UAE - Mubasher: The Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Transformational Development Company (IKE MEA) and Basma Enterprises, a subsidiary of Basma Group, to establish an Institute of Transformational Development, according to the Emirates News Agency (WAM).
Under the signed protocol, the three entities will establish a state-of-the-art-institute that will be the first in the Middle East to focus on transformational development by using disruptive technologies, and immersive learning techniques, including Augmented and Virtual Reality.
"This joint collaboration stems from the vision and directives of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, to promote sustainable development through advanced education systems and immersive learning technologies,” Basma Group’s chairman Sheikh Sultan Al Qasimi said.
The Institute of Transformational Development will include a virtual training centre comprising virtual/augmented reality room and a virtual reality classroom, along with next-generation data visualisation and planning facilities.
"The signing of this MoU is a great step forward in bringing in expertise and technology that will help the residents of the SRTI Park and the people of the UAE succeed in a rapidly changing world where up-to-date skills and knowledge are the keys to success,” SRTI Park’s CEO Hussain Al Mahmoudi commented.
Moreover, the institute will play a central role in the development of large-scale corporate, educational and government training, and development programmes across the Middle East.
