Optimus association

Hello and welcome to the Optimus website!

What is Optimus?
Optimus is the association of the Design, Production and Management (DPM) department of the University of Twente (NL). It aims to increase staff and student members’ engagement by offering a platform which stimulates informal contact.

Optimus organises regular social and informative activities for its enthusiastic members. Events include monthly Lunch Talks, Sports Days, Cultural celebrations (Easter, Nowruz, Sinterklaas etc.), board games nights and volunteering for the local community. These events are kindly funded by DPM and therefore, are often free or at a heavily discounted price. So there is no reason not to join!

Who can join Optimus?

Optimus is for:

All staff members are automatically enrolled.
Students should register to become a member and pay a EUR 10 membership fee.

The Board
The current board members are:

Chairman
Célia Cannappah

Secretary
Salomé Sanchez

Treasurer
Athena Jalalian

Vice Chairman
Kostas Nizamis





General member
Bo de Boer

General member
Zeinab Mowlaei

General member
Zikambiyani Haanyika

General member
Theo Pünt

WE ARE LOOKING FOR ENTHUSIASTIC STUDENT MEMBERS TO JOIN THE BOARD.

Contact

If you are interested to learn more about Optimus, please contact us at optimus-et@utwente.nl  or contact one of the board members.