Rules and Guidelines
MUBAS
DESIGN STUDIO
ONE-STOP PLACE
FOR HANDS-ON
STEM EDUCATION
AND TECH
INNOVATION
The Design Studio provides space, equipment and materials for users to design, prototype, and deploy innovative technology solutions to real-world challenges. Established in 2015 under collaboration between MUBAS and Rice University's Rice 360: Institute for Global Health, with support from the Lemelson Foundation and NEST 360 consortium of funders
Have an idea or discovery you want to invent? Join the community at MUBAS and start inventing
Become a Member
Explore our inventions catalog and check out opportunities for collaboration
Engage in valuable learning experience and building capacity in innovation
01. Trainings
Digital Tech
and
Maker Skills
Training
Hands-On. Learner-Centred. Multidisciplinary.
The Design Studio offers a variety of training workshops to educate members to integrate maker mindset and technology skillset into design projects and academic work. Members are also trained on the safe and proper use of our equipment.
The Design Studio is a significant effort to prepare multidisciplinary STEM employees and entrepreneurs for the purposes of innovation, invention and production
02. Programs
Create Change with Innovation
The innovation culture is heating up as people in business, higher education and the public sector are using design to create change. We offer learning experiences and innovation opportunities for professionals, educators, and students from beyond MUBAS.
03. Projects
Innovative Solutions for Real-World Problems
Explore a variety of projects from students and faculty that were created in the Design Studio. Hopefully, this provide some sense of what can be done in the space as well as inspire future work
04. Resources
Tools for
Tinkering and Making
Access opportunities from maker equipment to specialized working space to funding. Our makerspace is a home to a wide variety of tools and resources for prototyping and fabrication, enabling users to move through complete design processes — from initial sketch to refined prototype. Open to faculty, students, and general public regardless of previous experience and safety training.
05. Contact Us
Get in Touch with Us
Looking to get in touch or interested in working together with us? Find us here!
Physical Address
MUBAS Main Campus
Masauko Chipembere Highway
Chichiri
Physics and Biochemistry Building
Ground Floor
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