Makerere Innovation & Incubation Center

Strengthening University-Led Innovation |@LIRA_UNIVERSITY.

In our continued efforts to strengthen university-led innovation, @miic_ug through the Sub-Regional Hubs Support Program, engaged Lira University to assess its readiness to establish, govern, and sustain an innovation and incubation hub.

The engagement involved an assessment of existing institutional structures, and a review of the space allocated for the proposed hub. University leadership reaffirmed its commitment to the initiative and the development of a sustainable innovation support system.

The team also conducted a Training of Trainers (ToT) session for selected university staff, focusing on ideation tools, ideathon methodologies, and facilitation approaches to strengthen their capacity to guide student innovators. Following a call that attracted 86 applications, 25 students were selected to participate in a student ideathon.

The Sub-Regional Hubs Support Program is implemented by @miic_ug in partnership with the @mofpedU, to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems across Uganda.

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Strengthening University-Led Innovation | @kabuniversity!

As part of the Sub-Regional Hubs Support Program, the @miic_ug engaged stakeholders at @kabuniversity in a capacity-building session aimed at strengthening the institution’s ability to support innovation and entrepreneurship.

During the engagement, stakeholders explored MIIC’s incubation model and discussed the importance of supporting innovators beyond the prototype stage, with a focus on market validation, structured incubation, business development, and successful commercialisation. The session also highlighted the institutional capacity and support systems needed to establish and sustain an effective innovation and incubation hub.

The team also visited the Kabale Business Incubation Centre (CABIC) to assess its existing infrastructure and facilities. The centre features maker spaces, computer laboratories, product development rooms, co-working spaces, offices, and workshop facilities, providing a promising foundation for delivering innovation and entrepreneurship programmes at the university.

The Sub-Regional Hubs Support Program is implemented by @miic_ug in partnership with @mofpedU, with the aim of strengthening university-led innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems across Uganda.

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#GraduateInnovationProgram 2.0 | Coaching & Progress Review!

With three workshops completed, teams in the Graduate Innovation Program (GIP) 2.0 took the next step towards prototype development through coaching, progress reviews, and workplan development.

Working closely with their assigned coaches, teams:

🔹 Reviewed their refined problem and solution statements, customer validation findings, fieldwork insights, and prototype progress.

🔹 Presented their key learnings, achievements, challenges, and outstanding gaps, receiving feedback to strengthen their solutions.

🔹 Developed workplans outlining key activities, milestones, timelines, expected outputs, and support needs ahead of the prototype review.

The session enabled teams to assess their progress, address gaps, and establish clear next steps as they move closer to developing and testing their solutions.

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