PBL-BioAfrica is a collaborative project for strengthening the capacity in bioeconomy HEIs (Higher Education Institutions) in Kenya and Zambia. We integrate problem-based learning (PBL) methods into bio-entrepreneurship education to equip graduates with practical and entrepreneurial skills needed in working life. We also strengthen open distance learning to reach a large number of students. Climate-smart agriculture will be introduced as the guiding principle in business development. In addition, recognising the role and potential of women in agriculture will improve both equality and economic development.

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Through PBL-BioAfrica, students can participate in real-life industry projects. Teachers are also provided training courses on PBL, participatory online teaching and climate-smart agriculture.

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Another objective of PBL-BioAfrica is to strengthen the networks among HEIs nationally and internationally, as well as with the industrial sector. Project results and best practices in student-centred learning are spread to wider sub-Saharan Africa through the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), to make an impact even after the project lifetime of 2020–2023.