Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC) has inked a memorandum of understanding with upcoming Navam Innovation Foundation for setting up one-of-its-kind Innovation Lab & Center of Excellence (ILCE).
The project proposed for 15 acre Navam campus in Kamareddy district is a collaborative effort between Agastya International Foundation & Pravaha Foundation, with an investment of Rs 3,000 crore in the next 10 years.
The foundation will cater to students (11 to 18 years) and youth (19 to 25 years) in the Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Medak and Sircilla districts. The campus aims to create a sustainable ecosystem in the hinterlands with inclusivity, eduvolution and sector neutrality as the driving factors.
The campus upon completion will serve as a resource centre for mini science centres, door-to-door science labs, labs-on-bikes, immersive teacher training programmes.
It also intends to offer fellowship programmes to youth who want to become grassroots entrepreneurs, with on-campus learning and internships in innovative organisations and nonprofits.