Officials said Technorium, being set up by the Ma'din Academy in its sprawling Ma'din Edu Park in Malappuram, will house a cluster of world technical institutions. Ministers, technocrats, scholars and foreign delegates are expected to attend the groundbreaking ceremony.
"It's the new hub for higher learning under Ma’din Academy and it will mark a paradigm shift in the way we learn and adopt technological advancements," said Syed Ibraheemul Khaleelul Bukhari, chairman of the group.
The academy, which has signed student exchange programs with a host of foreign universities, also announced a wide range of technical courses at the institutions on this campus. Engineering colleges, courses twinned with international universities and research centre for supervising joint research programs with foreign universities will be part of Technorium campus.
"We at Ma'din chase time-tested technologies and provide ample scope for students to achieve technical wisdom. Technorium is the hub, where the sophisticated technology merges with moral values and humanism," Bukhari said. "It's a great moment for us. The campus, in all means, is an international technical hub for learning and research".
Established in 1997, Ma'din Islamic Academy now has more than 25 educational and various other institutions under its umbrella. It has also set up special centers to teach Spanish and English in Edu Park, which is first of its kind in Kerala.
Jesús Clavero Rodríguez, cultural manager of Spain's Insitituto Cervantes will inaugurate the Ma'din Spanish Academy at a separate session on the day. The Spanish Academy offers an opportunity for foreign language enthusiasts to learn the third most spoken language in the world.
"The goal of the program is to upgrade the five basic skills of language —speaking, listening, reading, writing, translation and interpretation - thus enabling students to acquire a functional command of the most powerful languages," he said.
According to him, Ma'din is at the vanguard of international research collaborations attracting outstanding universities, research staff and students from across the globe to join hands in research and publication.
"Technorium aims at maximizing the benefits of research by advancing fundamental knowledge and contributing to improve public policy, economic prosperity, social consistency, international advancement, community identity, the talents, ethnicity and the excellence of life," he said.
