companies Program is conceived as a flexible and scalable framework that allows for the consolidation of stable relationships and, when the appropriate conditions arise, its evolution towards broader initiatives such as University-Business Classrooms, in line with the University of the Basque Country's (UPV/EHU) strategy.

Contact

  • Deputy Directorate of Business Relations
  • School of Engineering of Vitoria-Gasteiz – UPV/EHU
  • subdir.relacampre.ei-vi@ehu.eus
  • T. +34 945 01 3230

List of Partner Companies

(This section will be updated periodically)

SMC

Industry 4.0 - Smart Flexibility

Our Approach to Industry 4.0

From Mass Production to Customized Manufacturing: Flexible Manufacturing

This is the core focus of Industry 4.0, the factory of the future, the smart factory, digitalization, and more. It's no longer about mass production, but about producing customized, cost-effectively, quickly, and sustainably.

To address these changes, where technologies are developing at breakneck speed, it's essential to have partners who understand this new framework of "flexibility." This new approach also demands great flexibility from us, as our customers' requirements are completely diverse: from new equipment for upgrading existing machines to predictive maintenance and artificial intelligence. Each customer is at a different stage. Our commitment: to adapt to our customers' unique needs so we can provide them with exactly what they require.

OPTIMITIVE

Company

Founded in 2009, we are a software company that improves industrial efficiency and sustainability through Closed-Loop AI Optimization.

We help companies reduce energy consumption to improve production profitability and comply with regulations and emissions reduction targets.

We have a presence in seven major regions worldwide, participating in diverse markets (cement, oil and gas, chemicals, power generation, paper, mining, glass, metal, and water), where we optimize more than 65 facilities across various processes.

Mission

At OPTIMITIVE, we are committed to the global transformation of industrial processes, making them more efficient and sustainable through the use of Artificial Intelligence, thus contributing to a better world.

Vision

At OPTIMITIVE, we envision a future where any complex piece of equipment will be complemented by an "Optimizing Brain" that ensures its efficient operation under any circumstances—a context in which Real-Time Optimization powered by Artificial Intelligence will be a key enabler.