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Turab Academy Blog — emerging tech insights and announcements

Articles from our instructors, projects our participants build, and formal MOU and partnership announcements — all in one place.

New write-ups are published as cohorts finish and as agreements are signed.

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Instructor guiding a small group through a build during a Turab Academy session
MOU

28 August 2026

Turab Academy signs a multi-year MOU with GIK Institute

A formal agreement to run joint XR research projects, shared lab access, and an annual capstone showcase judged by both institutions.

Khushi Muhammad

Founder & CEO

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Abstract visualization of an AI network in cyan and navy
Article

21 August 2026

Inside our AI boot camp: what thirty participants built in five days

From a crop-disease detector to an attendance system that runs entirely on-device — a look at the projects, and what broke along the way.

Ayesha Rahman

Lead Instructor, AI

Participants working with a VR headset during a Turab Academy session
MOU

9 August 2026

Partnership with Catch VR brings a shared headset library to every cohort

Every Turab Academy participant now trains on current-generation headsets, maintained and refreshed under a shared equipment agreement.

Bilal Hussain

Head of Partnerships

A hands-on training session with laptops and equipment
Article

30 July 2026

Digital twins in the classroom: why we teach simulation before hardware

Letting participants break a virtual machine a hundred times before they touch a real one changes how fast — and how safely — they learn.

Dr. Nadia Rehman

Instructor, Digital Twin

A participant demonstrating a finished project to peers
MOU

17 July 2026

MOU signed with regional industry partners for apprenticeship placements

Three manufacturing partners will take Turab Academy graduates into paid apprenticeship placements each quarter, starting this autumn.

Bilal Hussain

Head of Partnerships

Network of connected sensors visualized in cyan light
Article

2 July 2026

From sensors to dashboards: a beginner's path into IoT

The exact first-week path our IoT participants follow — what they wire up on day one, and the dashboard they demo on day five.

Usman Tariq

Instructor, IoT

Extended reality scene with a virtual interface floating over a workspace
Article

18 June 2026

What makes a VR training scenario feel real

It is rarely the graphics. Three design choices that decide whether participants suspend disbelief — or reach for the headset strap.

Ayesha Rahman

Lead Instructor, AI

A robotics build on a workbench during a demo day
Article

5 June 2026

Robotics demo day: five projects from the autumn cohort

A line-following warehouse cart, a braille embosser prototype, and three more builds our participants showed to families and partners.

Usman Tariq

Instructor, IoT

Audience and presenters at the XR Innovation Summit
Article

22 May 2026

XR Summit recap: three ideas that stuck with us

Notes from our first national summit — on accessible hardware, local-language interfaces, and what schools asked us for next.

Khushi Muhammad

Founder & CEO

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