EDiC’s Growing Influence: Soroti and Makerere Explore the Future of Engineering
The buzz around EDiC is spreading fast. In October, Soroti University and Makerere University joined the growing list of institutions visiting the Smart Manufacturing Centre in Rwebiteete, eager to experience the power, precision, and potential driving Uganda’s engineering revolution.
When ideas start taking shape in metal, people pay attention.
In October 2025, delegations from Soroti University and Makerere University made their way to the Smart Manufacturing Centre in Rwebiteete, drawn by what many in Uganda’s innovation circles are calling “the new frontier of applied engineering.”
The Engineering Development and Innovation Centre (EDiC) is quickly becoming a national reference point; a place where universities, innovators, and industry players converge to see what modern manufacturing looks like in action.
A Magnet for Curiosity and Collaboration
Soroti University’s team arrived on 22nd October and spent the 23rd touring EDiC’s production lines, observing CNC machining, digital fabrication, and rapid prototyping in full swing. The experience sparked an animated discussion about internships, graduate training, and student projects, with both staff and students eager to link their academic work to EDiC’s capabilities.
Faculty members described the facility as “a national asset”, impressed by the level of technical organization and real-world relevance. Even before their buses left Rwebiteete, conversations had already begun on how to integrate EDiC into Soroti’s engineering programs.
The very next day, on 24th October, a delegation from Makerere University arrived for its own exposure visit. Within hours, the group was immersed in demonstrations of precision machining, smart manufacturing systems, and prototyping workflows. Makerere’s students peppered EDiC engineers with questions, reflecting a shared desire to connect academic theory to tangible industry practice.
EDiC’s Growing Visibility
These visits signal the rise of EDiC as a national movement for engineering empowerment.
Every visit adds new believers to the vision: that Uganda can design, prototype, and manufacture its own future. Word is spreading across campuses and innovation spaces; people want in, and they want in fast.
What was once a quiet facility in Rwebiteete is now a destination for discovery, where Uganda’s future engineers are witnessing firsthand how technology and local ingenuity can transform ideas into industrial reality.
The Next Phase
Building on this momentum, EDiC is working with partner universities to structure internship programs, collaborative research projects, and industrial attachment pathways that channel this excitement into long-term capacity building.
The goal is to make Uganda’s brightest young minds part of a living, working innovation ecosystem.
As EDiC’s reputation continues to grow, the message is clear: this is where the future of engineering is being built.
